National Candy Corn Day 2022

Happy National Candy Corn Day!  As you may recall, a year ago today I admitted my complete addiction to all things candy corn.  This time of year is filled with orange, yellow and white products for Halloween, and this spooky season did not disappoint!

I look forward to the new candy corn merchandise each year, and over the past few years, it seems as though retailers have finally caught on to it's popularity.  Now, they are making tons of merchandise and cashing in on the sweet treat.  

This Halloween season, I've added a few new candy corn items to my collection and I thought that I'd share them with you today in honor of National Candy Corn Day!

The first thing I purchased this year was my candy corn Pair Eyewear Topper.

My next purchase was this Minnie Mouse Candy Corn Witch Sweater from Torrid.

Hot Topic and Her Universe came out with a bunch of candy corn items.  Naturally, I gravitated towards the Disney stuff first.  I got this Candy Corn Disney Dress.

I also got this year's version of the Disney Candy Corn Hooded Sweater.

Later in spooky season, I had Hot Cash to use so I bought this Candy Corn Tank Dress from Hot Topic.  It's a bit chilly in Maine this time of year, but it will be great to layer! 

I also had to get this Candy Corn Sweater Vest from Hot Topic.  I absolutely love argyle prints and sweater vests, so this was also a no brainer!

Mid-October, I got a happy surprise when I got an email notification that the Harvey's Candy Corn Tote Bag was back in stock.  I had literally just gotten out of the shower, so I hopped into my bathrobe, ran downstairs to my laptop and ordered it on the spot.  I had signed up for the restock notification back at the beginning of September when it was first released.  It was literally right before our California trip, so I skipped the release since I didn't want to spend money.  As soon as it sold out, I signed up for the restock just in case I'd get selected for it.  Thankfully, by the time I got the email, I had money available so I got it!  It's the perfect handbag to go with my candy corn outfits!

Finally, my favorite addition to my collection this year is my new Candy Corn Jeweled Headband by Brianna Cannon.  I just discovered her shop a few months ago and I'm totally obsessed.  This knotted headband is cute, fun and fashionable.  I love all of the jewels and how sparkly it is!  This will look great with all of my candy corn outfits!

As you can see, I have got quite the collection of candy corn cuties in my collection!  I absolutely love everything and I can't wait to start putting outfits together!!!

Happy National Candy Corn Day!!!  °o°

Magical Merchandise: 2022 Hot Topic & Her Universe Disney Halloween

Candy corn heaven.  I am in Disney candy corn heaven!!!  And the universe knows it. 

Last Friday, I randomly woke up around 6 am and couldn't fall back asleep.  After a few attempts and failing, I took it as a sign that I should be awake.  I started playing around on my phone while laying in bed and that's when I came across it... a post from my Disney Dress Shop group about Her Universe having the candy corn dress online.

I won't deny it; I've been low-key stalking Hot Topic's website and all of my favorite Disney merchandise Instagrammers for weeks now... ever since I first heard of the new candy corn dress and sweaters existence.  Eliot and I even went to our local Hot Topic a few weeks ago.  (They had the sweater, but not in my size.)  They had originally said it would be online "mid-August" but since that came and went... I've been afraid that I'd miss it.  My biggest fear was that everything would pop up while we were in California and I'd totally miss it.  And those fears weren't completely unfounded... last year's Disney candy corn sweater sold out in mere hours in the middle of the night.

I immediately popped out of bed, got dressed and crept downstairs.  (Eliot was sound asleep and I didn't want to wake him.)  I got on my laptop and went to check the HU website.  Not only did Her Universe have the dress, but there it was, the entire 2022 Disney Halloween collection!  The next thing I noticed was two candy corn sweaters... 

I immediately jumped over to Hot Topic (their sister site) and the Halloween collection was available there as well.  I put the candy corn dress and sweater in my cart and checked out right away.  I tend to purchase from Hot Topic over Her Universe because I get free shipping from them, and I also earn points to get rewards.

After the rush of relief and excitement over getting the items when they were in stock and barely anyone knew they were even online, there was no way I was falling back asleep... but it was worth it!  Sometimes it pays to randomly wake up early and the universe definitely had this Disney and candy corn lover's back!  

