We’re bringing Halloween season’s most controversial and fiercely debated candy into the holiday season this year. Yes, that’s right: welcome to Christmas, candy corn.
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You likely already know my feelings on this sweet treat: I like exactly three pieces, and then I’m over it. (Candy corn is just too sweet for my tastes.)
But I absolutely LOVE decorating with it. Take a spin through my Halloween home tours if you want to see how I do that.
And Christmas is no exception.
Obviously, the idea of candy corn ornaments is not original to me, and it’s not terribly hard to pull off. I got away with making mine for under $10 last year.
But they were such a big crowd pleaser, I wanted to share my sources and how I decorate with them on the blog as part of my Spooky Christmas celebration.
What You’ll Need:
- Clear ornament balls (two-inch diameter or larger)
- Candy corn
- Ornament hooks
That’s it!
Last year I bought a few two-packs of clear ornament balls at my local Dollar Tree, but you can also find larger packs on Amazon if that’s more your speed. I went with plastic because they’re easier to store, but you could also give glass a try.
If you’re wondering where the heck to find candy corn in December, there is, of course, always Amazon.
I also recommend shopping the candy aisle of your local grocery store. Mine all tend to have “classic” candies, like circus peanuts and licorice, packaged in clear bags with paper labels at the top, and I can almost always find candy corn in the mix.
How to Make Candy Corn Ornaments:
This is literally the easiest DIY ever, but you’ll want to make sure you purchase clear ornament balls that are at least two inches in diameter for a very important reason: so you can get the candy corn inside! Anything smaller, and the kernels likely won’t fit.
To get started, remove the metal topper. (Be careful not to crush it! Most of that metal is very delicate.) Insert candy corn kernels. Replace topper. The end!
You can fill your ornament balls as much or as little as you want.
If you want to get fancy, you could, of course, decorate the ornaments with paint on the outside, by tying Halloween ribbon (I like these designs) around the top or by adding other small trinkets into the ornaments (if the opening is large enough). The sky is the limit!
And then you can decorate with them anywhere. Here are a few ideas:
- Place in a vase or hurricane lamp as filler (see my Spooky Christmas home tour for this idea)
- Hang on a wreath on your door
- Hang on garland
- Lay them in tabletop greenery
- Hang them on your spooky Christmas tree
If you need ornament hooks to accomplish any of those looks, grab them here. You might also give these decorative S-shaped hooks a try!
How are you decorating for spooky Christmas?
I’d love to hear if you’re also Halloweenifying the holidays this year – share your favorite decorating idea in the comments, and let me know if you’ll be incorporating candy corn ornaments into your decor too.
Happy haunting,
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