How to Make a Candy Bouquet
SUPPLIES:
Flower pot
Styrofoam
8 Candy Bars
Patterned Papers
Confetti Paper
Ribbon Bow
Skewers
Paper Cutter
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
I found all of my supplies (minus the glue gun, scissors, and paper cutter) at the Dollar Store and spent a total of just $8! We love a good Dollar Store Gift Idea!
Place the styrofoam into the flower pot. I found a round piece of styrofoam at the Dollar Store and it tt was a tad too big for the flower pot. I gently squeezed and rolled it with some pressure until it fit snugly just below the rim. This will help keep your candy bars secure and upright in the bouquet.
Grab a candy bar and use it as a template to determine the size of the paper wrappers. Once you have the measurement, use your paper cutter or scissors to cut out the paper to create the wrapper. Repeat for each candy bar.
Since my pot was on the shorter side, I needed to create some variation in the candy bar heights for a more visually appealing bouquet. The solution? Simply cut a few of the skewers to different lengths. This prevents the candy bars from all bunching at the bottom of the pot and creates a more layered effect.
Arranging the Candy Bouquet
Now for the fun part – assembling your candy masterpiece! Carefully push the candy bars on skewers into the styrofoam base. Aim for a depth that keeps them secure and upright. The uncut skewers can be pushed all the way down to the bottom of the pot for stability. As you add each candy bar, play with the placement for a visually pleasing arrangement.
The next step is optional but really adds to the appearance of the candy bar bouquet! Using scrapbook embellishments, add them to the front of the candy bars.
Are you wondering who this yummy gift is for? My kids daycare helper is leaving to go back to college this week and we decided we needed to send her away with delicious thank you!
My last step was to add a little tag to let her know that she will be missed. The kids all signed the back of the tag.
Easy to make Dollar Store Gift Idea for under $10!
Awesome gift! Makes me wish I was headed off somewhere.
What a great idea! Who doesn’t love a candy bar? I have so many thrift store containers that I can use for this! Now…the problem will be doing it before I eat the candy 🙂
Totally addicted to Pinterest. I haven’t figured out why unless it’s just to make sure that somebody doesn’t know about cool stuff that I need to know about. Like the candy bouquet for instance, I needed favors for my dad’s 80th birthday and thanks to you and Pinterest I can create some to share with guests. By the way, I love the font that you used for “Candy Bar Bouquet”.
I have never seen a candy bar bouquet-so fun! I love that you can really personalize it to fit any event by the paper your wrap the candy bars in. I would love if you would share this at my August, “It’s a Celebration” link party!
Christina
http://www.inspirationforcelebration.com/2011/08/its-celebration-link-party-august-2011.html
This is soo cute! I made a granola version of this (http://btanders.blogspot.com/2011/05/granola-bouquet.html). I like how you put it in a pot. Fun gift!
The first candy bar gift that is actually cute! I love it! Stopping by from Tip Junkie. Thanks for sharing!
Visiting from Tip Junkie – great idea, could be used for many occasions. Thanks for the instructions
I love this idea! I’m going to have each of my mom’s grandkids say something about her and put each thought on a candy bar.
My husband loves candy bars, but doesn’t eat them often. I’m thinking Father’s Day and changing the colors to look a little more masculine. I think my son will love helping me make this. Thank You for the fun and tasty idea!
Found this on Pinterest and am going to make it for my friend who is having surgery as a get well wish, to take her instead of flowers! Thanks for the nice picture tutorial!