Christmas tree of sweets: how to make an original, sweet present

On the eve of the New Year and Christmas, original crafts made by themselves are becoming actual. Such products are an excellent gift to family members and friends and can become an interesting decoration of any living space. In this article we will share with you the simple technology of making a beautiful and delicious souvenir.

So, the Christmas tree of sweets. This product will appeal not only to adults, but, undoubtedly, will please children. A Christmas tree from sweets will not take up much space and will necessarily become an ornament of any festive table. So, let's start making this colorful and bright craft.

Sweet presents for the New Year - a Christmas tree of sweets: a master class

To make a sweet souvenir you will need the following consumables:

• Thick paper (thin cardboard) white or green;
• Pencil, scissors;
• glue;
• A stapler;
• Scotch;
• Foil (bow);
• Candy in a wrapper.

The basis for the herringbone is a cone made of thick paper or cardboard. For its manufacture, it is necessary to cut out a semicircle from the existing material and roll it into a cone, fixing the edges with adhesive tape or glue. Align the edges of the workpiece so that the workpiece is more stable. It is advisable to choose a paper of green color, so your Christmas tree from candies will look more natural. Although you can take and white cardboard, paint it with paint or decorate the finished article with decorative elements, hiding the white areas. If you wish, you can make a tree of golden or silver material, then your product will look very elegant and rich. It is desirable to select the color for the "trunk" of the tree so that it harmonizes with the candy wrapper.

The next step in making a New Year's craft "Christmas tree of sweets" will be attaching to it sweets. They are placed around the base in rows, moving from bottom to top. It is desirable that each next row of candies a little covered the previous one, so the Christmas tree will not have ugly lumens. You can glue the candy to the cone in staggered order, in this case the product will look neat and elegant. There are two ways to attach sweets - using scotch tape or using additional paper squares, attached to the "tail" of each candy with a stapler. Adhesive tape does not hold well, but it makes it easy to separate sweets from the cardboard base without damaging their wrapper. The second method, using paper, fixed on the wrapper by a stapler, and on the cone with glue, allows you to hold a candy well, but if you want to eat it, you will have to take out the delicacy from the wrapper, leaving it on the tree. For crafts, you can use one kind of candy, such a single-colored tree will look very stylish. You can also take sweets in a colorful, colorful wrapper - this hand-made article will be brighter and festive. You can dream up and make a craft "Christmas tree of sweets", using two or three sorts of confectionery, each row laying out one of three colors. After gluing the sweets, you can additionally decorate the craft with garlands of beads and beads, tinsel, sequins. On the top of the tree it is good to install a small asterisk. We hope, now you know how to make a Christmas tree from sweets, and you will be able to make such a nice and sweet souvenir yourself. Such an article will please guests and household members and create a festive atmosphere.