You know how everyone goes crazy for Pumpkin Spice during the Fall? I don’t blame them because I would do the same if Diet Dr. Pepper was only available one time a year.
I feel the same way about PEPPERMINT that everyone else feels about pumpkin spice! It has such great taste. I love the smell. Also, can we just agree on how amazing the colors are? But y’all I love to decorate with it most of all. And a peppermint candy cane in my hot cocoa! Game changer.
So are you ready to make something super adorable and festive? I’m sure you will fall in love with this gingerbread candy cane swag too, just like I did! Just you wait.
Gingerbread Candy Cane Swag
Raise your hand if you are ready for a cup of hot cocoa? Raise your hand if you feel the same about peppermint, anything, and everything? Ahhh, peppermint. I love you. Those happy little swirling red and white colors on cute hard candies. Or the alternating red and white lines on candy canes. Peppermint makes me feel all the feels. It screams all things Christmas, and who doesn’t love Christmas? This swag is full, fun, and festive. With its flocked base, bright reds, whites, and greens, and did I mention the peppermint candy canes yet. This swag is bound to get you in the Christmas spirit. The gingerbread embellishment is pretty stinkin’ cute too! Don’t you agree?
In this tutorial, I will show you step by step how to take a flocked swag from snowy to sensational. I will teach you how to transform it into something eye-catching, fun, and so very festive. This adorable Gingerbread Cane Swag is a great beginner’s craft. There are not a lot of technical elements to it, but you can’t tell that by looking at it! That is why I love it so much.
Throughout this project, I will teach you some specific crafting vocabulary like, “Shaking Hands,” “Goal posts,” and “Roller Coaster Ribbons.” They seem funny, but they’re useful terms. Knowing and recognizing these terms will get you feeling comfortable in the crafting world!
Be sure to check out my design school if you are interested in learning more about creating your own designs. Join the waitlist to know when it opens up again. You can learn more techniques when it comes to making your own floral and decorative holiday designs.
I will share tips and tricks like I do for members who are part of my Design School. Let me teach you step-by-step how to do just that.
This is a simple project. You can have a one-of-a-kind Christmas decor in little to no time. Be sure to grab your supplies and follow along with me in the tutorial video! Just remember to have some fun and check back soon for new videos and instructions.
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Ingredients
2.5″ White Satin Peppermints with Candy Cane Edge Ribbon on a 10 Yard Roll
White and Red Buffalo Brushed Plaid
Red and Green Jingle Bells Stem
Flocked Fairmont Pine Swag
Directions
- Grab your Flocked Fairmont Pine Swag and let’s begin to shape it up. In design school we call that “Shaking Hands.” We will take each piece and spread and manipulate it to make it full. Not so much fun, but oh so necessary.
- We will be using a dense floral foam block for this craft. To prep our swag to place the foam, with wire cutters, cut away some pine branches in the center. Set aside because we will use again. This will make it a little more naked in the middle of the swag.
- Prop swag up on your wreath board so it is easy to work with. This helps to visualize your piece, so that you properly add features to create depth and dimension throughout.
- On the back of your foam block, add some hot glue. Place it onto your swag using the midline with stem as base to secure it. Once on swag, use floral pins to help secure foam to swag as well. To hide the foam showing on back, add some pine pieces you cut off earlier with hot glue and floral pins.
- Beginning at the top of swag, insert your first Red and White Peppermint Stick Pick directly into your foam. Don’t forget to use hot glue as you insert into foam. Trim the stems if needed a bit. Add your second one next to it, standing a little taller than your first. Create a staggered look in height. You don’t want to give the appearance of a “Goal Post.
- Add your 3rd Candy Cane Peppermint Stick down on your swag, directly into the foam. Use floral pins to secure it in place. You don’t want it to be too much longer than your swag so that is why we are pinning it up a bit.
- Creating a center base, grab your gorgeous Glitter Round Candy Stem and a foam skewer. Cut the skewer to be much shorter so it will fit into the back of your peppermint candy foam. Use hot glue to help it stay sturdy. Then easily poke directly into your foam on swag in the center of the piece. Make sure it is nice and secure. Use floral pins to make it extra sturdy as the Gingerbread doll will add some weight.
- Let’s add our Light Brown Plush Gingerbread Doll. With scissors remove his tag to begin. Then cut 2 little tiny holes/slits on his upper back area. You will need a good amount of fabric in between the holes to hold him steady onto the swag.
