Do you have a random stack of assorted cupcake liners in your cupboard? I find they’re sold like hamburger and hot dog buns – they never quite match up to how many hamburgers and hot dogs you’ve made. Here’s a cute and easy use for them – mini party hat cupcake toppers.
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Materials needed: assorted cupcake liners, double-stick tape, glue, pom-poms.
Step 1: Flatten a cupcake liner in half. Then fold it in half again to find where the point should be.
Step 2: Gently twist the liner into a hat shape and secure it with a small piece of double-stick tape. Press firmly to seal.
Step 3: Add a dollop of glue to the tip of the hat and gently place a pom-pom on top. Let dry.
Step 4: Place the mini hats on your frosted cupcakes. Enjoy!
These are adaptable to any kind of party, depending on the colors or liners you have –a friend of mine did these in silver foil with a little gold star on top for her son’s wizard-themed party. And of course, they are the perfect size for toy animals and funny characters once the cupcakes have been eaten.
Melissa
January 9, 2013
Adorable!
Aimee
January 9, 2013
These are A-DO-RA-BLE !!!!! LOVE !
Ilaria
January 9, 2013
perfect & adorable … just in time for my little boy birthday on Saturday 😉
aimee @ smilingmama
January 9, 2013
Perfect timing! We’re hosting a little party at the house on Saturday and I was looking for just this sort of easy but fun idea.
Also, how funny that out of four commenters so far, two are Aimee?!
Tiffany
January 9, 2013
Goodness we think alike, I would have put that hat on every single one of my sons toys!!
Chloe Moon
January 9, 2013
How adorable and easy!!! =)
My father’s birthday is coming up this weeknd and I think I’m going to make these cuties for him!! =)
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Davina
January 9, 2013
Love these! Thank you. They are perfect for a small person’s party.
this is lemonade
January 9, 2013
Ha! The best is after the cupcakes have been eaten. One can take some exercise playing with the hats and little toys. The simple use of imagination should burn off a few calories, not to mention the laughter that should follow 🙂
Pewelimei
January 9, 2013
What a cute idea! Love it! Makes the cupcakes look so adorable!
wmbg
January 9, 2013
these are the best!!
Chianne Hood
January 9, 2013
This is such a great idea and it’s so easy to make! I have to try it out! xx
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Fräulein Maier
January 9, 2013
so cute! will probably make some as cake toppers for my mum’s birthday cake next saturday
Tania
January 9, 2013
Very cute — great use of assorted cupcake holders!!
Trish
January 9, 2013
these are adorable! I love this idea. 🙂
Trish
http://www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com
ali lanenga
January 9, 2013
brilliant! absolutely brilliant ; ) i’ll be using this DIY for my daughter first birthday party next week!
heidi
January 9, 2013
These are too cute and so festive. What a great way to add cheer.
Abigail
January 9, 2013
Never too early to start planning for Ezra’s first birthday!
eleni
January 9, 2013
Love your creativity and originality.
Karen
January 9, 2013
Would be good for NYE as well (another celebration heavy on the hat-wearing).
merula
January 9, 2013
ow how cute!
Kelly Golightly
January 9, 2013
So sweet. We’re having a Golden Globes party on Sunday so I might have to try these with gold foil!
Kerri from Happy Tuesday
January 9, 2013
so smart & so cute!
madelief
January 9, 2013
outrageously cute.
Theresa
January 9, 2013
Cute! What a lovely idea! I never did know what to do with those.
Theresa
http://bomamma.blogspot.com
Connie
January 9, 2013
What a wonderful idea 🙂 I need to get baking!
little t
January 10, 2013
Such a great idea… I’m doing this!
nuts wardrobe fashion
January 10, 2013
Good idea;)))wonderful..
anna
January 10, 2013
oh chiara this is super cute!!
Ana Zaragoza
January 10, 2013
Me encanta, una idea buenísima
sarah
January 10, 2013
Love it! Perfect for my kids’ birthday party next month!
Lexy
January 10, 2013
These are perfect. Now, if someone can just deliver the hats COMPLETE with the cupcakes, I’m all set! 🙂
Savanah
January 11, 2013
Everything is happier with party hats 🙂
Nikki @ Tikkido
January 11, 2013
Genius! And utterly, outrageously adorable. What a clever way to use up those stray cupcake liners.
sarah
January 11, 2013
fun!
sarah
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preppyandfunny
January 12, 2013
this is so so cute! 😀
Thanks for the cool idea! XO
Emmberson (Odette's Writer)
January 13, 2013
So cute….totally going to do this, thank you!!
lyndsay
January 14, 2013
soooo cute! love the styled photos, too, especially that last one…! perfect! ^__^
Amanda
January 15, 2013
Mini hats are cute on anything! Love!
Evani G
January 16, 2013
These are so stinkin cute!!! Love it!
Evani
http://www.simplyevani.com
Christina @ I Gotta Create!
January 19, 2013
Brilliant! I love these and just pinned them.
<3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!
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Magda Pomichowski
January 21, 2013
Love these little cupcake toppers, they are so cute.
I have recently begun blogging and am doing a different challenge or task each month. January is DIY month. I have done a few things already and plan on making my own pillows this week. Your ideas are great and I hope my blog will bloom into something like yours has. Great job!
xoxo
Mags
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