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

jimsmum

RE: JELLY BEANS
You can buy them instore at julian graves if you have one near you.
they also do them in home bargains : 99p for a tub, they are all different flavours and taste the same but some are mis-shaped!
hth

squiggles

Dont know if its been mentioned but ASDA has a 24 compartment box for £2.97

this was ASDA the galleries and they are on the bottom shelf where all the DIY items are

heather2209

I have just managed to buy 6 of the boxes from woolies for 97p each. Can't wait to fill them. I am going to do:
Licquorice Box
Torpedoes
Licqourice Toffees
Pontefract Cakes
Licqourice Allsorts
Pink Bobbly Allsorts
Blue Bobbly allsorts

Mint Box
Buttermints
Humbugs
Mint Imperials
Softmints
Chewy Spearmints
Trebor Extra Strong
Polos
Glacier Clear Mints

Kids Sweets
Dolly Mixtures
Shrimps
Midget Gems
Laces
Flyng Saucers
Jelly Beans
Skittles
Fruit Salads
Refreshers/ Love Hearts.

Can't wait to make the boxes, one for me, one for the box, one for me one for the box:rotfl:

debjk

strawbsuk76 wrote: »

nail varnish remover......we used to use it at the gold plating factory i worked at. we used it to remove cellotape and sticky labels from both plastic and chrome taps etc.

strawbs x

OMG those labels were sure stuck on it took me over an hour of constant rubbing with nail varnish remover then soapy water then back to the nail varnish remover over and over again in the end had to resort to the scouring pad too and even that took ages luckily they havnt been damaged too much and I just filled them now all I need to do is decorate them

jamtart6

Here is my finished sweety box for one of my Dad's Christmas presents!

Double Sided Box - One side with Fruit boiled sweets and one with all different mints!


Box £1.99 (Wilkinson's)
Chocolate limes 39p
Sparke fruits 39p
Fox fruits 59p
Blackcurrant & Licquorice 59p
Fox Mints 59p
Mixed mints 1.00
Humbugs 39p
Caramints 59p


= £6.52



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Will probably put some ribbon on it too i think to jazz it up nearer the time. what dya think? any comments welcome! bet my dad will love the box the best!!

sams247

I adapted this idea and put pink white cotton wool in with pot pourri flakes, mini soaps, and bath pearls for an aunt, and lots of coloured buttons and threads for my young neice (she loves threading buttons). With the sweet idea - the new Mintola After Eight packets produce a very nice collection of chocs for a little price.

koshkakoshka

Hi guys,

I've adapted this idea a bit and am making jars of sweets. I have bought jam jars and pretty lid covers (although obviously you could save even more money by using old jam jars if you eat a lot of jam!) and I am going to fill them up with sweets, choccies and fudge. They work out pretty cheap individually so I'll probably give two different ones to some people - maybe an all pink one for my pink-obsessed friend plus a jelly baby one cos she also loves those.

I am making labels on my pc with pics from a google image search of anything sweet related, which again, will be personal to each person.

Have a look at one of the label's I've made for my niece, Laura.
I've also put all the images I got form google on there.:rotfl:

http://picasaweb.google.com/kerryrussell2007/Xmas2007

If you don't have jars like I didn't, I got mine from;

www.lakeland.co.uk/SearchResults.aspx?kw=jam+jar

I just need to get some cheap sweets now and with everyone's posts on here, that should be eeeasssy!! :j

Hope this helps xxx

heather2209

koshkakoshka wrote: »

Hi guys,

I've adapted this idea a bit and am making jars of sweets. I have bought jam jars and pretty lid covers (although obviously you could save even more money by using old jam jars if you eat a lot of jam!) and I am going to fill them up with sweets, choccies and fudge. They work out pretty cheap individually so I'll probably give two different ones to some people - maybe an all pink one for my pink-obsessed friend plus a jelly baby one cos she also loves those.

I am making labels on my pc with pics from a google image search of anything sweet related, which again, will be personal to each person.

Have a look at one of the label's I've made for my niece, Laura.
I've also put all the images I got form google on there.:rotfl:

http://picasaweb.google.com/kerryrussell2007/Xmas2007

If you don't have jars like I didn't, I got mine from;

www.lakeland.co.uk/SearchResults.aspx?kw=jam+jar

I just need to get some cheap sweets now and with everyone's posts on here, that should be eeeasssy!! :j

Hope this helps xxx

I love the sweetie pictures, would you mind if I copied the images?? The idea of the jars is good as wel, but a bit expensive for me. However, it might have to be done, as we do not eat much that come form jars...

H

koshkakoshka

Of course you can steal the pics; that's why I put them on there - to help you guys.

I only got them from a google image search myself so they are already out there on the web to be used.

I love doing creative stuff like this, so I'm happy to help anyone :rotfl:

xxx

debjk

have justy done 2 boxes not retro as such but for two 10 year olds so as long as its sweets they dont care

they both have money in wraped around the tube from the center of wrapping paper and in the middle of that midget gems






sweets cost me about £1.50 each box

Debbie