Do you want to impress someone with a wonderful handmade gift, but you’re on a budget? Here’s the perfect solution: make a candy bouquet! Use dollar store candy and supplies to make an inexpensive, yet very impressive bouquet, made up of your gift recipient’s favorite sweet treats. 

Anyone can make a candy bouquet! It is a simple and clever craft, and looks so impressive once it’s done.

Project estimate:

• Floral foam, $1
• Glass container, on hand or $1
• Assorted candy, $1.00 and up
• Bamboo skewers, on hand or $1
• Hot glue, on hand
• Basket filler, $1

Totals: $3 and up

How to Make a Candy Bouquet Video Tutorial:

Read on for written instructions for how to make a candy bouquet:

1. Cut the floral foam to fit the inside of the container.  Floral foam is very easy to cut. You can simply use a knife to slice to cut to the right size.

2. After the foam is on place put basket filler on top.  You may chose to glue it in place.

3. This is the fun part!  Using the glue gun place a small amount of glue on the candy and place the skewer flat on the glue.

Cut skewers with utility scissors to make them different lengths — this makes a more pleasing bouquet!

4. Once it has cooled, arrange the candy skewers in the container.  Continue placing the candy in the container until you have the desired look. Trim skewers if necessary to give the bouquet a range of “flower” heights!

The wonderful thing about candy bouquets is they can be given to anyone.  They can be a birthday present, boss gift, husband gift, graduation gift (slip some gift cards in  between the candy), Mother’s Day (place flowers randomly around the candy), a treat for someone in the hospital, etc.  You name it!  Another great gift for someone with a flower allergy!  Wedding center piece?? You decide!

What do you think? Could you make a candy bouquet? (We think so! They are so easy and fun!)

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If you want to make cute Easter cupcakes this year but don’t think you have the time or the skills, think again! These adorable sheep cupcakes by Justine at The Typical Mom are super quick and easy to put together. They would also be cute to serve at baby showers, or a farm-themed birthday party. [how to make sheep cupcakes]

Project estimates:

• Cupcakes, on hand or $1 and up
• Frosting, on hand or $1 and up
• Marshmallows, on hand or $1
• Candy eyes, about $2 and up
• Pink candies, $1 and up

Total: about $3 and up

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Now that Halloween has passed, have you started making plans for Thanksgiving? For many families it’s one of the biggest gatherings of the year, so you definitely want to plan ahead! Greet your guests with these festive, candy-filled favors made out of clear vinyl gloves, designed by Morena at Crafts Unleashed. You could even use them as place cards at the table! [how to make Thanksgiving turkey treats]

Project estimate:

• Clear gloves, $1 and up
• Candy, $1 and up
• Fabric tape or washi tape, on hand or $1 and up
• Googly eyes, on hand or $1 and up
• Thanksgiving foam stickers, $1 and up

Total: $3 and up

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Need a scary snack in a hurry? Check out this spooktastic Halloween snack idea from Ashley at Sugar & Cloth – a selection of everyday sweets become a collection of monster eyeballs! You can find most of what you’ll need at the dollar store. If you’re lucky enough to live near a good bulk candy store, shop around and you can make lots of variations on this creepy treat! [how to make monster eyeball donuts]

Project estimate:

• Mini powdered sugar donuts, $1 and up
• Gummy ring candies, $1 and up
• Peanut butter M&Ms (or other similarly shaped/sized candy), $1 and up
• Royal icing, on hand or $1 and up

Total: $3 and up

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Need some inspiration for inexpensive yet very nice and thoughtful Valentine’s Day gifts?  Our pal Tanner from A Little Craft In Your Day demonstrates two fun ideas in this video!  First he makes a project that has been very popular in our DSC Facebook group, a gumball machine made out of a flower pot and a glass bowl, followed by a heart candy collage.  Watch the video below, or read Tanner’s blog post for more details.

Project estimate (flower pot gumball machine):

• Flower pot, $1 and up
• Round glass bowl, on hand or $1 and up
• Knob or large bead, on hand or $1 and up
• Paint, on hand
• Glue, on hand or $1 and up
• Candy, $1 and up

Total:  $2 and up

Project estimate (heart candy collage):

• Paper, on hand
• Frame, on hand or $1 and up
• Candy, $1 and up
• Glue, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  $1 and up

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You need cute holiday treats for your kid’s class or a holiday gathering, but baking isn’t exactly your strongest skill.  Think you are going to have to resign yourself to buying those slice-and-bake sugar cookie logs?  Think again!  These snowmen on a stick Based on an idea she saw elsewhere, Randi from Dukes and Dutchessses made a couple of alterations to the materials – and you can likely find all of her substitutions at the dollar store!  Of course, there are lots of different things you could substitute for making the details on this, so don’t be afraid to think outside of the box on this project.  [how to make snowman on a stick treats]

Project estimate:

• Powdered mini donuts, $1 and up
• Mike and Ike candies, $1
• Fruit roll-ups, $1 and up
• Food coloring, on hand or $1 and up
• Toothpick, on hand
• Bamboo skewers, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  $3 and up

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Peppermint candies are a classic, and their color scheme lends itself well to the holidays.  Shae from Hello Homebody recognized that potential and melted a handful of candies into these fun ornaments!  While red and white is the most common color combo for these candies, they also come in green and white.  You could also experiment with other candies, using cinnamon candies to make solid red ornaments, butterscotch candies for a yellow star, or any other shape-and-color combination you can find!  [how to make melted peppermint candy Christmas ornaments]

Project estimate:

• Peppermint candies, $1
• Metal cookie cutters, on hand or $1 and up
• Parchment paper, on hand
• Cookie sheet, on hand
• Cooking spray, on hand
• Toothpick, on hand
• String or twine, on hand

Total:  $1 and up

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Need bags for your Halloween treats?  If you’ve got paper lunch sacks in your cupboard, you can easily turn them into these cute jack-o-lanterns!  Sara from Confetti Sunshine drew a different face on each of these bags, creating an amusing assortment of expressions.  You could churn out w hole stack of these fairly quickly with an assembly-line-style process, and it would be a great project for enlisting the assistance of kids!  [make DIY paper bag jack-o-lanterns]

Project estimate:

• Paper bags, on hand or $1
• Paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Sharpie, on hand
• Candy, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  Free and up!

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We’re total suckers for innovative ideas that we haven’t seen before, and we kinda fell in love with this one!  Autumn from It’s Always Autumn turned mini chocolate donuts into cute lil’ spiders, complete with edible legs and eyes.  They’re sure to be a big hit at any Halloween party, with your family, or with your coworkers!  You could also substitute other small baked goods if you aren’t fond of donuts.  (But, who doesn’t love donuts??)  [how to make mini donut spiders]

Project estimate:

• Mini donuts, $1
• Pretzels, $1
• Chocolate candies, $1
• Frosting, $1

Total:  $4

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Okay, I know that all last week we bombarded you with shark crafts, and I thought we were done being shark-y….  But then I saw these shark marshmallow pops from Meaghan at The Decorated Cookie and I just had to share!  The clever design is easier than it looks, and you’ll be able to whip out a whole bunch of them in relatively little time.  They’re perfect for a shark-themed party, or as a surprise for a shark-loving friend!  [how to make shark marshmallow pops]

Project estimate:

• Marshmallows, on hand or $1
• Lollipop sticks, about $2 and up
• Candy melts, about $2 and up
• Candy eyes, about $2 and up
• Edible marker, about $2 and up
• Paper, on hand

Total:  about $8 and up

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