Are you tired of standard gift ideas and looking for a creative gift for Christmas? Then you can just do it againGive away sweets, but this time in an original homemade packaging. Today we'll show you some creative ideas on how you can transform a box of chocolates into a pretty Christmas house or Santa's sleigh. Chocolates like Raffaello and Ferrero Rocher are wonderful for various craft projects because they are individually wrapped and can be easily glued on with hot glue. What other nice things can you make out of sweets for Christmas? Just keep reading until the end of this post!
Make a Raffaello house as a Christmas gift
You can create a magical fairytale house from a simple Raffaello box with just a few materials! Cardboard, wrapping paper, trimmings and decorations of your choice - that's all you need to make this pretty Christmas gift.
Materials required:
- Standard box of 15 Raffaello chocolates
- Cardboard
- Scraps of wallpaper, crepe paper or other decorative paper
- Trimmings in red and silver
- Glue gun
- Pencil and ruler
- Decorative items of your choice to decorate the house - pearl necklaces, crepe flowers, bows, berries, cones, mini baubles, etc.
Step 1:Open and empty the chocolate box. Fold the two narrow sides inwards and glue them to the box.
Step 2:Cut two rectangles from cardboard 8 cm high and 11.5 cm wide. Cover the triangles with decorative paper.
Step 3:Glue the triangles to the two large sides of the lid.
Step 4:Cut off the excess from the chocolate box. Using hot glue, stick the trimmings along the edges so that the unclean interfaces are no longer visible.
Step 5:Now you need to make the roof. It consists of 2 parts. The size of the individual parts is 12.5 cm x 15 cm. Cut a 25 x 30 cm rectangle out of cardboard and cover it with decorative paper. Then fold the rectangle in the middle.
Step 6:Also decorate the edges of the roof with the trimmings. Make another door and two windows on either side of the house. You can also hang a decorative bell.
Step 7:Only stick the roof on one side. The other side should open.
Step 8:Now you can let your imagination run wild and decorate the roof according to your own wishes. For example, you can first glue all the small decorations onto a cardboard circle and then attach it to the roof.
It is best to place floral compositions on one side of the house only. Asymmetrical looks better. But be careful. Choose lighter decorations and don't overdo it. Otherwise the house could tip over. Distribute the decorations evenly on the cardboard circle and attach it closer to the fold of the roof. You can also add pine or spruce branches to add some contrast.
Step 9:Put the candy back in the box or put a small gift inside. Because without the interior filling the house is unstable.
Add a few gold accents
To decorate the Raffaello box, you can not only use red and white decorations, but also add gold and green tones as accents. A variety of rhinestones and glitter can make the house even more attractive and festive.
You can also give a bottle of champagne as a gift with the Christmas house made of sweets
You can also keep the decoration only in red and silver
You can make beautiful ruffles with crepe paper
Make a candy sleigh for Christmas
You can also make this Santa Claus sleigh last minute! The most important ingredients are the candy canes and the Raffaello box, which can be found in every supermarket these days. To decorate the box, you will need a large bow star and decorative details such as small artificial pine cones with berries, Christmas balls, mini gifts, etc.
When buying the candy canes, just make sure that they are a little longer than the box of chocolates. Before attaching the candy canes to the bottom of the box, wrap a piece of crepe paper around each cane so the hot glue doesn't damage their wrapping film. You can find more beautiful ideas with candy canesin this article.
Pack champagne bottle with sweets and tinsel
Would you like oneBottle of champagne for Christmascreatively pack and give away? Then this idea would be the perfect gift for hosts at the next Christmas dinner invitation! For a fresh, festive look, this bottle features a pink/purple trim. Of course, you can adapt the colors to your liking. The classic coconut confections with red and white packaging can also be beautifully combined with other decorations in Christmas colors such as silver, gold, red, green and dark blue.
Materials required:
- A bottle of sparkling wine
- Several Raffaello pralines with raspberry flavor
- White crepe paper
- Thin satin ribbon in white
- Tinsel garland in fuchsia
- Mini Christmas tree baubles in fuchsia
- Matching pink bow
- Scatter snowflakes
- Hot glue gun
Step 1:Cut out a rectangle measuring 23 x 20.5 cm from the white crepe paper. Use hot glue to glue both ends together vertically and place the resulting cuff over the bottle.
Step 2:Wrap the crepe paper tightly around the neck of the bottle and tape the satin ribbon tightly around it. In order for the cuff to be removed, you should make sure that it is only glued to the paper.
Step 3:Now start decorating the wrapped bottle. Work from bottom to top. Place a dab of hot glue on the wrapped bottle and press the beginning of the garland onto it. Wrap the garland once around the bottom of the bottle and glue the beginning and end back together.
Step 4:The second row is the chocolates. Then another wrap with the garland follows. For the fourth row, remember that the candy should be glued between the first row. Continue like this until you reach the neck of the bottle and the satin ribbon.
Step 5:Glue the mini Christmas balls into the gaps between the Raffaello tickets. Then add a few accents with the snowflakes. Finally, attach the bow. And done!
The finished cuff can then be easily removed from the bottle
Make a Christmas tree out of candy for Christmas
A Christmas tree made of sweets is not only a real eye-catcher on the Christmas table, but also a great gift for the family.Friends and work colleagues. You can represent the fir green either with a green tinsel garland or with a decorative fabric such as organza and fleece. Green tissue paper also works well.
A beautiful Christmas tree topper should not be missing either
A Styrofoam cone serves as the base for the Christmas tree. You can then easily stick the selected decorations and sweets on this. If you want to make a green Christmas tree, it is best to wrap the cone with green paper so that the white Styrofoam does not show through later. If you are using fabric or paper, cut small squares out of them and press a pencil into the center of each square. This way you can form beautiful bouquets, the tips of which you can then glue to the tree.
Using a tinsel garland is almost like making a DIY champagne cuff
For an elegant all-white look, you can opt for white tinsel garland and silver beaded ribbon. The Raffaello sweets also come into their own in this case.
You can find more beautiful craft ideas with sweets for Christmasin this article.