- Slip a zip tie through the holes of your doll and close it uptight. Trim excess.
- Eyeball where you want to add him. Don’t forget you will later add your large premade bow. Check out this bow tutorial to see how to make the perfect bow for this project.
- Placing floral pins in the zip tie, place your doll at an angle on your peppermint candy. When working with foam it is always a good idea to use hot glue for security in placement.
- Next, grab your large bow and fluff your loops and long tails to be nice and full. Add your bow so he straddles behind the gingerbread doll. Use floral pins to hold securely. Wrap pipe cleaner from the bow around a candy cane stick as well.
Use floral pins to help secure where you see fit. - Grab your Snow Flocked Pine Garland and trim off some pieces to serve as filler on your swag. Cut with wire cutters. Insert in and around your swag using hot glue. Have it peek out here and there, filling any gaps.
- To add more festive fun, grab your Red and Green Jingle Bells Stem. Trim several pieces from your main bundle.
- Work those jingle bell stem pieces underneath directly inserted into your foam base. Don’t forget to dip in hot glue first. Have some poking out on the sides. Some poking out from the top by your 2 candy cane stems is also a great spot. Play with placement.
- Since we have a long tail from the bow, use a floral pin to create a “Roller Coaster Ribbon.” That simply means to gather 1 long tail, create a poof and pin in place. Using floral pins into that foam is the easiest way.
- Repeat with the other long tail on the other side of the gingerbread doll. Add a jingle bell on top of floral pins to hide.
- Since you have some leftover of your jingle bell stem, pop those in on your swag to keep it fun. Play with the stems by curling them a bit.
Grab your 3 Red and White Curly stems. (Not in her supply list). Before committing to placement, pop them in easily in certain spots to see what you like best. I talk a lot about visualization in my Design School. I created a zig zag shape as I added my curly cues. One on the top off to the right side. One out to the left in the middle of swag. Last one poking out on the bottom right side. But you do what you think is best. Don’t forget to use hot glue on ends to secure it in place. - With excess pieces of your Flocked Garland, insert pieces here and there filling in any gaps you might find. Almost done. Step back with a critical eye. Adjust, fluff, and manipulate any part of your swag that needs a little love. Then give yourself a part on the back for all your hard work.
Are you searching for a unique DIY project this Halloween? Look no further than the Frankie Centerpiece Kit, perfect for adding a personalized and cute spooky touch to your Halloween decor. This DIY arrangement kit blends creativity with simplicity, making it an ideal craft for all skill levels.
DIY Frankie Centerpiece for Halloween Home Decor
Crafting your centerpiece is straightforward and enjoyable. You’ll need some basic tools like styrofoam, wire cutters, scissors, and hot glue. Begin by setting styrofoam inside the bucket, strategically place the twig sprays and, and use the eyeball picks for a finishing touch of flair.
Let me show you how to create your own DIY Frankenstein Halloween Centerpiece that is a cute not spooky decoration for Halloween. Mixing your spooky decorations with old and new gives you fun times spent crafting together now while reminiscing about the Halloweve of yester years. It’s a wonderful way to start a family tradition or simply enjoy some seasonal crafting magic.
Ingredients
Directions
- Start by finding cutting the styrofoam so it is nestled inside of the Green Frankenstein Bucket so that it sits nicely inside and glue down. I like to use both Gorilla Glue and Hot Glue to really secure it for both now and long term.
- Cut Black Garland Base into small sections and set your base, spreading for maximum coverage.
- Prep your picks by grabbing your Purple Green Orange Felt Ball Twig Sprays. Sseparating them into smaller picks. You can also twist the black chenille around your finger to create a fun effect.
- Trim your Glitter Eye Ball Picks and add to the stryofoam. Be sure to space them for the best visual display.
- Cut and prep the White Black Chenille Curly Stems add some dimension to them by curling with your fingers to really give them life.
- Stem back and look at your your centerpiece. Are thier bald or blank spaces? Fluff you black garland to fill and use the wires in your products from Keleas.com to really get the pieces where you want them.
- Grab one of your Glitter Curly Velvet Ball Picks and trim the stem down to a couple of inches. Fluff out your pick, and then place it to the left of your bow, tucking it behind the bow to have it peek out from behind it.
