Sometimes it is not enough just to present a bouquet or candy to the hero of the occasion. In life, situations often arise when you want to surprise a loved one with a beautiful or unusual design. In such cases, gifts from sweets made by yourself or ordered from a master can help out. Sweet tooths of different sex and age will be happy to receive a present that can surprise not only in appearance, but also in content.
Design options for men
Many men love sweets and will definitely appreciate such gifts.
Beer mug
This is a cool and funny candy gift that can be presented to a man not only for his birthday, but also for another holiday. For manufacturing, you must use an ordinary tin. Initially, it is pasted over with tape and corrugated paper. Then, with the help of hot glue, the candies are glued to the outer surface.
Beer foam can be replaced with holofiber, cotton wool, or even serpentine. You can also consider the option with cotton candy, but it is worth considering that such "foam" interacts with moisture in the air and can melt.
Silver or gold braid, lace or beads are used for decoration.
Steering Wheel
The basis of the product is a cardboard base. To make it more attractive, the surface of the cardboard is pasted over with corrugated paper and decorative tape. As a material for decoration, it is appropriate to use foamiran, fabric or other materials of your choice. The top of the "car steering wheel" is pasted over with small cube-shaped chocolates, and in the center there is an icon of the brand that the hero of the occasion prefers.
Soccer ball
Initially, a sphere should be made, which will become the basis of the future product. It can be plain paper covered with tape. Then, with the help of hot glue, white and black candies are glued to its surface. They should be placed in the same way as a regular soccer ball is painted.
Chess for a sweet tooth
If the birthday boy is fond of board games, then a chessboard would be an excellent option. The base is followed by square chocolates with a white and black wrapper. White is successfully replaced with yellow or red. Instead of figures, large candies should be placed. They can also be replaced with chocolate figurines.
Candy and bottle of alcoholic drink
Before making a gift of sweets with your own hands for your birthday, it is worth remembering that only cognac is combined with chocolate. It is appropriate to replace it only with good whiskey or herbal balm. Chocolate should not be combined with vodka, tequila, or grappa.
There are enough options for the design of such a drink. This can be a cannon, a tank, a keg, or a ship. But the easiest way is to make a decorative pomegranate from a bottle and candy. To do this, take a bottle, candy, ribbons, ribbons and glue. If desired, each candy can be wrapped in corrugated paper. Glue the candies so that the product resembles a pomegranate. Wrap the neck of the bottle with decorative tape.
Presentations for women
DIY gifts from sweets for a birthday or other holiday are quite simple to make. Most often they use such design options as a bouquet or a flower basket.
There may be more options.
flower composition
For making, you will need a basket, a floral sponge, corrugated paper, long wooden skewers, hot glue, round candy. In winter, spices and dried flowers can be used as additional ingredients. In early spring, it is appropriate to complement the composition with snowdrops or other flowers.
To make a rosebud, use two 6 x 6 cm squares, a 7 cm long and 6 cm wide rectangle, and a 20 x 1 cm long strip.
Round off the top of the squares that will act as petals. Cut the green rectangle into thin strips, but do not reach the end. These strips must be twisted into thin flagella. Fold over the petals and stretch slightly. Place a confection inside this cocoon and wrap it, forming a thin bud. Glue it with glue to a wooden skewer.
Place the finished flowers in a basket or wrap in wrapping paper.
Original bouquet of sweets
Making gifts from sweets with your own hands is easy, there are master classes and ideas at every step. In some cases, candies do not hide behind corrugated paper, but play a major role.
In addition to round-shaped candies, you should prepare tools, organza, toothpicks, ribbons, a cardboard tube, lace, beads and other accessories that are at hand. The tube can be taken from paper towels or other similar products.
Glue each candy to a wooden skewer. Cut out small squares from organza, fold them in half, and wrap each of the candies. Fix the fabric with hot glue. Tie each candy underneath with a thin ribbon.
Cut a circle out of thick paper and make a wide cone out of it. The diameter should be about 15 cm. Cut a small circle in the center and make about 10 cuts. With their help, the cut cone will be attached to the tube.
Cut a cut cone from the foam, which will be slightly smaller than the cardboard cone. Wrap it in corrugated paper and secure the ends at the bottom. The inner part of the cardboard cone, as well as the tube, is pasted over with corrugated paper.
