by Maria Pilar Clark

Childhood summer vacations held the promise of en masse bike rides, sunny afternoons spent at the community pool, backyard Barbie parties and plenty of dusky evenings catching fireflies and crickets. And, who could forget the youthful metabolism that came along with those idyllic days, fueled all the more with sugary candy necklaces, fruity lollipop rings and sticky gummy bracelets. The days of eating like a carefree kid might be behind us, but with Treats jewelry from Candyware, the memories evoked by wearing edible adornments can stay alive (without melting).

Each totally inexpensive candy-inspired bracelet, necklace, bauble or lei is made with hard, waterproof, acrylic plastic made to look like colorful jellybeans, gum and hard candies. While we think this totally fresh and fun line is perfect for tweens, who says that you can't brighten your mood by donning a jelly bean or two, too.