Candy Cane Name Card Holder for Christmas party

Right before Christmas, I found this little candy cane stand idea on Pinterest and as I was missing a name tags for the upcoming Christmas Party I decided to give it a try. Another good reason it was that I could share the whole process with you.

The result was better than I have imagined. Look for yourself. This is how my candy cane place card holder turned out. Isn’t it festive? If you like it and wish to make it to decorate your table, follow the simple steps that I have provided below.

To make them you will need:

Peppermint Candy Canes 3-18 ct boxes – 3 pieces for each stand,
chalkboard labels with chalk marker – one per each stand,
Red Fun Foam Sheet 9″ X 12″ X 1/16″ Thick (12 Pcs/Pack) – 10 cm / 7 cm per each stand
Morex Ribbon Wired 1-Inch Chiffon Ribbon with 25-Yard Spool, Red” – approximately 35 cm per each stand

If you plan to make 25 stands as I have done, make sure that you have enough of everything. I have learned from my mistake. As I did not buy enough red ribbon, and it was sold out the next time I went shopping. Because of that, I ended up having to change my design and replace the red ribbon with a gold ribbon. It was not a deal breaker, but it did become a time-consuming event.

Here are the steps:

I have started the process by preparing the name tags. Measured & marked rectangles that were 10 cm / 7 cm each.

When they were all cut out, I placed a chalkboard label right in the centre of each one.

Then, I wrote the names of all our guests on the tags with a pen marker that came with chalkboard labels. I guess I don’t have to tell you how glad I am that this marker was easily erased with a wet cloth. We all know what happens when we try to write something perfectly nice and straight … wet cloth was a lifesaver 🙂

After that, it was time to make a perfect bow or I should say 25 of them. As you can see I used 2 different ribbons for one bow. I loved the end result but I have to say this was the hardest part of the project. If I do this again, I would definitely stick to the single ribbon.

Just to help you out a little bit more, below you can find tutorials on how to make a perfect bow:

The last thing to take care of was the stand. I used scotch tape to mount the 3 candy canes together.

Then the pretty bow was attached.

And last but not least, I could put a name on the candy cane stand. After that, the candy cane holder was ready to be placed on the Christmas table.

This organizational piece is as much practical as it is beautiful. As you can see, combined with all the other decorations it made our table gorgeous.