E.S. Ivy

author of middle grade books for children

  • Food and Fun
    • Food and Fun
    • Crafts
    • Cooking
    • Entertaining
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
  • Science of Miri Attwater
  • Travel
    • Disney travel
  • Tech Tutorials
    • Scrivener
    • Facebook
    • Pixlr
    • WordPress
  • Kids’ Books
    • E.S. Ivy’s Books
    • Miri Attwater Posts
    • Miri Attwater Reviews
    • Behind the Miri Attwater Series
    • Growing Readers
    • Mother-Daughter Book Club
    • Kids’ Books
  • Blog
    • Recent Posts
  • E.S. Ivy
    • About
    • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

DIY: Directions for Easy make your own Christmas Peppermint Wreaths

31 December, 2013 by ES Ivy

peppermint wreaths in windowThis seems a bit late – instructions for a peppermint wreath after Christmas, but I don’t have the staff (or the desire!) to make my Christmas ideas in July. 🙂 I’m going to work on timing, but for now, here it is – a Christmas craft after Christmas!

I love making new crafts, but I really don’t like making repeated copies. This was a difficulty with this craft, because I wanted it for my kitchen windows, and I had three. Lo and behold, but as I was working on the first wreath two more magically appeared! It was a Christmas miracle!

Okay, really th girls saw me making mine and were eager to make their own. We had a lot of fun making these while watching a Martha Stewart Holiday DVD. It really got us in a festive mood. They’re super easy. (Stay tuned to the end for a sneaky announcement.)

Make Your Own Peppermint Wreath

DIY Christmas decoration peppermint wreath

Supplies for a 12-inch wreath

  • DIY peppermint wreath supplies12 inch white foam wreath, label: 11/16 in (thickness) x 2 1/2 (width) x 11 3/4 in (17 mm x 63 mm x 298 mm).
  • wrapped peppermints, about 22 oz for a 12 in. wreath*
  • 250 – 300 straight pins
  • ribbon for hanging.

*I found bags of 21 oz (595 g) of mints and we made three 12 inch wreaths using three bags. One of us had 2 left over, one needed 2 more, and one had 6 left over. Some in each package were broken.

Instructions for DIY Peppermint Wreath

peppermint wreath step 11. Start on the outside edge. Position a mint with the twisty ends going in the same direction as the circle of the wreath (rather than pointing to the center).
2. Pin the mint to the wreath with a pin through each of the twisty ends.
3. Continue across the wreath in a row to the center, it should take 4 mints. You won’t quite cover the inside edge, but that’s fine.
make a peppermint wreath for Christmas decoration4. For the second row, start at the center and kind of work the mints into the gaps for the first row.
5. Continue around the wreath until it’s completely covered. More tips and tricks follow below.
6. Hang your wreath from a ribbon. This size wreath will be a little heavy – it’ll weigh as much as your peppermints – in this case, a little over a pound.

Tips and Tricks for making Peppermint Wreaths for Christmas Decorations

  • Pin the twisty ends as close to the candies that you can, so that the twisty ends stay fluffy. This will come in handy for filling in gaps as you progress.
  • make your own peppermint wreath for Christmas decorationsAs you go around the wreath, you aren’t going to be able to keep strictly to your pattern of 4 across. In fact, your nice straight-across line is going to be a definite diagonal around row four. Now – you perfectionists out there – don’t panic! It’s not possible to make the pattern perfect. (Yes, I’m talking to myself, too.) You can think of a wreath as two concentric circles. The inner circle is smaller than the outside circle. This means the inside edge of the wreath is much smaller than the outside edge; the outside edge will take more mints to go around it. This is where you get to practice letting go of your perfectionism. Instead, you’re going to just work on fitting the peppermints into the gaps.
  • Position the twisty ends to fill in gaps that are too small for peppermints.
  • Push the pin in to the twisty end where the cellophane can go as close to the foam wreath as possible. The further you can push the pins into the wreath, the prettier it will look. But don’t worry, not all the pins will push all the way in, and it will look fine. Really, I promise!
  • My daughters have bigger fingers than I do. (They’re both taller than me!) They liked using a chopstick to push the pins into the gaps. You might also want to use a thimble to save your finger tips.

So, file this away or pin it onto your Pinterest Board for next year! And now for the little announcement.

Psst! Miri Attwater and all that Glitters will officially launch in mid-January, but it’s avaible now! You can pick up your copy ahead of everyone else at Amazon!

Happy New Year Everyone!

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Seasonal & Holidays

« Happy Thanksgiving!
Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret now available with a new cover on Amazon! »

Comments

  1. Christina Morley says

    7 January, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    Your windows are beautifully dressed! Well done to you and your girls. Happy 2014!

    • ES Ivy says

      8 January, 2014 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you! It was fun.

Find E.S. Ivy Around the Web

  • View E.S.IvyAuthor’s profile on Facebook
  • View ESIvy’s profile on Twitter
  • View mombehindthecurtain’s profile on Instagram
  • View esivy’s profile on Pinterest
ocean's secret cover 190 x 250
best books for girls : All That Glitters cover 188 x 250

Popular Posts & Pages

  • Book Cover Design: Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret Cover Redesign, part 5, background
    Book Cover Design: Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret Cover Redesign, part 5, background
  • Scrivener - Safely Saving Scrivener Files and Projects Tutorial
    Scrivener - Safely Saving Scrivener Files and Projects Tutorial

Post Categories

  • All That Glitters
  • Announcements
  • Behind the Books
  • Book Reviews
  • Chemistry
  • Christmas
  • Cooking
  • Costumes
  • Crafts
  • Disney
  • Disney travel
  • Education
  • Education & Success
  • Entertaining
  • Facebook tutorial
  • Food and Fun
  • For Authors
  • Growing Readers
  • Halloween
  • Kids' Books
  • Marine Biology
  • Miri Attwater
  • Mother-Daughter Book Club
  • Other
  • Pixlr tutorial
  • Science Education
  • Scrivener Tutorial
  • Seasonal & Holidays
  • Special Promotion
  • Tech Tutorials
  • Thanksgiving
  • The Ocean's Secret
  • Winter
  • Wordpress tutorial

Search this site

Please note that some of the links on this site are referral links which means I may get a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on them. You pay exactly the same price as you would if you made the purchase directly. I only link to books and services I personally recommend and also it allows me to show you images relevant to posts. esivy.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

PRIVACY POLICY

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress