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Want to decorate your driveway with big, big candy canes? They're easy to make and with a little work and spraypaint you'll have some large canes to turn your entrance into a bit of candy wonderland.

Here's how to do it.

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Step 1: Get PVC pipe and paint

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These candy canes are made of standard 3/4" PVC pipe. If you want, you can opt for the 1" PVC or, with ore work, something even bigger.

In the picture are the PVC pipes cut to 5' lengths. Easily done by cutting the standard 10' length in half with a saw. Bring a saw to the hardware store and you can easily cut these down to size in the parking lot for easier transport.

You'll also need some paint. I used Krylon® Fusion for Plastic in Satin White and Dual™ Paint + Primer in Banner Red
Penolopy Bulnick says: Dec 17, 2011. 4:01 PM
Awesome! Very doable!
n0ukf says: Dec 17, 2011. 2:50 PM
Or instead of masking and painting it red, you could wrap it with red electrical tape.
fungus amungus (author) in reply to n0ukfDec 17, 2011. 3:07 PM
Or even red ribbon glued down. I've seen both of those before, but I prefer the painted-on look. It's flatter.
n0ukf in reply to n0ukfDec 17, 2011. 2:51 PM
...or be flashy and use reflective tape.
jessyratfink says: Dec 17, 2011. 6:14 AM
Very cute. :)
fungus amungus (author) in reply to jessyratfinkDec 17, 2011. 2:00 PM
Yeah, I like it. At first I thought it was going to be too over the top, but it works pretty well.
canucksgirl says: Dec 17, 2011. 5:12 AM
Great job. I love the look of them along your pathway. :D
fungus amungus (author) in reply to canucksgirlDec 17, 2011. 2:00 PM
Thanks!
Kiteman says: Dec 17, 2011. 10:05 AM
(Adds to "to do" list for 2012's decorations.)
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