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

piratess

Ive seen those boxes in Poundstretcher i think they were about £2.00 i remember seeing them when i went in for a slightly different type ...

Happy hunting

lisawood78

£2.99 (I think) in the Art Depot (The Works, Banana Bookshop etc) for a craft box with a lid (not drawers) with about 30 little compartments in, very sturdy.

sara1980

going shopping soon, will let u know what i find.....

mrs_baggins

Have just been to a couple of poundshops but they have nothing even similar. tried homebase too but no joy there either. maybe a fishing tackle shop but doubt if they would be cheap there. will have a look in town later

lyns_2

I have just remembered where i had seen one ......in my house
it is 7in by 11in 1 1/2in high 18 compartments 4cm by 6cm each.
Dont think its big enough though for mini chocolates but would hold little sweets like picture.
It was from beaties and called a embroidey thread organizer only problem is its not clear plastic but you can still see through it just.
Cost was about £3 but beaties isnt the cheapest place.

kaja86

Have just seen retor sweets in Asda. 68p for a bag of pineapple chunks and pear drops. They also had some in their 'value' range for lots cheaper. It would probably work out cheaper if you were making more than 1 cos each bag has quite a lot of sweets.

Rachie_B

what a fab idea

£25 for that one pictured !!! thats robbery lol

a lot of places do the " 3 packs for £1 " sweets which include the retro type ones

Ally

aahhhh, I have been looking for those boxes for ages for kids arts and craft stuff! Will have to look harder now, add sweets and hey presto ... extra gift which is fun, tasty and useful!!!:D

li'l_p

For my container I'm just going to get a basic gift box with a lid, print out images of the sweets and glue them over the box in collage style, then cover the whole thing in sticky backed plastic to 'seal' them.

I'm going to put loose sweets into small re-sealable bags and just throw eveything into the box!

postingalwaysposting

fab idea op here is some online shops that sell sweets (works out a few pence) my fave is the first one... most of them do the really old fashioned sweets too

http://www.oldfashionedquarter.com/

http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/

http://www.britishcandy.com/