candy buffet

Miss2MrsC

I've suddenly developed a bit of an obsession for planning my sweetie buffet. I think it's because I have over 9 months to go til my big day, and I can satisfy my obsession for bargains and shopping by keeping an eye out for lovely jars and things. I've discovered some lovely vintage style jars in Poundland, B & M and Home Bargains.
I've decided not to follow my colour scheme (of red and gold) with the sweets themselves, since I feel we'd be very limited so I shall allow a rainbow of colours over the table. But only for the sweets, everything else is red and gold

Shrimping_Shelly

Just thought i'd let people know about some glass jars that I got in Asda today. They were a £1 and £1.20 each. The upright ones have a old fashioned lid on ad look like the original sweetie jars
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=storage+jars&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=43792

Product Code: 2845123 cost £1!!
bags
The other one is
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=storage+jars&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=43792

Product Code: 1841791 cost £1.20!

Sorry forgot to mention that the jars are 1L and look as if they would hold about half a jar of sweets (ie the 1kg drums that sweets retail in)

So 10 jars has only cost me £11 ( 5 of each)
The 2nd jars can tilt on their sides so that you have a side opening if that makes any sense. Now all i need is to find some scoops as got bags from ebay at £2.00 for a hundred striped paper bags

jennyiow

Ooh those jars look great! Shame Asda don't deliver to me
Might see if I can get to one soon, do you know if they in stores too?

Shrimping_Shelly

i got mine in store today in Basingstoke

Curious_George_2

jennyiow wrote: »

Ooh those jars look great! Shame Asda don't deliver to me
Might see if I can get to one soon, do you know if they in stores too?

they had the £1.20 jars in my local store yesterday, couldnt tell you about the others but i definitely saw them.

MissPixie

I got some of these before Christmas in an asda store and when I was there a couple of weeks ago they still had them. They are really good

saveapenny

I brought all mine for a friends wedding from Macro ..If anyone lives in the near Birmingham and wants to meet me there I will take you eg price 3kg bag of cola bottle just over £6 Pics on face book mandys crafty bits i did the lot with loads left over for around £50
Home Bargains have some lovely fish bowls for just over £2

chris_n_tj

I thought it would share this with you all, we are using this lady for a couple of sweetie trees. Hope it helps someone. My Daughter is getting married 3rd August 2012, the ideas and tips we have already found here have already helped us,thanks everyone x.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sweet-trees-Perfect-Wedding-Birthday-Gifts-Candy-/170652143630?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&hash=item27bba9100e

(We dont know this lady but they are a good bargian x)

sammy_wheeler

chris n tj- its a shame she only does one thing (the trees) as they are a good price- are you picking up or posting?- just wondering how much postage would be and how much the bigger ones are (how many lolly)- not much info on her page for those kind of questions

chris_n_tj

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

chris n tj- its a shame she only does one thing (the trees) as they are a good price- are you picking up or posting?- just wondering how much postage would be and how much the bigger ones are (how many lolly)- not much info on her page for those kind of questions

She has a FB page (Alana's sweet art) She has lots of pictures on there.
We are picking up but I think she posts if you ask. She has some lovely things on there.

As I said I dont know her but she has some lovely revues on her FB page. (she sent me the link to her FB after i emailed about the trees)