Get your hands on them, soon!

Doorknockers in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain

Did you know that we have been creating Confectionique craft product lines over the past couple of months? (Consider them Crafting Confections -- by Confectionique!)  Perhaps the reason you didn't know is that we have said very little about it. Our goal was to first have a nice collection of craft supplies to offer our customers.....and we feel that we are finally on our way.

In December we introduced Decoupage Déjeuner  kits. These kits have all you need to create individualized journals with decoupage. We also released our first set of rubber stamps to include Mademoiselle Chat and Monsieur Grenouille. These stamps are based on the original drawings of my crafting sister, Jessica, and they are beyond darling. We now have a nice selection of our "Craft in a Jar" and "Paris in a Jar" craft kits. 


In March, we released the rubber stamp of Monsieur Escargot and Monsieur Lapin and plenty of fun French phrases. We are also delighted to have put together lovely ephemera packets based on original vintage French papers, images, sheet music and bric a brac all from the markets of Paris. 

We plan to release at least one new and original rubber stamp each month, a new "Craft in a Jar" or "Paris in a Jar," and we will add to our French ephemera collection.  We have some exciting plans in store! 

Our original products have delighted many and even caused some to blush a little (did I mention our stamps and ephemera can be a bit sassy?)  Don't worry if you haven't gotten your hands on these new products of late as they are soon to be available on Etsy! We hope you will use our sweet "Confections" to craft your imaginings with the same delight and excitement that we had in creating them.

A bientôt

Anastasia and Jessica

The Crafting Sisters of Confectionique

You are the winning bidder!

So yesterday I checked my emails and saw that I was the lucky winner of 2 items from Ebay-only I had not ordered either one.  Quite sure that I was part of an Ebay scam, I began to research the purchases and came to a very embarrassing realization.

You see, I did find some wonderful items that I had already paid for but apparently when I was falling asleep, I must have also clicked on "Buy Me" on the items I had recently searched.

So now, I am expecting 500 transparent dice and 100 Russian Doll beads.  I wonder what  I will create with them?  I also asked my husband to close up my laptop when I start falling asleep.

A Bientôt!
Jessica

Easter Eggs at midnight

One of my favorite Easter egg decorating memories was from a few years ago.  My kids were all excited about decorating eggs but insisted we wait for the rest of our family to arrive so that we could create together.  As a lot of family get togethers go, everyone has busy lives and getting us all together for a coordinated plan is a very big deal.  This Easter was no different in fact it was more complicated due to college schedules (of my brother, sister and her boyfriend) and job schedules.  We hustled around and were all so excited to see each other we got a little lost in time.  There was catching up on everything, eating, talking more, tickle fights between Aunts, Uncles and my kids and before you knew it, it was 11pm.  And that would have been fine except we hadn't colored eggs yet.

Us adults, would have been ok without decorating eggs but my kids were a whole different story.  So, in typical fashion, my family gathered together to make everyone feel happy.  We pulled out the vinegar and the PAAS box and before you knew it, we were elbow deep in stained fingers.  If you look closely, you can see our clock that reads midnight I believe.  The upside to our late night decorating of course meant that everyone would also sleep in the next morning....including the Easter Bunny.

Easter is a month from today...what a perfect time to stop by the Lapin Market and find those so sweet and unique treasures to fill your one of a kind baskets!

We're open tonight 5-8pm, Friday 11am-2pm, Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 12pm-4pm.

Hop, Hope to see you there!

A Bientôt!
Jessica

"No, seriously, I don't like decorating Easter eggs...."

"Look at my sweet egg, honey."

Surprised, I looked at my new husband and tilted my head as if he was kidding. "What do you mean you don't like decorating Easter eggs?" I asked in my 'are you joking right now' tone. My hubby reiterated, "I really don't get it and I don't really think it's fun." The kids and I were convinced that the only reason he didn't enjoy decorating eggs is because he was never taught how to do it right. "Please," I said with a smile. He sighed, broken by my begging and the sad eyes of the kids, and agreed.


He went back to reading while the kids and I boiled and cooled 2 dozen eggs. Got the box of Crayons, stencils, paintbrushes, and spoons, and I also made 6 bowls of watery food dye in various Spring colors. We covered the table with a protective cloth and called him over to see our smorgasbord of egg decorating . He stood momentarily overwhelmed before slowly sitting down. "What is all this," he said, perplexed. "Don't I just dump the eggs in the water and wait until they turn color?" Our mouths dropped open and we looked at each other-can we believe what we are hearing right now?


Before the kids and I are even settled I hear a plop, plop, plop.  I didn't even have the chance to explain the technique of creating colorful design work with crayons, before he had all of his 6 assigned eggs dumped into each of the different colored waters. (He didn't even use a spoon!)  He rested his hand on his cheek as if bored out of his mind and said, "How long will this take, exactly?" When I suggested that perhaps he would like to do a half a half design (which is quite easy- it only required a spoon for goodness sake), he just simply took each of the eggs, one at a time, and rotated them to the next color - plop, plop, plop - and waited. His eggs did turn out with interesting colors...kinda like Jackson Pollock, but only on eggs.


Stop in to see us at Confectionique for our Le Lapin market beginning on Thursday March 8 at 5:00. There won't be any Jackson Pollock eggs, but we do have many bunnies, baskets and all things Easter!


Joyeuses Pâques,
Anastasia

Petit Paniers.....

I so enjoyed making these petit paniers (baskets) for our Le Lapin market. Made with flower pedals, ribbon, pipe cleaners and other embellishments, each one is unique. These petit paniers were influenced by the many lovely patisserie shops that dot the street of Paris. In these shops, every delicious pastry is hand-wrapped and embellished in lovely papers and placed in containers you wish you could take home and save. So in Paris and at Confectionique, sweetness does come in little packages. Consider giving one as a gift or adding one or more to your Easter table. They may be petit, but they make a big impression.

Joyeuses Pâques, Anastasia

Petits Cadeaux

We are excited to offer petits cadeaux (small gifts) of all shapes and sizes that will be a delight to add to any Easter basket. 


When I visited Prague two years ago....yes, TWO years ago, I bought several of these wooden key-chain whistles at a small toy store in the heart of the old town. I tucked them away so safely that I literally lost track of them. Until......


I was sorting through my supplies in preparation for our next market and found a box at the back of one of my cabinets and inside 8 sweet wooden faces.


I forgot how cute they were, until I saw them again. I put each in their own muslin gift bag printed with one of our exclusive rubber stamps.  Pick up a little piece of Prague at the Le Lapin Market- remember, there are only 8! 


Joyeuses Pâques,  Anastasia

Bon Hiver

Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
the sound of wind -- Matsuo Basho