My kids have been asking why we don't have a star at the top of the tree. The biggest reason, is that I've never see star tree toppers when I'm out shopping. Our upstairs tree has a bow on top. I'd like to get a star eventually.
This year we are fortunate enough to have a tree in the basement too {Thank you to my sister's neighbor who wasn't willing to take it when she moved cross country}
The lights on the tree are colored and so I had the kids pull out all their decorations they've made over the years and we hung them along with colorful bulbs.
But that still left the top of the tree bare. I found the cutest candy cane star over at Sweet Pea. I just had to try it out for the kids.
It was pretty easy to make and really inexpensive - I'll walk you through it, but I'm sure you can figure it out from the pictures.
How to Make a Candy Cane Star Tree Topper
Supplies needed for your candy cane tree star tree topper:
- 10 candy canes
- 10 mints
- ribbon
- hot glue
How to assemble your tree topper:
1 Unwrap all the candy.
2 - Glue the candy canes together so they make heart shapes. I noticed that some of my candy canes were longer than others, so I tried to match them up as best I could.
3 - Glue mints to both points of the "hearts".
4 - Wrap ribbon around the points where the mint meets the heart and glue in place
5 - Glue all your "hearts" together with the points out to create a star.
I tied the candy cane star to the top of the tree with a ribbon. My kids loved it! I think it's pretty darn cute too.
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.jpg "Make this EASY candy cane star. Use it as a Christmas decoration or a Christmas tree topper.")
Hello! I’m wondering if you feel the ribbon is needed to reinforce the glue, or if it’s just decorative? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe ribbon is mostly decorative, although it probably does add a bit of stability to it.
DeleteI love this! I was searching for a tree topper that would work since my tree is close to the ceiling, this is going to go great with the Peppermint garland I made!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, I was searching for a tree topper that would work since my tree is close to the ceiling. This is going to go perfect with the Peppermint garland I made!
ReplyDeleteWhat glue works best for this?
ReplyDeleteI used hot glue.
DeleteThis will be perfect with my candy land themed tree!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you do about the candies being sticky?
ReplyDeleteI didn't do anything, just tried not to handle it too much. You could leave the wrappers on. Or you could spray a clear spray paint over the whole thing to seal it.
DeleteI needed a smaller one for the tree on my desk. Rather than the regular size candy canes I used the mini and got some mini starlight mint tree decoration. Put it all together like the one here just smaller and perfect for mini trees
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