Holiday
So I covered a styrofoam ring in strips of Bondera. And then spent a relaxing hour sticking the contents of two bags of Jelly Belly jelly beans to the ring. And this jelly bean wreath may just be my favorite of all of my candy craft creations.
Since the cranberries were all a variety of small, I broke the toothpicks in half or shorter, stabbed the cranberries, and then placed them into the styrofoam ring. After a few coats of lacquer, and a ribbon recycled from a recent gift, it was complete.
Making a candy wreath is an easy craft that’s fun for the family. Wreaths are as old as the Romans, and while we don’t usually wear them on our heads any more, we still use them to celebrate.
What better way to greet friends and trick-or-treaters than with a big circle of seasonal candy attached to the front door? And a candy corn wreath is a bold statement for any entryway. I changed the size, the layout of the candy, and used a different base — scrap cardboard — so mine may not be a twin, but it’s definitely a first-cousin of the Woman’s Day candy corn wreath.
