How to Make Candy Bouquet Mugs
Candy bouquet mugs can be a fun, inexpensive gift. You can make them yourself so they are truly personalized for the recipients. Most discount stores have a selection of oversized mugs, which are great for the base, and you can usually buy bags of hard candy or bulk candy bars very inexpensively too. To get started, choose a mug and the gift recipient's favorite candies, and follow these simple instructions.
Things You'll Need
- Mug
- Candy-can be individually wrapped hard candies, candy bars, lollipops, or an assortment
- Floral foam or Styrofoam
- Bamboo skewers
- Tape
- Tissue paper
- Curling ribbon
- Scissors
- Gift tag or card (optional)
Instructions
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Place a piece of floral foam or Styrofoam in the bottom of the mug.
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Tape bamboo skewers to the backs of candy bars and pieces of candy. If desired, you can also tape a skewer to the back of a gift tag or small card to be placed among the candy.
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Poke the pointy ends of the bamboo skewers into the floral foam or Styrofoam so that the candy sticks up out of the mug to create the bouquet.
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Crinkle tissue paper and place it in the bottom of the mug and around the bamboo skewers to hide the foam.
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Curl some ribbons with the scissors, and tie them around the skewers and the handle of the mug for a festive look.
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