Use candy canes to make a beautiful Christmas wreath! This candy cane wreath uses simple supplies from the dollar store and is such a fun DIY project for Christmas!
Step 2: Glue down the ends of the plastic wrappers
If your candy cane has plastic on either end that hangs off the candy cane, you'll want to glue it back so it's out of sight.Start by adding glue near the end of the candy cane hook, on the back side.
Fold the extra plastic up into the glue and hold it in place until it stays on its own.
Fold up and glue the extra plastic on the bottom of the candy cane, again towards the back side. Then repeat this process for all 20 of your candy canes.
Step 3: Glue the candy canes into heart shapes
Arrange two of your candy canes into a heart shape with the glued side up. This shows you where the candy canes meet and where they'll need to be glued.
Add hot glue to the outside edge of one of the candy cane's hooks.
Then add another bit of glue to the inside bottom of the candy cane.
Press the candy canes back together into the heart shape.Repeat with the next 9 groupings of candy canes.
Arrange the candy canes into a circle, making sure the outside is even and nicely round.Because candy canes are usually slightly different shapes and lengths, you won't be able to create a totally perfect circle. Just do your best, and try to make sure that the bottoms are touching at least half way up the candy cane.
Step 4: Connect the candy cane groups
Without lifting the wreath, add a generous line of hot glue between 2 of the candy cane groupings, starting from the center. This will be the back of your wreath so don't worry about the glue showing. Go back and forth with the glue gun horizontally across the candy canes, so that the glue touches both of them.
Continue adding glue to the groupings of candy canes until you've made your way around the entire circle. Try not to move the candy canes as you go, otherwise it's difficult to get them back into the perfect circle formation.Allow the glue to completely dry. Wait at least 5 minutes or until the hot glue is cloudy without any clear or warm spots.
Flip the wreath over so that the glue is on the back.
Step 5: Add an ornament and hanger to the wreath
Add a ring of hot glue around the inner circle of the wreath.
Place the plastic snowflake ornament onto the glue, centering it in the middle of the wreath.
Cut a piece of ribbon twice as long as you need your wreath hanger to be. We made ours about 28 inches, but the length will depend on where you're hanging your wreath.
Put the ends of the ribbon through the hooks of two candy canes.Pull the ribbon through until the center of the ribbon rests in the candy cane hooks.
Tie a knot in the ends of the ribbon and pull the knot towards the top.