"Natural Bling"

So I'm totally copying this from Once Wed, but with a twist. While roaming IKEA the other day they had a bundle of decorative sticks that I would love to use as reception decor. But would they be too plain? Not with this so-called "natural bling"! Orange rock candy hung by navy ribbon on white branches would be cool, maybe? Actually now that I'm typing that I'm wondering what that would look like. Maybe not my best idea ever. How could I use this idea?