Diy: Bendable Stuff Cake Flags

These petty flags brand a large statement. They tin easily live on crafted from a mixture of new, vintage, together with recycled fabrics. Use them for a specific occasion or accept them handy for when guests come upwards over to become a petty 'wow' out of them. They are fantastic for birthday parties! They tin live on re-used over together with over, together with are bendable to create a unloosen or tight wave. Click below to come across how:

Materials:

- New or bit pieces of textile (darker, patterned fabrics move best to enshroud the wire)
- Scissors
- Masking record (1" broad is recommended, precisely other sizes volition do)
- Mod Podge (matte)
- Paintbrush
- Light Crafting Wire (white or silvery is best)
- Small dowel (6" inwards length is recommended)
- Glue gun (optional)

Instructions:
1. Cut closed to 4.5-6" of wire. Straighten it out equally best equally possible, precisely don't worry nigh it existence perfect. It volition live on hidden.

2. Tear a strip of masking record nigh the same length equally the wire together with lay the wire onto the record downwards the center. Then tear some other strip of tape, over again the same length, together with comprehend the wire then that it is sandwiched betwixt the two pieces of tape.

3. Using bit newspaper or newsprint to protect your move surface, choose handle of your Mod Podge together with paintbrush, together with coat i side of the taped wire. Lay downwards a slice of textile cutting slightly larger than your pieces of record amongst the edges overlapping then that the excess tin live on trimmed later. Press it downwards firmly then that it sticks. Repeat the same procedure for the other side together with allow some fourth dimension for it to dry.

4. Coat the exterior of both sides of the textile slice amongst to a greater extent than Mod Podge to brand certain it is sealed. Be careful to allow each side to dry out plenty then that it doesn't stick to the newsprint.

5. Now it's fourth dimension to trim! Try to follow the edges of the record together with cutting straight. At i end, cutting a contrary arrowhead cast to give the flag some character.

6. Glue the other immediately destination of the flag slice to the superlative of the dowel together with whorl the slice about it i time or then to secure it. I recommend using a hot gum gun since it dries then quickly, precisely the Mod Podge or other gum tin live on used to if you're willing to wait.

7. Now the fun business office - create a beautiful moving ridge inwards your flag yesteryear bending it. The wire within volition brand this an slow procedure to practise together with re-do over together with over.

Enjoy creating an impressive colourful collection of dessert flags!

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Guest postal service yesteryear Gaelan Cormier of Uschi&Kay together with Sam Dubeau of Have&Hold
Gaelan is the founder together with editor of Uschi&Kay, a Canadian marriage weblog for the modern crafty bride. She believes inwards making things, ever learning, together with finding inspiration inwards the most unexpected of places.

Sam is a graphic designer together with crafter, the talented lady behind Have&Hold Design, together with Uschi&Kay's DIY expert. She created Have&Hold Design amongst i elementary idea: Life should live on celebrated and she applies that notion to everything she makes.

All photo's yesteryear Scarlet O'Neill.