I was looking for inspiration to create a Christmas wreath hanging on the doors, when I found some very unconventional ideas to decorate, and that in all of them there were edible elements. Maybe with food not play, but decorate itself is decorated.


The candy canes are a very sweet and Christmas option to create a very fun and easy to make crown. If you can not find them easily, I recommend American food stores - this time, better not go to Starbucks; sell them one at a time, when in American stores you may find them in stock, a more economical format. To do it, you only need candy canes, a hot melt glue gun and an ornament to put in the center.

Maybe here sounds a bit strange, but in the United States it is quite common to make garlands with popcorn to decorate the tree. With this do it yourself we go one step further, and we use popcorn to make a whole crown. It's quite easy: you only need the base of porexpan, glue, popcorn and a loop. Ah, and snack first not to be hungry, that if this craft is not a danger.

For this craft, you'll need a pair of old socks that are crew length, or longer. I went through Tanner's bag o' socks in our closet for my set. Don't worry, he'll never miss them -- he owns something like 10,000 pairs of socks, but insists on wearing shorts and flip-flops 365 days a year. Boys...


First, cut off the top of the sock from the foot.


Turn the sock inside out and attach a rubber band tightly to the top of the sock. Then turn the sock right-side out again.


Fill the sock with rice. Make sure to pack it down as you go so the sock gets a nice round base.


Rubber band the top of the sock closed and put another rubber band 3/4 of the way to the top for the head of your snowman.


Now, decorate! Tie a scarf around your snowman's neck and add eyes, nose, and buttons. I used map pins for my eyes. Unfortunately, I didn't have any black ones, so I colored white ones with sharpie and stuck them in.


Use the toe of your cut socks to fashion a stocking cap. Or you could use colored argyle socks to create hats and sweaters for your snowman, as seen at {then she made}.


You can either sew or glue on your buttons, and add embellishments - twine, bows, ribbons, etc - as needed.



This is such a quick and easy craft - 10 minutes tops - that it would be simple to create a whole family of snowmen for your mantle!

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