Lollipops!

Lollipops…..who doesn’t love them! Great for eating…..parties…..special treats…..and also great for decorating.

Course, here at Trendy Tree, the only Lollipops we sell…..are the decorative kind…..sadly. But I was browsing around today….Pinterest has been my new way of relaxing!  If you haven’t tried it….you must. And if you need an invitation, just let me know!

Anyway, back to Lollipops. This year we have several new styles of Lollipops, some rather large Lollipops and smaller one. Plus we even have more coming in from another supplier that we don’t even have listed on the website yet!

The Lollipops are just great hanging on the tree for decoration, but I wanted to find some other uses besides just the Christmas Tree.

This great centerpiece from RAZ uses two different styles of Lollipops from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection.

A couple of RAZ Candy Garlands are used inside the container and around the base.

These decorations feature real lollipops from Dylan’s Candy Bar (photo by Kate Sears). The presentation was featured on Rachael Ray Magazine as a birthday centerpiece. I was thinking that you could take this same idea and use the decorative lollipops.

You could use Christmas containers…..or any sort of pretty pot decorated for your color scheme.  These pots were filled with Conversation Hearts, jelly beans, rock candy and Red Hots and the lollipops  nested in the mix.

I think you could use Styrofoam to hold the lollipops and just add some candy on top to cover the Styrofoam….or add bits of tinsel, paper shreds or something like that.

These Peppermint Lollipops (again, the real thing), look crisp and fresh in the simple white buckets. This photo was by Anita Calero and featured on Realsimple.com. Great Christmas looks that kids will love))

You could also dress up your Lollipops with a  bit of clear cellophane. Just wrap them in clear cellophane, gather at the neck and tie with bright ribbon in your color scheme. This will add shine and sparkle and even help them last longer! Some of the Lollipops we had last year from RAZ came wrapped in cellophane and there is just something about that crackly feel and shine…..don’t we all love things wrapped up pretty.

Candy Warehouse Product

Just do a search on Trendy Tree for “lollipop” You should receive a return of about 9 different styles…..and more to come!

RAZ Christmas Decorations Trimmed with Poly Foam

RAZ designers have created several Christmas decorations this year that are decorated with snowy, fluffy poly foam. This material is light weight but what I’ve seen so far, it seems durable enough.

The RAZ Cupcake Sticks are made of this and look like fluffy white icing covered in candy sprinkles.

Another great decoration this year is the Lime Green and Pink Candy House from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection. The Lime Green Candy House arrived this week and is made of a sisal material, roof top is covered with this soft fluffy poly foam snow, decorated with candy sprinkles. The fluffy material also is around the base of the house.

Click here to see a brief video that shows house from all sides.

There is a set of large Candy Snowmen that are also from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans collections that matches the Lime Green Candy House. This set of Candy Snowmen hasn’t arrived just yet, but should be coming in any day now. Actually they are shaped sort of like gumdrop candy. I love the upside down ice cream cone for a hat.

The Snowmen figurines and poseable Snowmen were so popular last year, we added several more styles to our collection for this year. This year these items can be found in the Frostyland Collection.



New items from the collection this year include a larger set of snowmen. This set of snowmen measure about 22 and 23 inches. They are made of polyester and cardboard. They are decorated with snowy hats and scarves, one is holding a candy cane and the other holding a string of stars.

The photo doesn’t really show the dept of the item, it’s not a round shape like a typical snowman, but more of a flatter shaped. We have a short video clip that shows the shape better.

To see the video click here. 

The other item that matches this set is the large Snowman Head. These are great for centerpieces, mantels, wreath and as ornaments on the Christmas tree. The Snowmen Heads are also from the Frostyland Collection.

Brrrrrrr…….it’s getting chilly! Well…..not really……it’s about 94 degrees in Mississippi today…….think that’s why I chose to blog about snow

RAZ Cupcake Sticks are in!

The new RAZ Cupcake Sticks arrived! These are going to be a great addition to your decoration in so many ways. The pictures really don’t do them justice so I’ve made a short little video so hopefully you get a better look at them.

The cupcakes are red or dark pink color. The white fluffy part is white and fluffy! Looks like candy sprinkles on top.

The sticks look like glittered paper straws, but heavier than that. They’ll look great on a tree, in an arrangement, tucked into containers here and there, even adorning wreaths.

Click here to see the short video.

