DIY Cake Bunting

I just love decorating for all occasions . You just name it- festivals, birthdays, parties, baby showers . And  I love DIY decorations more than store brought ones. I know my kids could care less if their mom made decorations or brought them from store for their birthday . But I enjoy every bit of the process of making decorations. During the Pandemic was my birthday. We were in the initial phase when there was a lockdown. All the quarantine talk, social distancing measures  and scary news everyday felt so depressing.  I wanted to do something to cheer me up . So I decided to make a cute little cake bunting. Arts and crafts activities are my stress busters. With the materials on hand I started working on this project. In less than 30mins I finished it too. A cute little bunting was a perfect addition to my home baked eggless date cake. I love the contrast of mint twine against the pink colored triangles. The 3D green flowers were a perfect addition . The green color was so fresh that it brought a smile on my face and heightened the much needed positivity. After all adorable and handmade is what I love and it makes me happy . Did you like my bunting ?

Materials-

1. Cardstock paper 

2. Twine

3. Popsicle sticks

4. Scissors , glue and tape

5. Embellishments (optional )

Step by step instructions -

1. Cut little triangles(or any other shape you like ) from pink cardstock. 

2. Cut the alphabets in white cardstock . I used my Cricut machine to cut the alphabets .

3.  Glue the letters onto the traingles .

4. Using a tape add the triangles onto a baker's twine.

5.Wrap the twine over the popsicle sticks at the edge tying a knot to secure the bunting .

6. Add embellishments to cover the knot which secured the twine to the popsicle sticks. I used the 3D flower stickers .

Tips -

1. Wooden skewers or drinking straws work well to make a bunting . I used popsicle sticks since I did not have anything else at hand . 

2. Spacing is the key to fit the bunting on the cake .

3.You can punch holes and thread the twine instead of using tape. 

4. Replace pre made embellishments with shapes cut from cardstock. Stars, balloons, hearts to name a few . Get creative. 

5.Instead of cutting alphabets from cardstock you can hand write or stencil the letters.