How to Make a Fun and Easy Candy Cane Candleholder

Gail Griffin

5 hours ago

Here’s a fun Christmas craft that’s easy to make and looks adorable using peppermint candy canes and a tapered candle, all wrapped with a gorgeous bow! How awesome does a fun and easy candy cane candleholder sound? Here’s how!

Materials:

Peppermint candy canes
White tapered candle
Super glue
Mini Bowdabra, Tool and Ruler, Wand
Bowdabra Bow Wire
2.5″ wide wired ribbon

How to:

Begin by gluing an upside-down peppermint candy cane to the tapered candle using super glue (hot glue won’t work) to the tapered candle the length of the candy cane, as shown. Amazingly, the candlestick and candy cane are already standing up on their own.

Continue gluing on the peppermint candy canes to the candle until . . .

they are completely around the candle and standing on their’ own.

To Make the Bowdabra Bow:

Cut a 15″ piece of Bowdabra wire, fold it together, and place it in the Mini Bowdabra, tucking the ends under. Cut an 8″ piece of wired ribbon, creasing the center, and placing it down into the Mini Bowdabra.

Now cut an 18″ length of matching wired ribbon. Crease about an inch from the end of the ribbon and insert it down into the Mini Bowdabra. The design on the ribbon is the same on both sides.

Make another pinch crease at the other ribbon end going over the Mini Bowdabra tower.

Pinch the center of the ribbon pushing it down into the Mini Bowdabra creating a 4″ loop on each side.

Scrunch down the ribbon with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.

While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Mini Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end, pulling the bow wire tightly. Gently pull the bow out separate the two loose ends of the bow wire and bring them around to the back of the bow and knot twice to secure.

Dovetail the ends of the ribbon by folding the ends of the ribbon together and cutting at an angle from the fold down to the corner tip.

Fluff the bow loops and . . .

tie bow wire around the peppermint candy canes and candle stick for an adorable candleholder for the holiday season!

This adorable candy cane candleholder will add some extra fun to your holiday tables. For more of Bowdabra designer Gail’s creative ideas please visit her blog at Purple Hues and me.