Gather your candy cane base and 2.5” ribbon. Wrap the ribbon around the bottom one full time. Leave about ½ of the width of the ribbon hanging off because we’ll tuck it in later.
Begin wrapping the ribbon around the frame at an angle so that you can move up the frame with each wrap.Pull your ribbon tightly as you wrap.Pro Tip: Evenly space your ribbon as you wrap it around the frame. I recommend overlapping about half the width of the ribbon so that the coverage looks solid and full.
Once you reach the other edge of your candy cane, make one final straight wrap around the edge, leaving about half the width of your ribbon hanging over, so we use it to create a clean-looking end.Tuck in the ends of your ribbon to cover the ends of your frame, add some hot glue inside into each end, and press the ribbon together until the glue sets.
Let’s make a bow.Take your 1.5” ribbon and measure a 5.5” tail. Pinch the ribbon, then make a 5.5” loop. Pinch it again and twist it to make a 5.5” loop for the other side.Continue adding loops of the same size until you have three on each side. Measure out the second 5.5” tail and cut the ribbon. Wrap a pipe cleaner around the middle to hold it while you make the next layer.Grab the same ribbon and make 4.5" tails and loops. This layer will have 2 loops and a tail on each side. Add this layer on top of your previous layer (take the pipe cleaner off, stack layer 2 on top of layer 1, then replace the pipe cleaner).Make one final layer for your bow. Measure two 4” tails, one 3” loop and two 4” loops (you'll have one loop and two tails on one side, and the other side will have one tail and a larger loop and a smaller loop). Add this top layer inside the pipe cleaner. Wrap the pipe cleaner around the center of the entire bow and twist it to tighten it up.Spread the layers apart, so there aren’t any gaps when looking at your bow from above.Once your bow is spread apart and looking beautiful, use the pipe cleaner to attach it to your candy cane just below the curve.
Take your greenery and bolt cutters and cut several small sprigs off the main stem. Add each sprig into different areas of your bow to add some contrasting color. Secure them with hot glue.
Fluff everything out and dovetail the ribbon tail ends.