Now that I've had a few days to come down off of my candy corn shopping high, I wanted to share the 2022 Disney Halloween collection with you!

Let's start with one of the Our Universe products.  This Mickey Mouse Mummy Hoodie comes in unisex sizing so men and women can wear it.  I love the tie dye look!

This Stitch Devil Raglan T-Shirt is another cute option... especially if you love Stitch!

I thought this Winnie the Pooh Sweatshirt was really cute!  I wish it had Eeyore though!

This is another unisex Our Universe product for both men and women.  I think Eliot would love this Mickey Halloween Button Up Shirt!

I didn't buy this yet, but I think this Bat Wing Collar Button Up Shirt is really cute too!  I love the bat wing collar and the Mickey and Minnie embroidery on it!

The Disney Halloween Shortalls were the surprise item in the collection.  These are completely sold out on both Her Universe and Hot Topic... except for a few plus sizes.

Now, we're getting to my favorites!  Here's the Mickey and Minnie Mouse Candy Corn Collared Dress.  I absolutely love the candy corn colored skirt on it!

Here's a close up of the embroidered details on the collar.  Isn't this adorable?!?!

Here's the 2022 version of the Mickey Candy Corn Stripe Hooded Cardigan. This year, they added really cute pumpkin buttons down the front.  The embroidery designs on the sleeve are also a little bit different from last year's design.  There's cute Mickey pumpkin on the front.  And this year, there's a hood that has mouse ears! 

Finally, the "other" sweater that I saw on Her Universe's website is a HU exclusive, that's why Hot Topic didn't have it.  It's very similar to last year's design.  In fact, I think it's the exact same patches on the sleeves, the only difference is that it has a black stripe added to the candy corn pattern instead of just being orange, yellow and white.

Aren't all of these items adorable?!?  Obviously, I'm a sucker for all of the candy corn stuff, but I think the rest of the collection is cute as well.  I hope Her Universe continues to keep their Disney holiday collections coming!  I'm definitely 100% hooked!

I hope you enjoyed this sweet post!  Have a wonderful week friends!!!  °o°

Candy Corn Crazy

It's National Candy Corn Day!!!  Something you probably don't know about me is that I'm obsessed with candy corn.  I have a board on Pinterest devoted to it.  I always grab candy corn merchandise whenever I see it in stores.  I have a candy corn wreath from Joann.  I have the candy corn bear from Build-A-Bear.  It's also why Eliot and I make so many variations of our candy corn mouse ears.  (I'm also working on a "few" more samples now... which is basically an excuse for me to have more candy corn ears!)

I'm not really sure where the obsession started.  I eat candy corn candies, but usually only one bag each Halloween.  (They're too sweet for me now.)  Maybe it's the fun combination of colors... orange, yellow and white automatically make me think of Halloween.  And I absolutely love how bright they are when paired with black!

Through the years, I've picked up quite a bit of candy corn themed merchandise.  The past few years, it's as if companies have finally caught on with it's popularity.  (I have acquired quite a bit more candy corn items during this time.)  Today, I thought I'd share some of my candy corn finds.  A few of these were also in my Halloween post a few weeks ago, but I wanted to have it all in one place!  It's about to get corny over here... 

As I mentioned the other day, Eliot and I both have candy corn colored tie-dye Mickey Mouse shirts that we wore to our first Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party.  I also bought a matching candy corn tote bag (from Etsy) and did my eyeshadow like a candy corn- white on the inner corners, orange and then yellow on the outside.

A year or so later, I discovered Hokey Donuts on Etsy and I bought numerous pairs of her earrings.  One of my favorites were the candy corn Mickey design I got!

At some point, I also discovered these Mickey and Minnie candy corn buttons.

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I was so excited when Disney released their candy corn collection for Halloween two years ago!  I ordered the Walt Disney World candy corn Spirit Jersey on Shop Disney.

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I was obsessed with the sparkly black design and the candy corn ombré lettering!

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That year, they also released a matching Loungefly bag.  I love the black sequins and the candy corn bow.  Even the zippers have candy corn coloring!  I really wish they would make more candy corn items!  Everyone seemed to love them!!!

