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

HenryMobilet

What about buying coloured boxes?

Anyone know wher eto get cheap ones??

mamamoi

victoriajayne1987 wrote: »

to let everybody know, they have some boxes in the poundshop at the moment - plus its on offer, with the DIY goods, 3 for £1 !!!! bargain! theyre on the website and ive seen them in weston super mare, so hopefuly people can find some locally! hth

Do you have a link for the website... done a bit of a search but can't come up with anything. What is the actual name of the Pound shop?

Cheers, mamamoi

jimsmum

http://www.poundland.co.uk/pages/default.aspx
you cannot buy online though .

Melon78

How far in advance are people making up their jars?

I need to do 2 Ikea Kilner type jars of (unwrapped) sweets. Wondering how far in advance i can do them? Any ideas/suggestions?

TIA

mamamoi

jimsmum wrote: »

http://www.poundland.co.uk/pages/default.aspx
you cannot buy online though .

how typical is that.... our Poundland closed down earlier this year. We have a different pound store, but they don't do these boxes.

nick65_2

There is one in Boscombe if that is any good to anyone??

badmumof1

i would be very careful of some of the retro sweets from asda.

when you open the bags of pear drops, cola cubes, pineapple chunks, the sweets start to stick together after a few days. Even if you re wrap them in ply bags they stick together.
i am a sweetstall trader and on odd occasion if we have run out on the saturday and need the stock for sunday we have popped into asda, as its closer than our cash and carry, and picked up the above and have found this problem.

i make up hampers like this for my neighbours every year and the kids and adults love them.

deb0020

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh:mad:

I am not happy.
probably the wrong place to post, if so please delete/move.

I have read all the previous posts and thought it a wonderful idea to make up 4 boxes for various relatives, ordered organiser boxes from http://www.doart.co.uk in plenty of time. They did not turn up. I emailed, no reply. I phoned, no such number. Tried to use contact point on site and get page cannot be found:mad: . Today all my emails have been returned mail box full.

So I guess that I can say Good Bye to my boxes and my money .

Mrs7ones

jamtart6 wrote: »

Hiya, got this idea from somewhere on here I think and also google "popcorn bouquet" . Just given this and the receiver loved it and so many people commented on it. Perhaps its a different slant for retro stuff for next year??

It cost 1.50 for pot, 75p for oasis and then £2 for retro sweets and bought 3 for £5 of large selection boxes in Woolworths, so probably cost £10 but there is so much in it.

Have posted on hamper thread too but actually think its better here. Whaddya think?











EDIT - WOOOOOOHOO! FInally managed to post them, dont ask me to resize them cos I aint got a clue how to! Thanks to Emms for the advice

How do you get the stuff to stay put?? is it all fastened in in some way?

haylibo

So I guess that I can say Good Bye to my boxes and my money

If you ordered using credit card (as we all should on the net rather than using Visa...not to self) then you can reclaim from your CC company. Secondly...the weasley sods. How horrid to do that to you this close to Christmas. Hope you get something back.

Hayles