Candy Tree Table Decorations

Candy tree table decorations are a wonderful addition to any kind of party table, not only are the contents completely edible, but Candy Tree table decorations can be a real talking point that can actually steal the show.

For many years I have made a Candy Tree table decoration for the Christmas table, our family and friends have always said that it makes a wonderful and unusual centre piece. In the early days on many occasions I was asked where I had bought ours from, they were absolutely astounded when I told them that I had made it myself, of course these days our Christmas table wouldn't be complete without a Candy Tree table decoration, and the more you experiment, the more unusual they get.

The basics of making a Candy Tree table decoration is really very simple, and will cost you a lot less money than if you went out and bought a traditional table decoration.

To make a Candy Tree table decoration you need:-

A pyramid or cone shaped piece of florists Styrofoam for your base.
Florist wires.
Florist tape.
Foil paper in the colour of your choice.
Basket or container to anchor the Candy Tree table decoration.
Large box of sweets.
( I used a large box of Quality Street to make my Christmas Candy Tree, these were ideal, as the sweets are all wrapped and the wrappings have twisted ends).

How to wire the sweets for your Candy Tree table decoration

Cut each florist wire into 3 even sized pieces.

Hold a piece of wire onto a twisted end of your sweet wrapper between your fore finger and thumb.

Attach the florist tape by holding the end firmly against your wire and sweet wrapper. Twist the tape from top to bottom of your wire while gently stretching the tape (this makes the tape tacky). Repeat this step until all your sweets are attached to wires.

Now for the fun part.

Making your Candy Tree table decoration.

Bend a few small pieces of wire in half to form hairpin shapes.
Completely cover and disguise the Styrofoam by wrapping
a piece of coloured foil around it diagonally from bottom to top, making sure that each time around the shape the foil always overlaps.

Hold the foil in place by sticking the hairpin shaped wires through the foil and the Styrofoam in several places.

Place the undecorated Candy Tree table decoration in a basket or container.

Now take your wired sweets and stick the wires through the covered Styrofoam, clustering the sweets to decorate your Candy Tree table decoration.

You now have an edible and unusual table centre piece.

For small children's party tables, instead of using wire which is dangerous for tiny tots, use candy lollipops and soft sweets (jelly babies or marshmallows) attached to the Candy Tree table decoration with cocktail sticks.