I can not believe just 1 year ago a business was born. Sandy, my best friend and I, π racking our crafty creative brains, came up with a chocolate covered Oreo idea.
πͺπ«It was right around dance recitalπ― and end of year party time, so it was perfect time to start. We started off by making an Instagram account @sugarrushnyc and a Sugarrush Nyc facebookpage and hit the ground running! Emojis were super popular and we just knew the kids would love it, and they did! πππππ π¬
The chocolateΒ covered Oreos were delicious and I’ll never forget Sandy packing me my own box 2 weeks into the business for my trip to Disney. I hid them in my carry on and I saved one for each morning for breakfast. ππ½πͺWhen I say “hid them” I mean I hid them fromΒ my kids. As in a 36 year old woman who wouldn’t share with her own children, for the sole purpose of gluttony. I had just enough to last me a week, till I got home and she could make me more! From then on I was hooked!!!
Then we moved on to adding chocolate covered rice crispy treats, ridiculously addicting, to chocolate lollipops, π«πand chocolate marshmallows, brownies and cupcakes and doughnuts, chocolate covered pretzels, other flavored cookies, then to the very creative candy sushi on Oreos! π±πͺ. We’ve experimented with all kind of sprinkles and nonpareils!!!!
It started off as hand dipped and then perfecting along the way now is mostly dipped in molds. Whatever the customer prefers! Β Then around the holidays π πΌ we decided it was time for Sandy to purchase an edible printer π¨and take it to the next level! Since then she has not looked back and business FREAKEN EXPLODED. π₯π₯π₯At this point if you can “think it she can make it!”Β Skies the limits! Everything is now customizable with the edible image!!! In 1 year Sandy has LITERALLY. DONE. IT. ALL!!! Party favorsππ, baby showers, πΆπ»gender reveals, π§π»π¦π»pregnancy announcements, πΆπ½weddingsπ°π½, engagement parties and actual engagementsπ, bar mitzvahsπ― and birthday partiesππ, holidaysπ, thank yousππ½ππ½, congratulationsπ, colleges, college acceptances, college graduation π, sororities and fraternities, CAMP CAMP CAMPβΊοΈ, teacher appreciation, religiousππ, communions, bris, baby namings, baptismsβͺοΈ, business logos and now TV APPEARANCES πΊ!!!
The list can go on and on but I think the above says enough. I am soooooo soooo proud of Sandy ππ½ππ½ππ½and what she has done in just 1 year. 1οΈβ£This is the kind of woman who sets her mind when she has a goal and she keeps her eye on the prize. She takes pride in her work, she works endlessly and tirelessly untilΒ her bones acheπ°, all to make sure a customer is satisfied. This says a lot about her character, and I like supporting small businesses who have kind and wonderful people running them! Her dedication and commitment is evident in her perfect masterpieces. ππ½ππ½ππ½She’s anal and a control freak, and you want this when someone is customizing something you are eating so that it’s safe, it tastes delicious and it looks PHENOMENAL!ππ½ So on the 1 year anniversary of SugarRushNYC ππ1οΈβ£, Sandy I just want you to know how proud I am of you. β€οΈAnd I will never let you give up, you will be an old lady π΅πΌ with a hunched back dipping Oreos, OR WHATEVERS YOURΒ NEWEST UNIQUE CREATION! ππππKeep your eyes open because you never know what new goodies we have up our sleeve!!! I have an easy part, brainstorm new ideas when I can, but Sandy does allllll the work, allllll the prep, alllll the labor and tedious work of wrapping, printing the edible paper, dipping Oreos, making the Oreos in molds, fixing jammed printers, dealing with last minute orders, packaging, tying ribbons etc, and she does it with a smile on her face! You amaze me! ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½
So it’s that time of year, get your end of year gifts for recitals, teacher thank yous, end of year sports, sleepaway camp and visiting day, Father’s Day, Memorial Day and 4th of July orders in now!!! You will NOT be sorry AND it’s one less thing on your to-doΒ list TO DO!!! ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½πππβοΈβοΈβοΈπͺπ«
Here are some of my favorite pictures from Sandys SUGARRUSHNYC Instagram from the past year!
SO CHEERS TO A JOB WELL DONE! πΎπ«ππ½ππ½