Good Morning How To Sheets

Hello and welcome to my How to Sheets for the Good Morning programme. The sheets cover making Cupcake Flags and also Party Bunting.  My wonderful rosette corsage is from Diane Massey-Molloy and the pin is a Whskr original!

Cupcake Flags

Super simple, super quick.  One sheet of Union Jack Ribbons. Use Photographic paper to print off shiny flags, or plain strong white paper. 

Scissors

Toothpicks 

Glue Stick or other glue

Cupcakes

Red, White and Blue icing 

Flag How To :-

Bake a few cupcakes Ice some in each of your colours and add any decorations you like. I used red, and blue, (or grab a packet from the supermarket!  This gives you a tasty surface to plant the little flags in. 

Trim the flag strips into pairs of flags (so you make a back and front)

Fold paper gently in half so make a crease then open again.

Spread a bit of glue across the strip (not too much),

Fold the strip around the toothpick flagpole and leave to dry.

If the flag springs apart you can hold it gently along the short edge with a peg or small weight.

When dry, add a flag to each of your cakes - voila! Instant Happy Magic! 

Party Bunting  

The best party bunting online is Design Editor LINK http://designeditor.typepad.com/design_editor/2011/04/free-royal-wedding-party-printables.html Their downloadable pdf includes pre-cut flag sheets, patterned sheets for larger flags, a crown and other fun stuff.  You only need to print the sheets you need, it is not necessary to print the whole set of pages.

What you need :- Scissors, plain white paper or Glossy photographic, an awl or a perforator to make holes; plus ribbon or string.

Bunting How To

Option 1 - super quick

Print off the pages 7 and 8 with the pre-marked sheets in blue and red and cut out the diamond shape made up of two triangles. You can make white plain white shapes using these as a template.

Fold and glue the flag directly into place over the ribbon so it does not move.  Add the central flag then space your others outward from that.

Alternatively, carefully fold the bunting flag along the middle of the diamond shape then glue the sides together around something like a knitting needle or a narrow pencil leaving room to thread your ribbon through.  Then glue into place.

Option 2 - takes a bit longer

Using Design Editor sheets 7 and 8 and plain sheet cut the pre-marked shapes into neat triangles.

Making sure you have the shorter 8.5cms end of the bunting towards you with the longer sides pointing away - make a perforation towards each corner. Then thread your ribbon or cord through.  

String your bunting along the ribbon, alternating colours Red, White, Blue.  To secure them into place either glue each flag to the back or use strips of tape to secure.

You can use the flag template to cut bunting out of any paper for a party.  Shiny card stock or floral paper, scrapbooking papers are great for flags. A great kids project for those indoor days.


These are easy print versions of the instructions for Bunting and Flags on the Good Morning site. The Royal Wedding Design Store printouts can be found via this link which is also home to a host of other great printables.