Candy Wreath

by Tracey · Published December 5, 2015 · Updated February 9, 2019

A group of us got together and created a few holiday wreaths to share with all of our readers.

How about a Christmas Wreath that takes care of our need for eye candy and our sweet tooth? I have just the thing…

These are really easy to make AND you can get rid of the leftover Halloween Candy! I know we all wish that the Halloween Candy would disappear somewhere other than in our mouths or into the bellies of our little ones.

All you need is a wreath, leftover Halloween Candy, skinny ribbon for tying, wired ribbon for making your bow, scissors to cut ribbon, hole punch, small pair of scissors to attach to the wreath and embellishments for your Eye Candy side of the wreath.

First, decided how you want to decorate the pretty side of the wreath and get your placement the way you want.

I found the best video on youtube that shows how to make an easy 6 loop bow. I’m telling you it was easy – even I could do it.

After I made my bow and decided how I wanted to decorate the pretty side, I hot glued the ornaments and then attached the little gold bird (isn’t he cute) and my pretty 6 loop bow.

Next comes the candy side. I have made these wreath’s completely full of candy (no Eye Candy) and I’ve also made a Candy Table Arrangement. I thought wouldn’t it be nice to have something decorated even after all the candy is gone.

Cut some of the skinny ribbon. The amount depends on the size of your wreath and how full you want it to be of candy. I cut my about 7″ long – this allows me to have plenty of room to get the knots tied (I’m not the best knot tyer – actually I’m probably the worst)

Start tying the ribbon on the candy. If you have twist tie ended candy – they are the easiest to tie. If you have some candy where you can scrunch the end and tie the ribbon around that – works good too. Candy that has extra paper, past the seal, lets you punch a hole to tie the ribbon through but still have the candy sealed.

To me, it is easier to tie all the ribbons to the candy and then tie the candy to the wreath. Grab a “limb” on the wreath and start tying. I hung mine on a wreath holder over the pantry door and was able to tie and see how the candy would fall at the same time. Play with your ribbon making some long and some short when you tie the candy to the wreath.

When you are through tying the candy on, step back one last time and see what you have.

You might need to add more candy or take some candy off. You might need to reposition some or make your ribbon longer of shorter. When you are happy, snip off any long ribbon tails. You will also need to attach your little scissors to the wreath. Mine is tied at the top and to the back. Make sure that your scissors ribbon is long enough to get to all sides of the wreath.

These are great to give as hostess gifts or to take to the office. I really love the half and half design of this candy wreath. When Grady came over yesterday and saw the wreath (still hanging on the pantry door). He exclaimed, “This is the most awesomeness thing I’ve ever seen.” Gotta love a 6 year old.