Thursday, February 24, 2011

Shower fun


One of my dearest friend's daughter is getting married in a couple of weeks so I helped give her a bridal shower. It ended up being a lot of fun, and my first attempt at a mini candy buffet. I ordered tiny little polka dotted organza bags for guests to take a treat home with them. Extra long handled espresso scoops were great for scooping candy out of assorted glass jars. I've seen photos of beautiful, monochromatic candy displays, but decided that because this was a more casual events, that a classic combination of different candies would be fun. I used glass jars that I had already, jars from friends and even from a thrift store. Candy was purchased online and using really good coupons in different stores. Having a variety of different types of jars of different height made the display more interesting. Notice there were no lids on the jars, just in case anyone else is as klutzy as me, I didn't use them. The tags on each jar were printed on my computer and hot glued to ribbon. Putting the table together was SO much fun and the big smile on the bride's face when she saw the finished result was the best part. Be on the look out for more candy tables in the future.