Rhubarb & custard, strawberry bonbons, and milk bottles: retro candy is in. Candy has been a trend for a while, what with Madonna's album called Hard Candy, and Ralph Lauren's daughter Dylan opening "Dylan's Candy Bar" a candy boutique on Third Avenue in New York.
The candy trends for 2009 are jelly beans, for their irresistible colours and flavors, and retro sweets for the memories. Old fashioned and retro candy continues to comfort the mind and taste buds for those who may be a bit apprehensive about the future.
Over the past few years in London we have seen a crop of old fashioned sweet shops pop up. Hope and Greenwood, in Covent Garden and in East Dulwich and Mrs Kibbles Olde Sweet Shoppe in Soho, and in St Christopher's Place. The sweets are sold by the quarter ounce from rows and rows of shiny glass jars crammed full with such delights as rosy apples, shrimps, jelly babies and flying saucers. It is a childhood dream come true and a delight for those of us who like to colour co-ordinate with sweet candy.
OOOh, I love this picture! My favorite color is pink, and I love to coordinate different candy colors w/ my holiday decorating. Now I'm even into pink candy to keep out during the "non" holiday times to match my dining room decor. Such a lovely image you have captured. What is more welcoming when going to someone's home, than to find a dish of candy just waiting to be eaten?!?
ReplyDeleteLove this picture! The pink is just so pretty, you really captured it perfectly. I love to "decorate" with candy to match whatver holiday I am decorating for. I'm currently in search of pink/green candy to match my dining room, so I can keep my pretty candy dishes filled all year long. Any suggestions for online shopping or shops in Northern CA?
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa,
ReplyDeletePlease check out my Polyvore sets where I have done a green and pink themed candy collage from an American site especially for you!
Now that's what I call eye candy! Fabulous photos and your layouts are so beautiful! I love the look of candy in jars, ands the perfect bit of whimsy!
ReplyDeleteI adore your blog, always such a pleasure to visit!!
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Karyn
Such beautiful photos!! I adore old fashioned candy!! You're right it is comforting!
ReplyDeleteOh my Goodness- yum yum yum! I love to look at Amy Atlas website-he treats are so fun to look at-your images are scrumptious.
ReplyDeletehave a lovely rest of the weekend sweet Torie Girl:) You are so adorable. Thanks for kind comments- you inspire me as well.
Oh I just love that, I just want to eat them :)
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You are so sweet, I love the pink and green candy display you made for me!
ReplyDeleteAll of the sweets pictured are so wonderful that they would look beautiful in different sizes and shapes of jars just sitting on the kitchen counter!
ReplyDeleteHey!Thank you for your sweet comment! These are beautiful and yummy!!
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Lovely lovely photos. Thanks for visiting my cottage, for the kind comment you left and also for joining my followers. You have a very interesting blog, I enjoyed your posts and the pretty photos. I will be back.
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Thank you for visiting my blog! I totally love your beautiful blog and posts and have signed on as a follower! The sweets are lovely and yummy looking as well! I'll look forward to reading more of your inspiring posts!
ReplyDeleteI can't even begin to tell you how much I love strawberry bonbons!! This pic brought back so many memories...On "Married with Children" they used to refer to these candies...I only actually had my first hit of the stuff about 5 years ago and was "addiCTeD-sOliD" But then the bulk barn discontinued them and I had serious withdrawal. I'm soooo on the hunt from them again...thanks for the memory! Your polyvore set rOcKs!
ReplyDeleteI love this candy and the photo of it is gorgeous! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteooh just looking at those bonbons made my mouth fizzle!
ReplyDeleteI love old-fashioned candies and being PINK is even better! Daisy~
ReplyDeleteI really want to find jars exactly like the ones you posted as my 18th is coming up ! Maybe you could help me ?? Give me so websites I would be so grateful xox
ReplyDeleteHi Charlotte, here is the link to the post on Candy Jars:
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Great post :-)
ReplyDeleteGot all the old time classics there! mmm mm
Thanks, you can't beat the classics! yummy!
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