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Liz on Call » CRAFTS » tips » How to Make Candy Sleeves

How to Make Candy Sleeves

Created On: May 21, 2014  |  Updated: May 10, 2020  |   4 Comments

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Some of my favorite candies growing up were sixlets.  You know those small, candy coated chocolate candies that come in a skinny plastic sleeve?  Those plastic sleeves make it really easy to just push all the candies into your mouth at one time!  Well, I still love sixlets and instead of the boring old colors, like brown, green, yellow and orange they had back in the day, they come in some really awesome colors!  I wanted to use some of those fun colors to attach to my business cards for a blog conference I was going to.  I bought a bunch of candy in colors that matched the color scheme of my blog.  Then I needed to figure out how to attach them to the card.  That is how I came up with how to make candy sleeves to fit the sixlets I wanted to use.

How to make candy sleeves

The first thing I did was head to Hobby Lobby to look for a bag I could use.  The smallest I could find in the candy aisle was one that was about 3 inches wide and 4 inches long.  I didn’t want to have to fill that bag.  Considering I was wanting to make about 50 “special” cards with a treat attached.  That would be a lot of candy (and $$$).  I needed to find a way to make them smaller so  I went ahead and bought those small plastic bags.  When I got home I got out my food saver vacuum sealer.  I actually use my vacuum sealer a lot.  And not just to vacuum seal.  I use it to seal the tops of chip bags, salad bags and any other plastic bags that I want to keep the contents fresh.

I placed the small bag I got from Hobby Lobby onto the heating strip of the food saver about 1/3 of the length down.  Then I closed it and locked it into place and instead of using the vac seal button, I just used the seal button!  When it was done I had a nice sealed edge.

make a candy pouch

I was able to do each bag 2 times in the food saver.

how to make small candy sleeves

Then using scissors, or even a paper cutter, I cut down the sealed area, creating 3 plastic sleeves from each 3″ x 4″ bag.

how to make small candy pouches

I filled the sleeves with candy.  The candy slide right down in the sleeves.  It looked just how I imagined it!

candy pouches

From there I trimmed the tops and then attached them to my business cards with a staple.

make a plastic candy pouch

I didn’t seal the tops of the candy sleeves that I attached to my business cards, but I did in the ones pictured below.  You just follow the same steps that you used to make the seal using the food saver.

how to make candy pouches

These were a little time consuming to make but I thought the personal touch was extra fun.  I was so set on finding the perfect size bag or sleeve to fit this certain candy and when I couldn’t find it, I made it work.  Now I know I can use this process in the future for party planning or gift giving.

Who knew my food saver would be a great crafting tool?!?!

Happy Crafting!

Liz

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Liz Call loves to create. At Liz on Call you can find easy and attainable craft, DIY, party and gift ideas. Along with tons of free printables featuring her hand lettering designs and practice sheets. She hopes to inspire others to find something fun in everyday with her simple ideas and recipes.
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  1. Shanice says

    May 23, 2014

    Very cute! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.

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    • Liz Call says

      May 23, 2014

      Thanks Shanice. I will try and stop by!

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  2. Bree says

    May 22, 2014

    This is super fun! I had no idea you could do it!! I need to try it.

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    • Liz Call says

      May 22, 2014

      Thanks Bree!

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