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Home » Holidays & Seasonal » Christmas

Dollar Store DIY Christmas Candy Garland

Modified: Dec 29, 2024 · Published: Nov 1, 2010 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

Christmas Candy Garland: Use real candy and create this simple and inexpensive  garland for your holiday decor.

Christmas Candy Garland: Use real candy and create this simple and inexpensive  garland for your holiday decor.

The perfect addition to your holiday decor this year is this Christmas Candy Garland.

It's November 1st, Halloween is finally over, and now we can get onto my favourite time of year, Christmas!  I love everything about it, the food, the decorations, the music, the sparkles, the movies, the shopping, the gifts, the true meaning, -everything! 

I am helping to host a women's event this Friday night at my church, on Christmas preparations.  The decor is red, white, and green, with a Christmas candy theme.  A  fun project I wanted to make  for the Christmas tree is this candy garland.

Materials:

  • individually wrapped peppermint candies in red and green
  • hot glue gun

How To Make A Candy Garland:

1. I found round, individually wrapped peppermint candies at the dollar store, and bought 3 bags.

bags of peppermint candies
red and green peppermint candies

2. I used my glue gun to glue the wrappers end to end, alternating green and red, to make a long candy garland.  Just be careful not to bun your fingers as you work.

how to make a candy garland
gluing peppermint candies together to make a Christmas Garland

I think the final result is really "sweet", and can't wait to see it on the candy themed Christmas tree!

easy real candy garland

Cost:  I already had the glue gun and glue, I used 3 bags of $1 candy, so total cost = $3

With DIY Christmas Candy Garland, life really is a party.

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Comments

  1. dnr says

    October 25, 2013 at 9:18 am

    Thanks for the tip Toby!

  2. toby says

    October 24, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    Great idea. I used curling ribbon and tied each candy to the next. I used one knot on the first candy and a double knot when adding the next candy. I hope this helps for people without a glue gun. It made a great wreath for the church bazaar.

  3. Sami Thompson says

    November 02, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Adorable Idea! I've made something similar by gluing the candy mints to wide ribbon, but I think I like your idea better. I wonder if it would work to make one of these, then affix it to wire, in order to create a shaped form? You've given me a lot to think about - thanks so much!

  4. Layne Madsen says

    October 06, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    What a GREAT idea! I am tired of sticky, partially eaten candy canes being stuck to everything & ending up having to throw most of the canes away after Christmas. Definitely going to give this a try! 🙂

  5. dnr says

    September 03, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Hi Bea,
    Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you, glue guns are always a bit tricky. I did burn my fingers a few times putting this together! Good luck next time.

  6. Bea says

    August 07, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    It is very cute, but I attempted to make one last Christmas and ended up with a sticky mess

  7. Silvia says

    September 29, 2011 at 11:08 am

    Love this idea! I am thinking of using red cinnamon candies and butterscotchs. Maybe 3 red and one gold. My imagination is soaring!

  8. Tina says

    December 13, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    Such a cute idea!

  9. Lamb says

    November 27, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Thank you for this idea! I have a ginormous bag of mints and have been trying to think of ways to use them up.

    If you get a chance, I'd love for you to link to this on my blog hop 🙂

  10. Amanda says

    November 11, 2010 at 10:48 am

    How cute and easy! Thanks for sharing!

  11. Shannon says

    November 08, 2010 at 9:50 am

    I love this idea!! Needed some new decorations this year and with being on a budget this is PERFECT, not to mention fun for the kids.

  12. Heather says

    November 04, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    What a fun and cute idea! Thanks for linking!
    Heather @ memakingdo

  13. Joshlin says

    November 02, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    I love your blog. You have some great ideas and I have looked through every post you have. I just couldn't stop. I love it! I just couldn't find a place to follow your blog. I would love to become a follower. If I missed it, or you create a follow button please let me know. I found your blog from Angie's link on her blog. Thank you Angie!

  14. angie says

    November 02, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    I love this idea and I am creating a link to your blog to share with others

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