Thinking about brightening up your home or business for Christmas? Maybe you’re looking for some creative ways to sell more confectionery. Instead of the traditional fairy lights, tinsel and baubles, sweets can make excellent decorations.
From delicious chocolate coins and traditional candy canes to more unique confectionery, we’ll reveal some of the best decorations in this guide.
Let’s get straight to it.
1. Sweet garlands & wreaths
Sweet garlands are perfect ways to revamp traditional garlands, and there’s a lot that you can do with them. Stocking up on wholesale confectionery can help you create some unique displays and sell them directly to your customers.
Candy cane garlands
Everybody loves a festive candy cane, and you’ll find a range of options available at Appleton’s. We have traditional Peppermint Candy Canes or Slush Puppie Candy Canes for children.
All you need to do is use twine or ribbon and tie them together, adding each candy cane to the garland.
Garlands with wrapped sweets
Wrapped sweets can add a burst of colour to your garland - especially when you choose options with traditional Christmas colours. For example, our Lime & Liquorice sweets make a bold statement, while Sherbet Strawberry sweets have a vibrant red colour.
Prefer more traditional sweets? Try a wholesale tub of Walkers Assorted Toffees.
Festive wreaths
Every year, households everywhere display traditional wreaths, which became popular in Victorian England. Today, you’ll find wreaths in a range of designs, including bauble wreaths, faux fur, and designs that incorporate bright colours.
However, if you want to create something special, then try adding some sweets to your wreath. You can even add a sign letting people know they can pick sweets off the wreath, which is especially helpful for physical retail stores or households.
2. A sweet centrepiece
Centrepieces are ideal for Christmas dinner tables, as they instantly brighten the place up and make fantastic dessert options for children.
There’s a lot you can do with a sweet centrepiece, and you don’t need to worry about extensive crafting.
Fill a vase with sweets
If you have a tall glass vase, just fill it with your favourite sweets and you’ve got a centrepiece. Children love Chocolate Coins, and gummy sweets like Jelly Beans, and Haribo Starmix, but you can also include Mini Candy Canes.
Christmas village of sweets
This one’s for people who enjoy craft projects. Create a small Christmas village and fill the little paper houses with confectionery. You can use chocolate coins as stepping stones and add some fairy lights for an enchanting aesthetic.
3. Christmas tree decorations
One of the easiest ways to bring festive cheer to your Christmas tree is with decorations. Instead of focusing on traditional baubles, tinsel, and lights, use sweets and chocolates to brighten the tree.
Chocolate coins
Instead of using traditional baubles, how about turning a bag of chocolate coins into glittery tree decorations?
All you need to do is punch a small hole in the foil of each coin and thread string or twine through it. Then attach them to the tree and you’ve got eye-catching, edible decorations.
Candy cane tree hangers
Aside from being delicious and naturally festive, candy canes have the added advantage of a hook, which makes them easy to hang. You can choose traditional green and red colours, or go for something more eye-catching.
Use clear baubles
Looking for unique Christmas-themed sweets that will keep your customers coming back for more? Stock up on clear, fillable baubles and fill them with confectionery, including mini marshmallows, candy poles, gummy elves, and more.
Looking for something simpler? We also stock Pokémon and Hello Kitty Baubles filled with jelly beans.
4. Create hot chocolate gifts
Hot chocolate is a must-have during Christmas, and nothing quite beats having a selection of delicious toppings. If you have some clear sweet bags, then fill them with mini marshmallows, chocolates, and other treats, and sell them to your customers.
You can even partner with other brands and sell hot chocolate, which can attract more customers.
5. Christmas sweet jars & stockings
Christmas sweet jars are thoughtful gifts, but they’re also excellent decorations for events. For example, if you’re hosting an event, then offering decorative sweet jars to your guests is a special touch that they won’t forget.
You can choose traditional festive sweets or create unique blends for all guests. For example, if the event will have older guests, filling jars with traditional boiled sweets is a special touch, while jars combining fudge with chocolate are a great idea for adults.
Christmas stockings
Who wouldn’t love to receive a stocking filled with sweets for Christmas? You can find wholesale mini stockings and fill them with popular confectionery, then sell them to customers.
Stockings instantly brighten any home, and children love them, but they can also make fantastic nostalgic gifts for adults.
The bottom line
So, there you have it; Christmas sweets are incredibly versatile. Whether you’re planning on creating unique decorations to sell to customers or want to brighten up an event, there’s a lot you can do with confectionery.
From mixing traditional candy canes and chocolate to choosing modern confectionery that children love, you can create an array of festive decorations.
Save on Christmas confectionery with Appleton’s
Appleton Sweets is your go-to place for affordable confectionery. Whether you’re a small sweet shop, planning an event, or creating your own festive decorations, we make our Christmas sweets affordable with no minimum order.
You can also benefit from reliable delivery from reputable couriers, and we’ll ship the order for free if you spend just £500.
Please feel free to contact our confectionery experts for advice, or shop our wholesale Christmas sweets today.