Make retro candy/sweet boxes and bouquets for adults & kids + Photos (MERGED)

MrsTinks

Actually I might make these for the God Daughters for christmas this year... heck they never get anything useful anyway so might as well have fun doing their pressies

anyone seen space dust anywhere? that popping on your tongue stuff?

jimsmum

tine wrote: »

Actually I might make these for the God Daughters for christmas this year... heck they never get anything useful anyway so might as well have fun doing their pressies

anyone seen space dust anywhere? that popping on your tongue stuff?

woolworths sell it!

MeNikki

I wanna do some too now :-)

Great looking boxes, especially liked the minty one.

What could one put in the boxes other than sweets for little kids?, but that might be a slightly healthier option. Not sure if BIL and SIL would appreciate me giving their kids a box full of sweets.

Might make a box for FIL and his new wife too. IF I get enough free sample i suppose one could use those in a box like that thoo (providing they fit the spaces)

Thanks for the idea and indeed a lot nicer to make urself, have it personalised than to spend £25+ on a box full of sweets.

reehsetin

anyone have any ideas what to do with a LOT of drumsticks?, my BILs fave thinking maybe a bouquet or something but the sticks arent exactly long enough

jopsey

If anybody is having problems finding supplies I have a friend who own's http://www.thecandycorner.co.uk/widnes.htm sweet stall ,they sell all kind's of different sweets also a fantastic range of sugar free sweets at extremley good price's compared to other big place's,I mentined this thread to her and she has said she would happily post items out to people .

I hope I am allowed to post this if not please feel free to remove

jamtart6

wilkinsons sell parma violets, drumsticks etc in singles!

jamtart6

reehsetin wrote: »

anyone have any ideas what to do with a LOT of drumsticks?, my BILs fave thinking maybe a bouquet or something but the sticks arent exactly long enough

could you put them on a skewer and do it that way? thatd look amazing!!

MrsTinks

Get a foam ball - a BIG one from either a florist or craft shop I'd cover the ball in tissue paper to stop it showing through too much with the lollipops You could put a long stick in too and poke it in some clay in a plant pot to make a lollipop tree

Off to Wollies tomorro to look for spacedust!

reehsetin

jamtart6 wrote: »

could you put them on a skewer and do it that way? thatd look amazing!!

:ocant really visualise what you mean
sorry

tine wrote: »

Get a foam ball - a BIG one from either a florist or craft shop I'd cover the ball in tissue paper to stop it showing through too much with the lollipops You could put a long stick in too and poke it in some clay in a plant pot to make a lollipop tree

Off to Wollies tomorro to look for spacedust!

lol i like that, really funky idea, practically though he couldnt take it home on the train unless i tried to make it as small as possible, going to get a box of lollys on tuesday ill have to look then as to how big i could make it and whether the amount of lollys could be supported!:T

jamtart6

Sorry wasn't very clear.... Similar to the idea above - can be done for any sweeties.

Stick a long skewer in each of them and put into some polystyrene, and make a kind of bouquet with it like the popcorn bucket bouquet below......




EDIT: would like to say heres one I made earlier, but sadly not....it was just googled!!!