Make a Wreath from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection of Ornaments

Whimsical wreath created by the very talented RAZ designers. This wreath was created using the following items from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection:

3001425 (02) Gingerbread Cookie Ornament
3011520 (08) Gingerbread Ornament
3016252 (05) Gingerbread House Ornament
3016259 (02) Gingerbread Ornament
3016320 (02) Gingerbread House Ornament
3016369 (03) Gingerbread Ornament
3106562 (02) Gingerbread and Candy House
3116168 (05) Gingerbread Tree Ornament
3116175 (04) Gingerbread Ornament
3120005 (02) Gingerbread Ornament
W2108283 (01) Mixed Pine and Cedar Wreath

More Wreaths from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection...

Items used on this wreath:

3016257 (08) Cookie Ornament
3016320 (01) Gingerbread House Ornament
3116179 (01) Santa and Snowman Ornament
3116181 (09) Cookie Ornament
3116182 (02) “Joy” and “Noel” Ornament
3116184 (05) Snowflake Ornament
3116374 (07) Santa, Snowman and Reindeer Ornament
3116375 (06) Candy Cane, Peppermint and Mitten Ornament
3116376 (04) Christmas Tree Cookie Ornament
W2108283 (01) Mixed Pine and Cedar Wreath

Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there..

Hanging Christmas stockings over the fireplace has been a holiday tradition for hundreds of years. My Christmas as a child, included hanging stockings on the mantel, but not the kind of Christmas stockings my grandchildren have today)))

We didn't have ready made or even hand made Christmas stockings, I can't recall any of our friends having them either. We literally hung the biggest, longest socks we could find. Knee socks worked, but the best choices were to dig around in daddy's sock drawer for a long wool sock that he wore with his work boots. Whatever sock you chose, you would pull and stretch to make it as large as you could so it would hold more goodies. It was typically hung off a nail driven into the mantel.

Today's stockings have come a long way. They can be beautifully elegant, simple red felt with white plush fur or whimsical curly toes with all the bells and whistles. Name embroidered on the cuffs so there is no mistaking who the stocking belongs too. Stockings may match the decorating theme of the tree.

So much for hammering a nail into the mantel and hanging a sock on it......try putting a nail in your mantel today.....no, I don't think so either. I do have some small screws in mine that are strategically placed to hold garland and corner drops, but stockings are usually hung from a stocking holder. So now the stocking holder itself has become a real part of the Christmas decorations.

Stocking holders come in all sorts, shapes and sizes. We have several available from the different RAZ themes this year.

A trio of whimsical stacked packages from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans Collection.

Tall metal Christmas packages with open tops and peppermint candies spilling out. These stocking holders are also from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans collection. They blend well with items from the No Peeking collection also.

These stately gold nutcrackers are from the Winter Palace collection and will stand guard over your stocking treasures.

Generally, I would have described these stocking holders as whimsical from the "Santa Approved" Collection. But after seeing some of the new styles for this year, I have to say these are a more classic style. Lime green and red with gold. The curly glittered metal bows on top add extra height to the stocking holders. They also come in a taller size, but the chunky box style has been the most popular so it was restocked for this year.

The chunky box style of holders from the "No Peeking" collection have a bit of a paisley look with their swirls, circles and flower design. Lime green, red, pink and white have been the predominant colors in the "No Peeking" collection.

The taller present version - also very whimsical and cheery. Any of these Christmas stocking holders would look great on your mantle. Don't have a fireplace, no worry. Stocking holders can be placed on the edge of a table, bookcase, bar, window sills. Just look around and use your imagination.

Last year we added a few Christmas stocking from Burton and Burton and they really sold well. This year we'll be adding more from them a little later on, but we're very happy to have some from RAZ for this year. They're not posted on the website yet, I'm still working on it.

Seeing these beautiful Christmas stocking holders.....doesn't make me pine for the old days and a nail in the mantel!

RAZ Candy Striped Wire Edge Ribbon

This cheery pink and green wire edge ribbon from RAZ is from the new "Gumdrops and Jellybeans" collection for 2011.

It's 4" in width and 10 yds in length and has a wire edge making bow-making or swirling around your Christmas tree easy. Also would make a great all year decorating ribbon - perfect for birthdays and parties of any sort.

This Candy Stripe ribbon will be arriving to Trendy Tree this summer. Browse the RAZ Gumdrops and Jellybeans collection or more great decorations!

Gumdrops and Jellybeans 2011 Collection from RAZ

Brief slideshow of the items we have listed so far from the Gumdrops and Jellybeans collection of RAZ. New for 2011. Chocked full of sweet treats sure to delight all ages!