Youll want your candy lei to be between 35 40 inches. Place a small candy bar on top of the cellophane.
As a hint i folded mine half way between the number 1 on the president side of the bill in the top left corner if that makes sense.
How to make graduation leis.
Continue adding straws and bills until 100 1 bills are.
To do that you will zig zag your dollar bill like image 1 and finish with image 2.
While us kids were relegated to making candy leis or ribbon leis my dad and mom would make the special flower.
Insert a straw piece through the ribbon this will uniformly space the bills.
Tie a piece of curling ribbon to either side of the candy.
For a tall or larger graduate youll want 12 yards of each color of ribbon.
Cut a strand of thread or line to 40 inches triple knot the end and thread the needle.
Tuck another candy bar into the.
Heres a diy video i wanted to share with you.
This post contains affiliate links and i will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my linkswith a samoan dad i learned how to make graduation leis when i was young.
When picking your own flowers remove any tiny insects taking care not to bruise the petals.
Roll out plastic wrap.
How to make graduation leis making candy leis cut some cellophane about 6 inches 1524 centimeters wide.
Now that graduations are around the corner and i have a few graduates i wanted to make leis for i thought i would share how i made this.
You will then turn your dollar bills into accordions.
Pick up 2 spools of ribbon at your craft store.
Wrap the cellophane around the candy bar.
How to make a ribbon lei.
These spools of 10 yards of ribbon work perfectly for a small or average size graduate.
Saran wrap or cellophane work best.
Continuing the lei 1.
Place another bill in between the two ribbons.
Place your candy in a row on the bottom third of the plastic wrap.
Arrange your flowers on a table in the pattern you want to string them for example you may want.
How to make a candy lei for graduation step 1.
Repeat how to tie and tape the bill as described in the previous step.
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