How to Make Sweet Tart Candy Necklaces
Candy necklaces with candy strung like beads on an elastic band provide a way to carry your candy and make a fashion statement. Use any type of candy to make a candy necklace, but the type you choose will determine the best method for creating the necklace strands. Small, hard disk shaped candies such as Sweet Tarts do not have a hole in the center, making stringing difficult, unless you make some simple changes to their packaging. Gummy Sweet Tarts also can be used to make Sweet Tart candy necklaces using a more traditional technique. Feel free to substitute any candy for the Sweet Tarts using either of these methods.
Things You'll Need
- 20 2 inch by 2 inch squares of wax paper, plastic wrap or candy wrappers
- 20 Sweet Tarts candies (any variety)
- Stapler or clear tape
- 20 inch length of string
- Sewing needle
- 20 to 30 Gummy Sweet Tarts candies (or other soft candies: ie gum drops)
Instructions
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Place each of the hard Sweet Tart candies in the center of a square candy wrapper.
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Roll the candy wrapper and twist the two ends to close.
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Repeat with the remaining hard Sweet Tarts candies until you have 20 wrapped candies.
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Tape or staple each of the wrapped candies end to end to create a long rope of candies.
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Staple or tape the end of the last candy wrapper on the rope to the end of the first candy wrapper on the rope to create a Sweet Tart candy necklace. Place around your neck for wearing. Add or subtract wrapped Sweet Tart candies to adjust the size.
Make a Gummy Sweet Tart Candy Necklace
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Thread the needle with the string.
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Push the needle through the soft center of a gummy Sweet Tart candy to the other side, and slide the candy until it sits 1 to 2 inches from the end of the string.
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Continue to feed the remaining gummy Sweet Tarts onto the string in the same manner, abutting each of the candies on the string.
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Tie the ends of the string together to create a necklace and place it over your head to wear.
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