Materials:

• 1 empty coffee can
• 20 to 30 straight candy canes
• 2 large rubber bands from the newspaper
• 1 medium sized rubber band
• 10 to 14 stems white roses
• 1 brick floral foam
• 2 yards of inch wide red velvet ribbon
• 1 handful of wrapped peppermint candies
• Clippers, scissors, knife and floral preservative

Step 2 - After the foam in thoroughly soaked, cut the foam to fit the inside the coffee can.

Step 3 - Slip the two large rubber bands over the can, one high and one low. Attach the candy canes in a vertical fencing pattern all around the can by slipping them underneath the rubber bands.

Step 4 - When the can is completely covered, slide the two rubber bands to the center of the coffee can. Now hide the rubber bands by tying the decorative ribbon around them.

Step 5 - Gather the roses in your hand holding them just under their blooms. If right handed, gather the flowers in your left hand and vice-versa. Try to make a round shape when gathering the blossoms. Keep the stems of the flowers straight so that their stems do not cross. Rubber band the stems together and bring the rubber band up just under the blooms. Now cut the ends of the stems so that that they are about 12-inches in length.

Step 6 - Hold all the stems in a neat bundle and insert the bunch into the center of the floral foam.

Step 7 - Now cover the floral foam with wrapped peppermint candies.