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You are here: Home / Christmas / Peppermint Twist Holiday Garland

Peppermint Twist Holiday Garland

Last Updated September 13, 2018 By Alecia

bowl of peppermint candy and a garland made from tristed craft wire and peppermint candy

I’m all about easy when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Especially when I’m making the decorations myself! This DIY Peppermint Garland can’t get any easier.

A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

The hardest part is not eating the candy. If you can pull that off you’re golden. I was even able to make one holiday garland in the dark in a moving car. And that’s not a humble brag about my crafting skills, it’s really that easy.

The second hardest part is finding the right type of mints, make sure they have the twisted ends not the heat sealed ones.

Peppermint Garland Supplies:

A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

?   Craft Wire (I used 24 gauge, 30g is too thin and can’t hold up the the weight of the mints)

?  Peppermint Candy (the kind with the twisted ends, not heat sealed)

?  Wooden spoon or dowel

Garland Instructions:A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

1. Fold about 2 inches of the wire around the spoon and twist it creating a hanging loop

A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

2. Move down about 2 inches and start adding mints. Twist 1-1.5x around one side, pull the wire across the mint and twist it around the other end

A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

3. Add another mint about 4 inches down, continue until you’ve added about 6 mints

A fast and easy holiday garland using craft wire, peppermints and a spoon

4. Wrap the wire around the spoon from mint-to-mint and pull the spoon out, keep wrapping until you’ve got all the spaces curled up

5. Continue adding mints and wrapping until your happy with the length. The weight of the mints adds up quickly and it’ll pull the curl out of the wire if you add too many so it’s best to make a few short strands than one long one.

Hand the finished garland on your tree, drape it over a bookshelf or between a set of stocking holders, maybe a set of DIY Rustic Christmas Tree Stocking Holders?

Don’t forget to PIN this to your Christmas Board!

Check out my Christmas Page for more ideas or start here:

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Filed Under: Christmas, DIY

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Comments

  1. Debbie L. says

    November 7, 2014 at 9:39 am

    This is really cute – a great project for us to make. Hope you feel better

  2. Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads says

    November 9, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Really cute idea! Thanks for the tip about the correct gauge of wire to use!

  3. Marilyn says

    November 16, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Oh, I LOVE this idea and it’s so easy with out any gluing! 🙂

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