This summer, Christine Gerris started making candy bouquets, and they have been selling well. Her business is called Candy Creations. She finds it creative and relaxing, and sees that her bouquets look beautiful as table centre pieces and brighten up the room. She started Candy Creations as an alternative to fresh flowers. Although flowers are beautiful, she says, she is allergic them. Her candy bouquets do not exude any scents that trigger her allergies. They also “have the added bonus of not 'dying' and when you get bored of them; they can be eaten!”
Making the flowers in her bouquets is very time consuming, but she says they are “worth the effort!” The most fun bouquet to create is the Halloween centre piece. Her favourite bouquet is her “Sweetheart Teddy Bear” bouquet because she is “a romantic at heart.” When Christine is inspired and can find time in her busy schedule, she creates her bouquets at home.
When not creating, Christine works fulltime supervising two group homes, spending time with her large family, and spending a lot of time as a “taxi service” for her children.
A memorable response she has had to her work was when a dragon bouquet was purchased for a young boy “and the look of amazement and huge smile on his face is a memory [she] will never forget.”
Christine sells her candy bouquets at craft shows and Bubbly Baby in Lakefield. Meet her at 30 Craft Market this Friday, Nov 28, 10:30 -4, at the Peterborough Public Library!
Christine sells her candy bouquets at craft shows and Bubbly Baby in Lakefield. Meet her at 30 Craft Market this Friday, Nov 28, 10:30 -4, at the Peterborough Public Library!