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Candy Cane centerpiece
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Candy Cane Centerpiece

Turn an empty tomato sauce can into a cute Candy Cane Centerpiece. This is an easy Christmas craft that only takes about 30 minutes to make.
Prep Time30 minutes

Ingredients

  • empty Can top removed with safety can opener
  • Candy Canes about 40 if using a 29oz can
  • Rubber Band
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Ribbon

Instructions

  • Thoroughly wash and dry can before beginning. Place a rubber band around the middle of the can.
    Empty food can with rubber band around it
  • Slide one candy can under the rubber band, making sure it is straight up and down. Apply a little hot glue along one side of the candy cane to secure it to the can.
    Hot gluing a candy cane to the can
  • Slide five or six more candy canes under the rubber band, keeping them close together. Position them so the curved portions fan out evenly from the can. You don't need to glue every candy cane but it's a good idea to add some glue after every 5-6 canes to make sure they stay upright.
    Seven candy canes placed inside the rubber band around the can
  • When you've covered about a quarter of the can, place a row of how glue along the top curve of the can to secure all the candy canes you've added so far.
    Glueing the canes to the can around the top
  • Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the entire can is covered with candy canes.
    Candy canes completely surround the can
  • Use ribbon to cover the rubber band. Cut a piece of ribbon just slightly longer than the circumference of the can and glue it together in the front. Then tie a bow from another piece of ribbon and use hot glue to attach it to the ribbon, covering the seam where the ribbon meets itself.
    Fill the can with floral foam and faux greenery or flowers.
    Tie a ribbon around the candy canes to cover the rubber band

Notes

Please note that candy canes are not all exactly the same height. As you are adding candy canes, if you come to one that seems quite a bit taller (or shorter) than the others, just set it aside. You may end up with the candy canes being a little taller on one side of your centerpiece than the other, but once you have filled it with greenery or flowers no one will notice.