In our family these candy wreaths are a holiday tradition that was passed from one lovely and creative woman to her equally lovely and creative sister. What a joy to have known that incredible woman and what a blessing it has been for me to be able have that sister for my sister-n-law. Each year my sister-in-law makes these wreaths for my children to take to school to hang in their classrooms. What a sweet treat for all of the kids!
First you need curling ribbon, some pretty ribbon to make a bow, a small pair of scissors, an 8" or 9" embroidery hoop, spray paint or colored electricians tape and 3 lbs of hard candy.
You can also use the part of embroidery hoop with the metal closure-- just tape over the metal part to secure it together and make sure you place it at the bottom when hanging.
Did I mention loads of candy
First paint or cover your hoop with colored electricians tape (makes it a little prettier as the candy is removed). Begin by tying about a 2 yard piece of curling ribbon to the hoop and then covering the knot with tape.
Place a piece of candy on the hoop and tightly wrap the curling ribbon around the hoop catching the tail of the candy wrapper
Continue wrapping the candy to the hoop. If the curling ribbon runs short tie off the ribbon to the hoop and tie on another piece and begin again. Wrap the candy as close together as you can so you have a full wreath.
When finished wrapping all of the candy, tie on a pair of scissors for cutting off the candy.
Tie on a loop of ribbon for hanging and add a bow!
Sweet!
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Such a cute idea.
I love these! You can do them on the styrafoam cones to make trees, too! So fun!
great idea!!!!!!! reminds me of the candy lei’s i make.
this is sooo cute!! Will be making this for the kids grandma house and teacher!! thanks so much!
This is TOO cute! My kids would have it destroyed in seconds! I love it!
We used to make these when I was growing up . . . except without the scissors. We would just unwrap the candy and leave the wrappers on the wreath. It was fun to watch the progression of the wreath as the candy disappeared, and see how pretty it was, even without the goodies on it.
Thanks for the memory jog.
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Hi what a lovely idea…I will have to try this down here, in The Bahamas
I’ve always wondered, thanks for the inside tip!
I just saw another blogger do this with all peppermints and thought what a delicious idea it was! Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
Your Ideas make me want to craft again
fun!
Wow! We used to make these as kids. What fun!!
that is so precious! my grandmother used to do one similar to this with little candy canes…only, she hot glued them onto a ribbon wreath
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This is so unbelievably adorable. I absolutely LOVE it!
My family makes the candy wreaths each year, too. We usually use the small child-sized iron hangers so we can bend them into whatever shape we want. We’ve made bells, wreaths, stars…whatever you can come up with. Love your blog.
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These are fantastic! I’ve never seen them before.The little scissors are a great touch.I’ll definitely be doing lots of these(and will be able to afford to!)They look too cute to eat, but I know the kids won’t think so!Thanks!
What a lovely idea! Thanks so much for posting the instructions.I just made one of these for my son’s school christmas fair. It’s not as pretty as your version, but of course you had the benefit of practice! You can see mine at http://dotsorstripes.blogspot.com/2009/11/sweet-treats.html, and I did include a link back to your instructions. I may make another for at home, but I think I’ll use a smaller hoop for that in the interests of preserving the kids’ teeth! Thanks again, Kay