How to make a fun and colourful wreath with gum drops

You need:

An 18-inch Styrofoam wreath form

Royal-icing mix or homemade royal icing

Two large bulk bags of gumdrops

Screws

Picture-hanging wire

A low-heathot-glue gun

Easy how-to:

1. Prepare the royal icing.

2. Working in sections, apply a thin layer of icing and push the gumdropsinto the icing. Allow the icing to dry before moving on to the next section.Work on the top first, then the sides. Finish with a satin ribbon.

3. Sink screws into Styrofoam with hot glue. Stretch a wire between screwsto create a hanger.

Where to find it: Form, royal icing, michaels.com. Candy, bulkbarn.ca.Wallpaper, Julien Macdonald for Graham & Brown, grahambrown.com.

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