i don't think it's any secret that i love my job as a design team member for Jenni Bowlin Studios and her Merchantile Kit Club...which is why i am so excited that there are some exciting new things happening over in Jenni Bowlin's magic vintage world...some of which we are waiting just as anxiously to hear as everyone else. i'm kind of obsessively stalking jenni's blog until she reveals all the news she has been hinting at...but in the meantime i wanted to share this little announcement that they sent out to us:
We are introducing a new quarterly kit we are fondly calling the Mercantile
"Dime Store" Kit (http://www.jbsmercantile.com/
and the best part? in honor of this new Dime Store kit, we are each giving one away on our blog!
here's some photos:
share with me your favorite kind of dime store candy in the comments in order to be placed in the random drawing for the prize! mine were always the bubble gum cigerettes that we got at a store in our town called Ben Franklin's. we thought we were super cool smoking delicious bubblegum flavored smokes. :)
I always liked rock candy and caramels ;)
Posted by: jennifer b | June 08, 2010 at 07:39 AM
I would definitely have to agree with the buggle gum cigerettes. That definitely brought back some memories!
Posted by: Nicole B | June 08, 2010 at 07:41 AM
I loved and still do love candy cigarettes and the boxes they come in make great scrapbooking accents for pages!
Posted by: rhonda nickol | June 08, 2010 at 08:08 AM
We used to "smoke" candy as kids too, but my favorite was always tootsie rolls.
Posted by: Kathy | June 08, 2010 at 08:13 AM
Wow--haven't thought about dime store candy in AGES! How fun...hmmmm--caramels and toffee, definitely. :)
Posted by: Traci | June 08, 2010 at 08:17 AM
I used to love those satellite wafers....the harder foamy things with the candy inside!
Posted by: S L | June 08, 2010 at 08:23 AM
Mary Janes!...now off to look around your blog-hehe
Posted by: Tracy Rizzo | June 08, 2010 at 08:24 AM
Totally forgot about those dime store bubble gum cigarettes--what an awesome memory!
Posted by: 2amscrapper | June 08, 2010 at 08:30 AM
nice question : my favorites are toffees...
Posted by: isabel | June 08, 2010 at 08:33 AM
favorite dime store candy... gotta go with wax lips! :)
Posted by: Celeste | June 08, 2010 at 08:34 AM
Love this kit, the colors are perfect for my 2 boys :-)
I'm mad about tootsie rolls too
Posted by: Guillauma | June 08, 2010 at 08:35 AM
huge fan of Candy Necklaces...cool when you're wearing them whole, cool when you're sportin' the rainbow of colors on your neck from licking the dang things and putting them back on, lol. win-win! :)
Posted by: Nicole Harper | June 08, 2010 at 09:16 AM
We used to 'smoke' the candy cigs too ... ha! My faves were Laffy Taffy or Pop Rocks!
Posted by: jen | June 08, 2010 at 09:27 AM
I always loved the candy necklaces.
Also the big sheets of taffy.
Denise
Posted by: Denise | June 08, 2010 at 09:31 AM
Mmm. taffy for me, too!
Posted by: Keshet Shenkar | June 08, 2010 at 09:42 AM
I have to pick just one?? I loved the Swedish fish that they'd count out and place in a teeny, tiny paper bag. And those flying saucers filled with candy beads. And those odd two-toned lollies, which were yummy, but chalky and always made my tongue hurt afterwards!
Cute kit! Thanks for the chance! :-)
Posted by: Leslie @ {Tiny Wings} | June 08, 2010 at 09:46 AM
Not dime store but I remember my Grandmother buying us chocolate "smokes" from Fancy Farmer. We thought we were pretty cool. Would not be so cool 45 years later. : )
Posted by: Gale | June 08, 2010 at 10:03 AM
such a cute kit. My favorite was always either rock candy or those colored dots on the paper. I can't remember what they are called.
Posted by: Jennifer Findlay | June 08, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Loved Lollies, pure sugar at its best.
Posted by: Becky Shogren | June 08, 2010 at 10:15 AM
I loved the chocolate buds the best. Especially the white chocolate ones :-)
Posted by: Natalie E | June 08, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Fave dime store candy would be rootbeer barrrels. Yay.
Posted by: Jane S | June 08, 2010 at 10:37 AM
My fave dime store candy would have to be rock candy.
Posted by: Amy Coose | June 08, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Huge fan of Jenni's!!! I am always on the prowl for gred red, white, and blue products!!!
