DIY Candy Cane Vase – Easy Holiday Decor Project

This DIY candy cane vase makes an easy holiday decor project that is as much fun to put together as it is to display. Since it uses poinsettia flowers it goes right along with all your Christmas plants.

All you need are some candy canes and a few inexpensive supplies. Grab some peppermint sticks and let’s make a new Christmas decoration.

This DIY Candy Cane vase is easy and quick to do and looks great on the table. 

It will hold any type of floral decoration on the top and makes a great centerpiece for a holiday party table.

I love to make an easy holiday decor project. This is such a busy time of the year so simple is something that appeals to me.

Dress Up Your Table with This Easy DIY Candy Cane Vase

This project is super quick to put together and doesn’t even need glue so there is no mess or fuss.

Start by gathering the supplies.  You will need the following:

• 40 wrapped candy canes
• 1 wide elastic
• glass vase
• Poinsettia floral picks
• 3/4″ wide holiday ribbon
• small gold bell

I used a glass vase that was a bit shorter than the length of the candy canes.

My roll of holiday ribbon is about 3/4″ wide. I also needed a box of regular-sized candy canes, one large elastic, and some floral faux decor that I got at the dollar store.

Place your rubber band around the middle of the vase.  Mine fit quite snugly.

Slip the candy canes behind the elastic and level with the bottom of the jar.

Keep going until the jar is covered.  I used 40 candy canes.

Dressing up this easy holiday decor project

Add a length of the holiday ribbon around the jar over the top of the elastic so that it hides it.

Take a piece of the ribbon and make two loops and pinch them in the middle.

Add a longer piece of ribbon at the back of the loops and pinch it also.

I used an old bell from a dollar store bow that I had on hand to twist around the bow to secure it, and then tied the bow to the front of the jar.

Trim the ends of the bow.  The elastic is perfectly hidden now.

I had a large faux poinsettia sprig that I cut into several lengths that were the right size for the vase.Finished vase ready to display. A little Dollar Store bird makes a great companion for the candy cane vase. The vase looks great in the middle of a server tray with his bird buddy!

Candy cane vase displayed with one of my Byers Choice Carolers.

That’s it!  Fast, easy, fun, and great-looking holiday decor project.

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Would you like a reminder of this candy cane DIY project? Just pin this image to one of your holiday boards on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.

If you enjoy Christmas decor with candy canes, be sure to also check out my gingerbread house tips. It shows how to use candy canes in the design as well as many other suggestions for the perfect gingerbread house.

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