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Last year, Eliot and I bought the candy corn ceramic tree from Michaels when we saw it.  I also got some candy corn colored bottle brush trees from Walmart!

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We also got last year's Candy Corn Castle Countdown from Shop Disney.

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I wasn't able to grab the Minnie Mouse Candy Corn Witch Mug before it sold out, but Eliot and I found it when we went shopping at the Disney Outlet in Merrimack.

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I also added a few different candy corn headbands from Sew Tangled to my collection.

Last year, Harveys released a bow, wallet and bag.  I behaved myself and only bought the bow, but I'm kind of regretting that now.  But knowing how popular the candy corn collection was, and how much it's worth now, I'm really hoping that Harveys notices and that they make more candy corn themed items someday!

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Another thing that I was completely head over heals for was the "candy corn" stripe sweater from Unique Vintage.  I first discovered it during the fall of 2019 when I saw someone wearing it online and I was really disappointed when I realized that I'd missed it.  Thankfully, I was able to get one last year in April when they restocked!  It's perfect for fall.  The colors aren't as bright as other candy corn merchandise, but I still love it!

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If that sweater wasn't amazing enough... Her Universe picked up on all of the magical candy corn vibes and released their sweater.  (More about that release here.)  I knew I had to get it as soon as I first saw it on Instagram!  I bought mine from Hot Topic after stalking the website for weeks!  I am 150% obsessed with this sweater.  It's fun, bright, magical, colorful, warm, comfortable and perfect for fall in Maine or a nighttime at the parks.  The best part, is that it's also a Disney Candy Corn Sweater!!!!  I love all of the magical patches along the arms.  I would have wanted this sweater either way, but the fact that it's candy corn and Disney totally sold me on it!  Plus, now I have a sweater to match all of my other candy corn stuff!  I'm probably going to live in this every fall.

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A few days after I bought the sweater, a saw an ad on Facebook for Baublebar's new Minnie Candy Corn Witch Earrings!  I signed up for their emails and got a coupon code a few days after that.  I ended up ordering these earrings along with another pair.  They are so cute and they will match the sweater perfectly!  I love them!!!

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This year, I also picked up this Unique Vintage candy corn dress as soon as I saw it online.  It's stretchy and super comfortable!

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Unique Vintage released another candy corn sweater later in the season.  (Mine arrived earlier this week.)  It's a chunky sweater and it's loose, cute and very comfy! 

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Loungefly also released a Halloween backpack and mouse ear set that has little candy corns sprinkled all over the design.  The candy corn stripes on the backpack are too cute!  And I love the candy corn bow on the mouse ears too!

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Another personal favorite was the Stitch Shoppe by Loungefly Candy Corn Halloween Dress.  I am completely obsessed with this pattern.  It's so gorgeous in person!!!

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Eliot and I also happened across these Mickey pumpkin candy corn socks on one of our many trips to TJ Maxx.  (I also have some Snoopy ones here somewhere!)

Finally, I added a bunch of Femme de Bloom earrings to my candy corn collection this year.  I bought a ton of her earrings when they were on sale; now I have lots of options to mix and match with my candy corn outfits!  (And tons of Halloween options too!)

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I also ordered these felted Mickey candy corn earrings that arrived today at our post office.  (We'll have to pick them up on Monday!)  I kept missing them when she added them to the site, but I was able to grab a pair from her last restock of the season!

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As you can see, I've amassed quite a candy corn collection through the years!  I've got a few things that I'll probably make myself since I can't quite seem to find them.  There used to be these cute candy corn shoes but at this point, I can't seem to find them anywhere.  Instead, I'll probably just make my own!  I've also been looking for a striped candy corn skirt.  Finally, I've got quite a few candy corn earrings, but I'd like to make myself a necklace and bracelet to match my outfits!  (Michael's has glass candy corn beads that would be perfect to use!  I'll have to grab them once they're back in stock!)

So, now you know about my obsession with all things candy corn!  I'll have to share more of my candy corn finds with you as my collection grows!

Happy National Candy Corn Day!!!  °o°