My favorite dime store candy would be the little candy sticks, I still have to get them whenever we go to Cracker Barrel!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Joli | June 08, 2010 at 10:56 AM
Bit-o-honeys and Sugar Daddies...the best chewy goodness you could find.
:)
Posted by: anne | June 08, 2010 at 11:00 AM
I love this kit and my favorite candy would be the peppermint sticks
Posted by: Christy | June 08, 2010 at 11:04 AM
My favorite dime store candies were rootbeer barrels! Enjoying all these fabulous blogs!! Thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Michele Bailey | June 08, 2010 at 11:08 AM
How wonderful! There isn't much I don't love about Jenni's stuff! I too am waiting anxiously for these new announcements!
Posted by: Ashley | June 08, 2010 at 11:23 AM
At my local candy store growing up, the cigerettes were not often available, but when they were, I remember every kid in town running down there to get some. They flew right off the shelf in record time. Yes they were the most fun!
Posted by: Lora | June 08, 2010 at 11:35 AM
bazooka gum or pop rocks!
Posted by: slammie | June 08, 2010 at 11:58 AM
I remember loving the freshly cooked Spanish peanuts that they cooked right there and would still be hot. Not exactly candy but were located with the candy. I also loved the Boston Baked beans when they were fresh and malted milk balls. Actually, I loved all the candy~!!!!!
Posted by: Judy Walker | June 08, 2010 at 12:04 PM
I was (and still am) all about the caramels!
Posted by: Kim R | June 08, 2010 at 12:07 PM
I always loved the different flavors of candy sticks...so tough to make a decision.
Posted by: Monika Wright | June 08, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Oh, I've always loved rootbeer barrels :)
Posted by: Geralyn | June 08, 2010 at 12:22 PM
I loved the Tootsie pops and still do, so bought 2 bags for our families' road trip last week on vacation! Kept the kids (and me) so much happier!!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | June 08, 2010 at 12:42 PM
haha!! i did the exact same thing when i was a kid! My favourite is toffee crumble, i'm not sure if you have that in the US though. We don't have many traditional sweet shops in the UK now though so it's not very often i get to eat it, which is just as well really! Love this kit, it's so yummy!
Posted by: Alexa | June 08, 2010 at 01:31 PM
My fav dime store candy would have to be those candy cigarettes.
Posted by: Janet | June 08, 2010 at 01:56 PM
I used to love getting a sheet of button candy! I recently introduced this candy to my girls and they loved it!
Posted by: Ann | June 08, 2010 at 01:56 PM
I loved and still love hard candies - root beer barrels, lemon drops, but especially cinnamon disks!
Posted by: heather | June 08, 2010 at 02:04 PM
ooooh, love that!! such a great idea for jbs! i think mine were always candy necklaces :-)
Posted by: Staci Taylor | June 08, 2010 at 02:11 PM
I loved the candy cigarettes, too! :D
Posted by: Erica Hettwer | June 08, 2010 at 02:14 PM
Love all the caramels !
thanks for the chance
Posted by: Alexandra | June 08, 2010 at 02:49 PM
youpi, this giveaway is fabulous
My favorite candy is lemon drop... mium
Posted by: Vitoria | June 08, 2010 at 02:51 PM
My favorite were the Garbage Pail Kids sticker/gum pack. We had a lot a laughs with these.
Posted by: Shelly P. | June 08, 2010 at 02:59 PM
The lemon drops - I would suck on them till my lips puckered! thanks for the chance to win
Posted by: Chris Aiton | June 08, 2010 at 03:05 PM
I'd have to say my fave is the long thin striped taffys!
Posted by: Heather | June 08, 2010 at 03:19 PM
Swedish Fish were always one of my things to buy.
Posted by: Kathy Reid | June 08, 2010 at 04:07 PM
Oh, I've aƦways wanted to make one of those mini albums!
Hm, favorite dime store candy... Must be some kind of caramel :)
Posted by: Ann Cicilie | June 08, 2010 at 04:10 PM
I do not like candy of any kind, so I don't have a favorite dime store candy :) If I must eat candy, I guess I will have a homemade caramel.
Posted by: Jing-Jing | June 08, 2010 at 04:32 PM
Remember those black licorice pipes with little red 'beads' on the end that looked like fire?!!
Posted by: Crystal | June 08, 2010 at 04:32 PM
Hot lips are my fav. Not sure if you get them in the US but they are so good!
Posted by: Andrea MacDonald | June 08, 2010 at 04:46 PM