The Art of Decorating with Candy

How to Decorate Your Home with the Sweetness of Candy

Are you a candy lover? Why not express your love of candy by creating whimsical home décor out of sweet treats? Candy is inexpensive to purchase and can add an eclectic touch to almost any room in your house. Some of the best candies for creating home décor are hard candies in different colors, but you don't have to stop there. Candy hearts, candy canes, wrapped miniature chocolate bars, and lollipops can be used to craft decorative home apparel. Here are some unique ideas for decorating with candy:

Decorate with candy: Make a candy wreath

Hard candies and miniature chocolate bars can be used to create a sweet wreath for your front door. All you'll need for this project are individually wrapped candies, a coat hanger or wreath form, some ribbon, a hot glue gun and some scissors. Hard candies come in a variety of colors which will give you lots of potential wreath variations. For complete instructions on how to make a simple candy wreath, read this article.

Decorate with candy: Make a whimsical flower pot.

This project is lots of fun. Buy a simple earthenware flower pot from your craft or gardening store. Lightly sand it to smooth the surface. Paint it with two coats of your desired color and apply a spray glaze to add additional shine and protect the finish. Along the rim of the ceramic pot, glue hard candies that coordinate with the color you painted your pot. After your flower pot is complete, insert your soil and plant. Now glue a piece of hard candy to a painted popsicle stick and stick it into the soil to complete the candy theme. You can even use a lollipop as a plant stick.

Decorate with candy: Layered candy vases

Buy some clear vases from your local craft store. Choose some colorful hard candies from your favorite candy store. Layer the bottom of the clear vase with a layer of hard candies in a single color. Once that layer is complete, add a second layer of candy in a color that complements the first. Keep adding layers until you reach the top of the vase.

Decorate with candy: Display bowls of candy