Give Your Christmas Lights an Unexpected Peppermint Twist

Sarah Essex

What child, big or small, doesn’t dream of living like Willie Wonka, in a land where everything feels, tastes and looks like candy? Create that fantasy for your family at home this Christmas, by adding a touch of peppermint to your home.

We tied little ribbons all along an ordinary string of Christmas lights, and were left with all the implied fun of a peppermint candy rope, with none of the sticky reality.

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Materials:

  • String of Christmas lights, all white or all red

  • Ribbons, white and red

Tools:

  • Scissors

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Instructions:

1. Cut several 6-inch pieces of ribbon.

2. Tie the ribbons along the string of lights, keeping them close together.

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3. Repeat until the entire string is covered.

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5. Hang the lights along a staircase railing, in swoops. Attach it to the stairs with longer pieces of the same ribbon.

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