Popcorn cones

Another post about popcorn!!
I just love the look of popcorn cones. They are fun and easy to make.
Over at wikiHow there are some pretty easy directions.

or you could buy thesefrom popcornireland.

or thesefrom thinkgarnish and decorate them yourself.

Here's a sample from the blog Imprintables.

Popcorn ....this time a Party! :)

Last week a wonderful Party Planner Not Just A Mommy posted this:
with lots of cool ideas, etc...........
{go visit her blog...it's really informative and she is always blogging about a new party}

and I cannot help but pass it on....especially since Popcorn is our thing here. :) It even inspired me to go looking around for more popcorn party stuff and I was really surprised at how much stuff is out there.
Tableware from Max & Lucy also from Shindigz
Helium balloons from Celebrate the day
A very nice popcorn container from Plum Party

Now I gonna HAVE to do a Popcorn party too!!! If only I could get my act together and get some local advertising done, that might help the process a bit.
So for tonight, enjoy the popcorn party right here on this blog.

My sister is Crazy! :)

Ok, so yes, Glen and I make Kettle Corn and my sister knows it. That's really good and bad all at the same time. :) She placed an order for 50-75 bags of Kettle Corn and needs it by next weekend which means I have only a few days left to get it popped, bagged and shipped. I'm really happy that she wants to sell our Corn, but I'm not so happy that THIS

is the popper I have to use. It only makes ONE bag at a time. So that's at least 50 times of pouring in all the ingredients, stirring, dumping, salting, and bagging....50 times!!! And after about 10 batches you have to stop and wash up the kettle cuz it gets very glazed with the sugar and then starts to kinda burn the popcorn and that's no good. What I NEED is THIS:

Oh that would be a dream!! Automatic stirring....large batches made at one time! Oh my, oh my! Will it ever happen?
I think it better...before my sister gets ANOTHER idea that she needs 75-100 bags of popcorn.
I know her pretty well...she's like that. :)
So far I have 9 1/2 bags done. I suppose it would be 10 bags, but I need to sample each batch to make sure it's good, enough sugar, enough salt, etc. :) That's certainly not helping me get 50 bags full now is it....or my weigh for that matter! Oh and I forgot one very important thing about this order....Glen is NOT home, so guess who is doing this all by herself????
Ok, I'm done complaining. I will admitt that I am very happy to have a large order like this...it's kinda fun, lots of work...and some pay! So to all the lucky people who get to buy this wonderful Kettle Corn....
ENJOY! :)

EDITED TO ADD: It's Sunday night and POPCORN IS DONE!!! 50 bags full. :) YAY

Popping on my own

Well I did it. We had popcorn that had to be made and Glen was not home, so that left it up to me. I did fine, that was AFTER I spilled the first unpopped kettle of corn and oil all over the kitchen floor. I was trying to get things stirred up a bit and the cover came off and there went the kettle!! I think I handled it well...just cleaned it up and began. I took my time and was careful from then on. I got 20 small bags done. And they turned out good. Now I know I can do it, just as long as I can keep the kettle on the burner and not the floor. :)

More Popcorn

We've had such good comments about our Kettle Corn that I have gone ahead and ordered 70lbs. of Orville Redenbachers popcorn. That should last us awhile! :) Everyone that has been buying the popcorn has really liked it, so that is good. I guess the popcorn is taking off here bigger than we ever thought. Now if I could just get Glen to stop complaining about how hard it is on his back to stand at the stove and pop.

Popcorn anyone??

We have 20 more bags popped and ready to sell. Glen tired out at the end so I did some popping. I can't do it! It just wasn't quite the same. Gonna have to get him a large popper.

Still don't have my first party for sale on Etsy. I am hoping that tomorrow I will get the pictures of it done and then I can post it. Have to start working on the next party too.

I have figured out the coolest thing!!! I don't especially enjoy stamping. I think it's because it seem so limiting to me. It's one size and it says what it says. Well, I stamped on a piece of paper and then thought, hmmm, how could I get this on my computer so I can change it up a bit. Scan it, Lisa, scan it! It worked and it's really cool. I like it. :) Lots of experimenting to do now.

We have Popcorn!!

We got 21 bags (14") popped and bagged. I am not crazy about the label but for now it will do. I am planning on selling them for $3. each. It took us about 1 hour to do this many. Glen would LOVE to get a large popper. Maybe someday.



And yes...the pictures are not very good.