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Learn how to make these delightful DIY broomsticks for your next Halloween gathering!

Celebrate the season with these adorable DIY witches’ broomsticks.  Use them to adorn candy apples, cocktails, or simply as delightful decorations for your home this Halloween.

What You’ll Need

  • Caramel / candy apples
  • Raffia
  • Wooden skewers
  • Embroidery floss
  • Brown thread
  • Scissors
  • Sewing machine
  • Hot glue gun

Let’s Do It

  • Gather a small bunch of raffia (about 20 strands) and stitch together in the center–the seam is about 3⁄4 of an inch long
  • Trim the raffia to about 5 inches wide
  • Place a dot of hot glue to the left of the seam; place the blunt end of the skewer into the glue (extending about an inch past the seam)
  • Fold the right half of the raffia over the skewer and hold the ends securely; wrap embroidery floss around the broom bristles (about 1⁄2 inch from the folded end of raffia)
  • Wrap three to four times and secure with a knot
  • Stick the broom skewer into the top of a candy apple

Cheryl Says DIY Broomsticks