First published April 20, 2015
My oldest daughter turned 15 this year and besides handing over the cash, her request for her birthday, I wanted to give her a PRESENT present – not just a card with cash in it.
I made her a candy bar wreath.
What is a candy bar wreath, you say?
It’s a wreath made entirely of candy bars.
I saw one on Pinterest as if out of a dream.
Candy bar wreath. Where did you come from? I whispered a little too loud.
Here is what you will need:
– lots of mini candy bars. This can get expensive, so I recommend going to Dollar Tree. You won’t need over 10 small bags. Get different brands of candy, but don’t get boxes- only individually wrapped candy bars because you will be hot gluing the individual wrapped bars onto the wreath.
– hot glue gun and glue sticks
– straw wreath, NOT a foam wreath
By the way, there will be lots of straw on your floor- like a barn. I shook my wreath a little on the patio before I started gluing, and that helped a lot.
Let me just say that I did not expect how therapeutic gluing candy to a wreath was going to be. I texted my mom while I was doing this and said, who knew this was all it took to let all my stress melt away. Do you need one of these?
Instead of knitting or reading, I might make these candy wreaths for everyone I know. If you get one of these bad boys on your front porch, just know it was a stressful month for me.
Maybe I’ll open an Etsy shop.
It took me all of 45 minutes from start to finish. Here is the final product:
Anna gave one of her good friends a grocery bag full of candy for her birthday back in February- we know how to woo our loved ones- before I found this idea.
Total cost for everything from wreath form to bow to candy to glue sticks- $25.00.
You could make a sugar-free version or a peanut-free version. The possibilities are endless. I would hot glue anything to a wreath, honestly. Hair products? Makeup? Pain relief? Menopause shit? Books?
Someone stop me.
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Cute idea! I want mine with a mixture of chocolates and chips! :)
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Sweet AND salty!Yes! That would be a great combination….see, the possibilities are endless??
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Do you think hot glue will hold beer cans for a beer wreath??? Jk…….kinda.
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OMG I THINK THAT IS GENIUS.Orrrrr Mike's Hard Lemonade bottles??ORRRR MINI VODKA BOTTLES FROM THE AIRPLANE?????Why are we not starting a business plan????????
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Haha, right?? Love the minis idea. Those would most definitely work better than beer cans!
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Or mini appetizers…….
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Oh my! I have done sundae dishes (pain in the backside to transport) and bouquets with candy, but this has more candylicious fun!!! Now I need candy…I do not want it…I NEED it! This could be the perfect past time for when I get done painting my stress away!
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I need to make another one. OOH A SUNDAE WREATH?Yeah no.
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It's so cute! I would've eaten way too many candy bars in the process.
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It was a tough assignment but I was up to the task.
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Such a fun wreath! Thank you for sharing at The Crafty Corner link party!
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Thanks Antonella!
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When mine were 15, they’d have LOVED to get this! Who am I kidding – they’d love it now, they’d just have to hide it somewhere to keep it away from the grandkids! Thanks for sharing with Party in Your PJs!
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I would love to get a gift like this too! Thank you for visiting!
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Reblogged this on A Grace Full Life.
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OK for one of our blog colabs we need to do a wreath series. Cookie wreaths, dental care wreaths, creepy dollar store figurines wreaths. This could be a winner!
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YES. I would love that.
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