Gifting sweets doesn't need to be boring, in fact with a few packets of sweets, a box and some tissue paper, you can create a gift that will bring the WOW factor!

From birthdays and Christmas, to Mother’s Day, Valentines’ Day or Father’s Day, gifting something sweet is guaranteed to put a smile on someone’s face, especially if they have a sweet tooth. Because of this, it's no surprise that boxes of chocolates and sweets always come out on top when people are looking for presents for others. Homemade gifts always go a long way, so combining sweets and chocolates with this act of love makes the perfect gift!
A DIY sweet bouquet or chocolate bouquet could be just the ticket to adding a bit of fun to your gifts this year. These hand made beauties certainly create a show stopping centerpiece for any celebration and you can customise them to be chock-full of the recipient's favourite sweets and chocolate bars!
When it comes to special occasions, a candy bouquet is a show stopping and eye catching gift choice. More than just looks, these gifts are great as your can easily customise and personalise them for the occasion, person or theme - for example you could use Christmas wrapping paper, instead of coloured tissue paper, on a bouquet in December or use the recipient's favourite colour!
There are endless opportunities for candy and chocolate combinations - mix and match with some of your recipient's favourite colours and goodies, or keep the bouquet all one flavour, it's completely up to you!
If you think you can make a chocolate bouquet, or a sweet one, you're right - it's pretty simple, there are just a few bits you need for the perfect chocolate bouquet box and create this thoughtful gift.
This blog will give you a step by step guide you need to take in order to create your very own sweet bouquet or chocolate bouquet. We’ll cover the basics to create the bouquet’s structure, however it's completely up to you what treats you fill it up with!
What you'll need for your Sweet or Chocolate Bouquet

To begin building your bouquet, there are a few essential items you will need:
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A bouquet box is essential, you can buy these online or you can DIY it with a box you have lying around the house, for example a cereal box, you just need to make sure you find a foam block that fits in the box. If you don't want to use a box, you could use a glass jar, like mason jars or even pasta sauce jars.
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To stick to the sweets, you can use wooden skewers (just make sure to supervise any children as the ends are sharp!). You can use tape, or a hot glue gun, to stick these to the sweets.
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A polystyrene cube, or foam at the bottom, will be what you stick your sweets into. You could recycle this from old packaging to make it sustainable too.
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To put around the back of the foam and the box, you'll need a coloured tissue paper of your choice - if you're buying a gift for a girl who loves Barbie, choose pink tissue paper. You'll find coloured tissue paper in most craft stores.
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Arguably the most important part, you'll need sweets and chocolates! You'll find these in your local convenience store.
Step one
Pop the polystyrene cube or a foam block into the base of your gift bag or bouquet boxes. Make sure that you trim the cube if you need to. This will help to ensure that it fits tightly within the box to avoid it coming loose. If it's not tight enough, we recommend packing some extra tissue paper around the edges.
Step two
Attach your chocolate bars and sweets to the wooden skewers. Remember, do not unwrap the chocolate or sweets - you want to stick the skewers onto the wrapping and not the chocolate / sweet itself.
Use transparent adhesive tape or a hot glue gun for this, and fix the chocolate bar / sweet at the very bottom, so that the join can’t be seen when the sweet bouquet is assembled.
To give the bouquet some added dimensions like a flower bouquet, we suggest using different height skewers.
Step three
Now it is time to put the bouquet together. Layer the sticks into the foam block one by one, building the effect of the bouquet as you add more to it.
Step four
Once you are happy with the layout of the skewers, add coloured tissue paper, or wrapping paper to substitute tissue paper, around the outside to give it an additional flourish. You could also complete the look by tying a big bow around it using colourful ribbon. Once all this is done, you'll have completed your wonderful sweet and chocolate arrangement!
If you don’t fancy getting crafty yourself, check out the Sweet Hamper Company’s full range of sweet bouquets and chocolate bouquets here. We will soon be adding a make your own sweet bouquet to go with our other make your own products!
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