Happy Sweet 16 to Dylan's Candy Bar
Happy Sweet 16 to Dylan’s Candy Bar!
This week, the world’s largest candy shop, founded by Dylan Lauren, celebrated its milestone birthday with the unveiling of more than 20 one-of-a-kind candy mosaics crafted by various celebrities and artists. The pieces were revealed during the “Sweet 16” party at Dylan’s flagship store in New York City. I was thrilled to participate! We were all asked to create mosaics using nothing but candy - just Jelly Beans, Gummy Bears, M&Ms and other tasty bonbons. These mosaics are being auctioned off with all proceeds from the sales going to various charities - mine is The Martha Stewart Center For Living at Mount Sinai. The auction runs now through November 10th, and you can bid on your favorite at dylanscandybar.com/sweet16 or Charitybuzz.com.
Here are some photos of my candy mosaic, how it was made, and some of the others on display at Dylan’s Candy Bar - enjoy.
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- Here is the actual photo of the poppies on a silver platter that inspired my mosaic. It is one of my favorite flower photographs – all of them grown in the gardens of my Bedford, New York farm.
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- Designers, Hosanna Houser and Tiffany Fung, from our offices, helped me create our candy mosaic. We used lots of different types of candy, including Gummy Bears, licorice, and Orange Slices.
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- We also used lots of M&Ms and lots of jelly beans.
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- And, for the silver tray, we used foil candy wrappers.
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- Every poppy bloom is so realistic – look at the wonderful details. Hosanna and Tiffany used Goop glue and hot glue guns to create the flowers and affix them to the tray.
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- Gummy Bears covered with chocolate Kiss candy foil wrappers were used to create the intricate trim and handles.
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- Gummy Worms were also used to create some of the flower petals. The entire tray of candy poppies took a few days to complete. Wait until you see my finished mosaic at the end of this gallery – you’ll love it.
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- Here is the candy bar at Dylan’s flagship store where guests could taste all sorts of sweet treats during the birthday event. All the candy mosaics were showcased around the space.
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- Decorated pails were distributed, so guests could also take home candies from the bar.
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- Costumed women on stilts greeted guests at the entrance.
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- There was even a donut wall – colorful hand made donuts, and lots of cookies.
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- This candy mosaic, made entirely from M&Ms, is from model, Lily Aldridge.
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- This is Julianne Moore’s candy mosaic.
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- Here are Dylan Lauren and Michael Strahan standing next to Jessica Biel’s “Sweet 16” candy creation.
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- Marisol and Rob Thomas made this candy mosaic. It is the logo for their charity, Sidewalk Angels – a not-for-profit foundation focused on animal advocacy.
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- This whimsical candy mosaic was submitted by Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.
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- This candy mosaic from Andy Cohen was made using jelly beans, M&Ms, Gummy Teeth and Sixlets.
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- Katie Couric submitted this candy mosaic.
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- And actress Uzo Aduba submitted this bumble bee mosaic.
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- This is Michael Strahan’s jelly bean and M&Ms candy mosaic.
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- And you know who this is – Whoopi Goldberg, by Whoopie Goldberg.
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- This popcorn candy mosaic came from pop artist Burton Morris.
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- Fashion designer, Vera Wang, stopped by to admire all the candy art work.
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- Bobby Flay’s “Crunchburger” candy mosaic looks so real.
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- Artist and food photographer, Henry Hargreaves, submitted this mosaic of Pink Floyd’s album cover “The Dark Side of the Moon.”
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- This candy mosaic is by neo-pop artist, Romero Britto. It was made using M&Ms, jelly beans, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, Gummy Bears, Pearls, and Hot Tamales.
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- Actor and comedian, Eric Stonestreet, submitted this clown mosaic.
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- Stacey Bendet Wiener – CEO of Alice + Olivia, a New York City contemporary clothing company, made a self portrait candy mosaic out of jelly beans, licorice wheels and candy sunflower seeds.
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- Jessica Alba’s colorful candy mosaic was made using jelly beans and Gummy Bears.
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- This is Dylan’s candy mosaic – made using candy sunflower seeds, Sixlets, jelly beans, Gummy Bears, lemon drops, M&Ms, Tic Tacs, Jordan almonds, Cry Babies, Hot Tamales, gum balls, and Chicklets.
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- And here is Dylan joined by her parents, Ricky and Ralph Lauren, and Romero Britto, standing next to Ricky and Ralph’s candy mosaic of their dog.
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- And this is my candy creation! It is so lifelike. I was so excited with the outcome! My contribution benefits The Martha Stewart Center For Living at Mount Sinai. Remember, you can vote on your favorite by clicking on the link to Dylan’s Candy Bar above. Happy Birthday Dylan’s Candy Bar! Here’s to many more sweet years ahead.
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