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’11 Holiday Craft Project

candy tin

Here is my 2011 holiday craft project. I am all about ‘reuse and reduce’ so this activity was just my style, as the song goes. Plus, I like candy and like to gift it so there you go. The containers are easy to make. All one needs is some flat cardboard, a glue gun and recycled wrappers. They can be from anything, just use your imagination.

Give it some thought and the idea can be expanded to create more than candy containers. How about a small fruit ‘basket’ or back to school packet of pencils, post it notes and flash drives?

Here is how I did mine. Perhaps you can improve my steps and be more efficient.

Step I: Cut a piece of flat cardboard about 7″ x 12″  Also cut a 1 & 1/2″ circle of cardboard.

Step II: Score one of the long sides in  2″ strips about 3/4 to 1 inch wide.

Step III: Roll the cardboard into a cylinder and apply a strip of glue to one short side but not the cut edges.

Step IV: Set tube on its top and begin folding in the scored edges to create the bottom of your tin. Place a small amount of hot glue occasionally to form the bottom but you don’t have to glue every piece. It will make the surface too bulky. Also glue the circle you cut earlier in the center of the bottom to make it nicer looking in case anyone looks at it.

Here are Steps I through IV:

Steps I & II

Step III

Step IV

Step IV

OK, now your ready to cover with the wrapper(s) of your choice. I chose the Hershey wrapper for the really big milk chocolate and chocolate with almonds. Repeat step III with the wrapper. (This is step V in case you’re counting.) I applied the glue to the cardboard and centered the wrapper on the tube, then wrapped it around. Next I folded in the top (Step VI) and under the bottom (Step VII) after applying the thinnest line of glue to the inside of the tube and around the edge of the bottom and Voila! I had my candy tin ready to fill. If I had to do it over again I would have made the tubes shorter, maybe 5″ x 12″ instead of the original 7″ x 12″ because I found that it holds A LOT of candy but the larger one works well for a family. I am trying to come up with other things to fill the tube with besides candy, maybe tangerines or other fruit.

Step VI

Step VII

So there you have it: my 2011 holiday craft project. I seem to come up with at least one every year because I am just naturally a crafty person, just not, I think,  crafty enough!

About Cheryl

My fabric gift bags offer an opportunity to reduce waste, reuse a sweet bag for another purpose and just have a little fun. Enjoy life, I say. Use my gift bags to put a little joy in your day and spread it around.

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