Cupcake Toppers

 

Cupcake Toppers are such a cute way to decorate cupcakes and make them a little bit special. They can also be a bit expensive to buy, but they are incredibly easy and fun to make yourself with a few tools.  Plus you can customise them to make them uniquely yours.  I made a whole heap for my fortieth birthday and some people were sneaking them into their bags and pockets to take home! That is the best compliment.

You will need:
*A circular hole punch makes things easy and are worth the investment. I don't have one (it's on my wishlist), but I have a Cuttlebug and a die which cuts circular and square tags, which is what I used.
*A range of card and decorative paper
*Glue
*Toothpicks
*Stickers/labels for the back - this is how you will attach the toothpick to the card. Plain labels cut to size are great, otherwise use what you can find. I had a bunch of stickers that were company labels for various products that I picked up at an art resource centre. You could also use masking tape, electrical tape, washi tape...

To decorate: use whatever you have got on hand. There is no limit to how you can decorate them. If you have it, use it!
Some ideas...
Stamps
Decorative punches
Motifs
Stick-on bling
Washi tape
Stickers
Postage stamps cut from envelopes
You could even draw and colour in your own pictures and motifs!
You could individualise each cupcake by writing guests names on each topper in nice writing.

Cut/punch out your circles (or whatever shape you are doing).

Decorate however you wish. Have fun!

Place a toothpick on the back.

Place a sticker over the toothpick to hold it in place.

Stick the toothpicks into your cupcakes.

Done!