The last step is to fix the candy with toothpicks in the styrofoam and decorate the composition with decorative materials. It can be ribbons, lace, branches of coniferous trees, if a gift of candy is given for the New Year.
Topiary of sweets
This product is a tree on a sturdy stem with a round crown. If a do-it-yourself gift of sweets is presented on the occasion of Valentine's Day, then the crown can have the shape of a heart, and red materials should be used for decoration.
All candies are wrapped or glued to wooden skewers. It is best to take a foam ball as the basis for topiary. Make a hole in it, fill it with PVA glue, and insert a skewer with candy. Repeat the same actions until the surface of the ball is completely covered with sweets. There should be a small hole at the bottom. Insert a stick into it, which plays the role of a trunk.
The container, which will serve as a pot for wood, is filled with gypsum or polyurethane foam. Place the trunk of a tree in the center of the pot, and wait until the contents are completely dry. Use brackets or supports if necessary.
As a decor, you can use ribbons, paper, decorative flowers.
Children's gifts
DIY gifts from sweets for children are the easiest to make. Not only chocolate products can be used as the main material. You can use candy, marmalade, kinder surprises, marshmallows, marshmallows and other options. The main thing is a bright and unusual design.
Pirate ship
Original candy gifts suggest an interesting and unusual design. The present should evoke vivid and strong emotions. One of the more interesting options is the ship. You can use an oval basket as a base. But, it can be successfully replaced with foam. Also, in addition to sweets, for decoration you will need paper of different colors and textures, glue, tape, mosquito net, cloth, scissors and a sharp knife.
Cut several parts from a sheet of polystyrene that will become the basis of the ship. They should be folded together and secured with glue.
Sand the surface with sandpaper and glue over with decorative material. An indentation can be made inside the boat or ship to provide more space for sweets.
Glue all the candies to the hull of the ship. For this purpose, you can use wooden skewers or hot glue. If the packaging of the confectionery does not match the colors of the finished product, then additional materials should be used, such as paper or fabric.
If the ship is made for a girl, then the sails should be white or scarlet. It is advisable to place the finished product on a stand. All you need to do is take a small sheet of styrofoam and wrap it with a wrapping film that will simulate a body of water. Also, a pack of chocolates of the appropriate size can serve as a stand.
Candy doll
This is the optimal solution to the question of how to arrange candy as a gift for a girl from four to nine years old. For making, you will need a ready-made doll, cling film, crepe paper in two colors, hot glue, a floral sponge, a box of chocolates and confectionery for decoration, tape and tools.
The part of the doll that will be decorated with sweets should be wrapped in cling film. Cut a hole in the floral sponge so that the doll's legs and body fit completely. Place the toy there and cut the edges of the sponge so that its shape resembles a fluffy skirt. Re-wrap the surface of the sponge with foil so that it does not crumble during operation. To add reliability to the structure, use additional scotch tape.
For the underskirt, a 30x20 cm sheet of corrugated silver paper is used. The paper is glued with hot glue. The incision should be located at the back. Another sheet of paper is glued on top, but of a different color. This is the top skirt and the slit is in the front. The bottom of the paper needs to be stretched slightly to create a ruffle.
For the uppermost skirt, a sheet of 16x6 cm is used, and for the sleeves you need to cut two rectangles 2x3,5 cm.At the very bottom of the skirt, you can make additional inserts.
After the prepared doll is glued to the surface of the box, candies are glued to its skirt. Each candy should be wrapped in corrugated paper and secured with hot glue. You can also additionally use pins or small wooden skewers.
The most important features
There are a lot of options for how to make a gift from sweets with your own hands. It can be an ordinary bouquet, a funny animal, a motorcycle, a car, a train, a cake, a fairytale castle, or an unusual treasure box. If the gift is intended for an adult, then there may be a bottle of high-quality alcoholic beverage inside. For children, it is appropriate to put a toy. Also, a candy product can serve as an unusual packaging for money.
Among the advantages of candy gifts, it is worth noting the ease of manufacture, the ability to adjust the cost of the finished product, as well as the use of any available means for decoration. The manufacturer independently determines the composition of the bouquet.
