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

PinkyPunky

I'm thinking about making something like this for my Dad - does anyone have any ideas what sweets he might have had as a kid in the 1950s? Thanks in advance!

phantom_zone

PinkyPunky wrote: »

I'm thinking about making something like this for my Dad - does anyone have any ideas what sweets he might have had as a kid in the 1950s? Thanks in advance!

Some ideas here : http://www.aquarterof.co.uk/50s.php

rubydoiwannabee

Hi, I have made up a box for my teenage son and haven't been successful at trying to put a label together. Has anyone come across any templates? Or would anyone be willing to share what they have done?

Thanks
Merry Christmas!

ellemm

rubydoiwannabee wrote: »

Hi, I have made up a box for my teenage son and haven't been successful at trying to put a label together. Has anyone come across any templates? Or would anyone be willing to share what they have done?

Thanks
Merry Christmas!

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SelenaRachel

Anyone in Bournemouth area please don't forget our local traditional sweetie shops, or what are left of them. I just went in Jenny & Greg's Chocolate Box today and found out that they may have to sell up, which is such a shame, when it has been there 40 odd years. Please consider looking there for all the traditional retro sweeties if you can get there. I went today and got my Fizz Wiz's, Sherbert Fountain's, Cola Cubes, Coconut Mushrooms, Foam Mushrooms, Flying Saucers, Chocolate Mice, Fried Eggs, Pink Chocolate Pigs, Boxes Of Chocolate Crayons (Previously Chocolate Cigarettes) and sugar mice. Please Please help support them and consider them when you are purchasing your sweeties for your retro boxes.

Oops forgot to say where they are, they are located right in the middle of ringwood high street. 30 High Street...

louise4dave

Hello, i just brought a load of glass slom jars from ikea today to make everyone these, they were only 89p each for 1ltr and 0.5ltr jars!!
Anyway now i need to fill them up so can anyone give me a rough guide on how many sweets i will need to fill each one up im not planning on doing them till xmas eve as i dont want them to go stale so i cant afford to run out of them!!
Also if anyone ahs any ideas for labels as its one of those things i think will take 5 min and i will end up doing them for hours!!!
Thanks all!

sunrise27_2

heres my first attempt
its for my Dad who loves chocolate especially dark chocolate

Wendy5704

I got a retro sweet box for christmas this year and Its my best present and Im 34.

My nephew would of loved one but he has just had a brace put in and is gutted.

:j

searching_me

has anyone started getting ready to do theres this year? .. wondering if anyone could give me ideas for my son he'll be 18months by then and i dont want to just by him a milky bar .. my daughters pretty easy so that ok just my son x

harib0uk

hmm 18 months not really sure what sort of things, I only really gave my son buttons but i guess you could do chocolate buttons normal and giant, smarties, white chocolate buttons..

I've seen on ebay white and milk chocolate lego men which would be good.

Oh and the gold silver coins!

I wouldn't make chocolate ones just yet as the temps can still get quite warm and probably wouldn't last so long.