Handmade Christmas Gift Ideas - DIY Candy Canes

I had no idea how easy it is to make your own candy canes. Just think - no more stale candy canes from three or four years before! This sweet treat is part of the series (9/21-12/24) of handmade Christmas gift ideas.

I love this post at SantasPostBag (based in the UK). The tutorial at this link.

These are incredibly easy to make. You could vary the look by the way you wrap them. You could make some short and fat, others long and thin.

You could make a special tag explaining that you made them with your own little hands.

There is no "boil at xxx degrees for 3-1/2 minutes, pour and pull." Everything you need is available in the local grocery store or possibly even in your pantry.

The instructions are very clear and easy to understand. The process is really easy. You will end up making tons of these, and hopefully, they will make it out of your kitchen and on to the folks on your gift list.

Home made candy canes? Who would have guessed you could do it?

For other projects in my series, just look along the right sidebar for the label "Christmas Gift Projects." I hope to post only tips that do not require knitting, crocheting, machine sewing, tatting, embroidery, or any other skilled technique.

If you are feeling too crushed for time to make your own gifts this season, check my Etsy shop for items for your gift list.