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how do you make your handmade valentines?

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how do you make your handmade valentines?
Since we're collecting handmade Valentine cards from our firefly fans to distribute at local assisted living homes, we thought we'd share some clever ideas from Miss Martha and Disney's Family Fun. I like how these pretties were created from simple things like pencils, cupcake liners, left-over candy canes from Christmas, conversation hearts, dum dum suckers and cut up paper doilies.  Click HERE to see all of Martha's card ideas and HERE to see what .
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bee m+eye sweet heart

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bee m+eye sweet heart
Remember rebus valentine messages?  And we've been busy making lots-O-valentines and need your help to make even more! Since we specialize in making days brighter, we thought it'd be nice to surprise some seniors in nearby assisted living homes with Valentine cards.  So we invite you to pull out some colorful paper, markers, scissors and glue to help us add to our collection.   And when you bring in 3 or more handmade Valentine .
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lovin’ lagniappe night

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lovin’ lagniappe night
Thanks to all of you who came out and visited our Rochester location on Monday for Lagniappe (creole for a little something extra)   We couldn't keep the hot cocoa flowing fast enough for our firefly fans. And the tips flowed generously for our warm treat…   A great way to kick off our contribution to the the THAW fund this December… where we can help people in need stay warm all winter long. .
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big bright light show kicks off this week!

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big bright light show kicks off this week!
Looking for a way to jump start your holiday spirit?  Come visit downtown Rochester this Monday evening and experience the magic of the Big Bright Light Show.  They flip the switch at 7pm, plus they'll be live reindeer, Mr & Mrs Claus, old fashioned carolers and sweet deals at all the stores.   The Rochester catching fireflies will be serving up hot cocoa with all the fixins, dancing to Christmas tunes and offering 25% .
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a pink carnation has your name on it

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a pink carnation has your name on it
In celebration of Sweetest Day, we're passing out pink posies with your purchase on Saturday, October 17th.  And depending on what posy you  pick, you'll save 10, 20 or even 30% off your total order at our Rochester & Berkley locations. If you can't make it in, live far away or don't like to take chances, you can also shop online NOW until Sunday, Oct. 18 and save 15% on your entire order by .
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dressed up birthday brownies

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dressed up birthday brownies
Thanks to all of you who came out on Saturday to celebrate our 9th birthday!  In addition to the sweet sale, we also passed out these sweet treats.  Nothing dresses up a Costco brownie better than a squirt of whipped cream and a juicy raspberry – a super simple way to make an everyday snack look oh-so-fancy. Like to whip up simple treats?  We love finding & sharing easy-to-make sweet snacks. Don't miss out .
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smarties for smarties

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smarties for smarties
  Yeah – school's almost out… which means we invite kids in grades K-5 to come in and show off their great report card marks to us during the month of June and in exchange we'll give them an extra large roll of Smarties candy! Congratulations on completing another super school year from catching fireflies:)

rochester store switcheroo

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rochester store switcheroo
After being open for 3 years, we finally realized that it makes more sense for our check-out area to be more centrally located.  This change also opened up more room for showcasing more goodies… which is always a good thing in our book!  Take a look…     This also led to some other changes…   Now you that you got the virtual preview, we invite you to tour our newly laid out digs .
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SANTA! – spotted shopping at catching fireflies

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SANTA! – spotted shopping at catching fireflies
The merry Rochester crowds celebrated the kick-off of the Christmas Season this Friday. The streets were full of hand crafted goodies at the German style Kris Kringle Market. Even this sweet Boston Terrier sported her authentic Alpine styled hat for the festivities. The town Christmas Tree shined bright, and that’s when I spotted these two handsome reindeer.  Hmmmmm, Santa was sure to be in town. A-ha!  Is it true? Looks like we know where .
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sass in the city – girls night out

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sass in the city – girls night out
The Rochester catching fireflies gals got all decked out for the ‘Sass in the City’ girls-night-out theme this past Thursday. …right down to our shiny stylish shoes! The weather was a little rainy, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the lovely ladies who came out to have a fun time. The talented Eric Fritts rocked the house with his sweet tunes… while many wonderful women perused our whimsical wares. Lots of laughs were .
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