I saw this in a mag and thought, I can do that! So I did! You can too!
Supplies: Wreath 12 or 14 inches (I used 12 but the mag said 14 - oops! LOL)
Duct tape
Ribbon
Few hundred candies (I bought in bulk from the Superstore and spend approximately $23 - still had a handful left at the end too)
Hot glue (I used 16 little sticks) and glue gun
Pen
Plate
Step 1: Cover the wreath in duct tape. Otherwise the hot glue will melt the wreath. You could use any color duct tape too, it does show a bit through (this is what I had).
Step 2: Draw a pencil line around the wreath to glue your first line of candies to. I used a blue pen and pushed hard - there was a crease and a line to follow. I traced a plate.
Step 3: Unwrap some candies. Just don't pile them on top of each other because they'll stick together. I unwrapped tons, as I wanted to keep working fast.
Step 4: Glue your first candy on at a 45 degree angle and hold until it dries (about 1 minute). Do a bead of glue and start layering your candies. You can experiment with how far apart you are willing to have them. Farther apart = use less candy.
You will freak out when you get close to the end of the first row, hoping that the candy will meet well. Don't worry, you can do it. Just start your next row in a different place, so if it looks a bit odd/squished, it's not all in one place. Trust me, when you are done no one will be examining it!
Step 5: Start another row going in the Opposite direction. Once that row is finished, go the opposite direction again. I advise finishing the front/one side of the wreath entirely first. If you want, you can be done at this point, just hang it against a wall and no one will see the back side. This also uses less candy.
Step 6: Hang in there, this took me about 1 1/2 hours to do. DON'T EAT ANY CANDY - YOU MAY NEED IT! LOL Now comes the oops. See the picture below? How can I alternate for my last row? I can't! So WHAT! Just pick a direction and glue em on! Still looks awesome cool (give it a lick - you know you are dying too)!
Step 7: Hang in your window - enjoyed from inside and outside your home! You could use thicker ribbon than I did or even florist wire to hang it. Just be sure to use a heck of a hanger/hook. This sucker is HEAVY!
Step 8: Hope you have extra candy to give your kids every time they see it! Otherwise, hang it up high or you'll be missing candy before you know it! What are you making for the holidays?
