"How to Create Adorable Candy Bouquets: Budget Tips and Recommended Materials"
2017.11.28 published
DIY Wedding: Let's Make a Candy Bouquet ♡
Candy bouquets are a staple as bouquets for bouquet tosses, gifts for young guests, or prizes for second party games. They are a familiar gift!*
The colorful and pop appearance is so cute♡
Many brides-to-be are buying materials to make their own candy bouquets! It's exciting to think about what to put inside♩
So this time, we will introduce in detail the materials you might want to include in your candy bouquet and how to make a candy bouquet!
Candy Bouquet Material ① Sweets
The sweets, which are the main attraction of the candy bouquet, should be prepared in ample amounts♡
☑ Chupa Chups
☑ Ferrero Rocher
☑ Umaibo
☑ Milky
Individually wrapped types are especially popular!*
Candy Bouquet Material ② Artificial Flowers from 100 Yen Shop
You can use artificial flowers from a 100 yen shop to color around the sweets* A trick to make it look stylish is to decorate with large flowers and small flowers like gypsophila♡
Pay attention to the colors and arrangement as well!
Candy Bouquet Material ③ Stuffed Animals
If you want to add a touch of elegance to your candy bouquet, including small-sized stuffed animals is also recommended*
The face of a bear peeking out from between the sweets and flowers is very cute and has a calming effect♡
Candy Bouquet Material ④ Letter
Sneaking a letter into the candy bouquet can also be a lovely surprise♡
When used for bouquet toss or game prizes, you won't know who will get it, so include a message like, "Thank you for coming today♡ Please enjoy this little sweet treat!"
If you are giving it to a specific person, write a message directed to them♩
Candy Bouquet Material ⑤ Balloons
Finally, let’s introduce the decoration of including balloons in the candy bouquet* Colorful balloons are very festive and impactful!
If you attach a stick, it can also be used as a photo prop during the wedding♡
Next, let’s introduce how to make a candy bouquet!
DIY Wedding: Materials Needed for Candy Bouquet!
Here is the material list for making a candy bouquet. We will challenge it with sweets and artificial flowers♡
☑ Artificial flowers (5–7 pieces)
☑ Your favorite sweets
☑ Clear bags to wrap the sweets
☑ Color tie or pipe cleaner
☑ Transparent film (1 piece)
☑ Non-woven fabric (2 pieces in different colors)
☑ Wire
☑ Paper straws
☑ Masking tape
☑ Ribbon
☑ Rubber bands or hair ties
All materials can be obtained from a 100 yen shop♩ The cost will be about 1000 to 2000 yen. If you use materials you have at home, you can save more on costs.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ① Preparation
Cut the wire to a suitable length of 15–20 cm and bend the end as shown in the photo.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ② Fixing the Sweets
Prepare small sweets like candies and chocolates in stick form to be bundled. (Like the stems of flowers!)
Secure the rounded end of the wire with masking tape.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ③
For large-box sweets (here using Pocky), use paper straws instead of wire and secure them with masking tape.
Also, wrap the box in a clear bag and tie the opening with a color tie or pipe cleaner.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ④
Once all the sweets are made into sticks, gather them with the artificial flowers and decide on the design while checking the balance.
Once the design is decided, tie the lower part of the stems with a rubber band.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ⑤
Place two pieces of non-woven fabric on top of the film. The key is to overlap the corners.
Arrange the bouquet on top of that.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ⑥
Roll up the film and non-woven fabric around the bouquet and temporarily secure it with a rubber band or hair tie.
DIY Wedding: How to Make a Candy Bouquet ⑦
Tie a ribbon over the temporary rubber band. Once you’ve successfully tied the ribbon, remove the rubber band to complete it♡
If it's a rubber band, cut it with scissors, and if it's a hair tie, untie it.
Let's Challenge the DIY of a Wonderful Candy Bouquet!
We introduced five items you'd like to include in your candy bouquet and the detailed making process♩
Once everything is assembled, you'll surely have a wonderful candy bouquet!
Let’s handcraft a delicious and cute candy bouquet that will genuinely delight the guests who receive it♡
➡ For those who are not good at DIY! You can also purchase candy bouquets on Rakuten*