Whether for a birthday or another occasion, a cake simply cannot be missing from any dessert table. And what makes the cake a real highlight is the decoration. Fondant figures, colorful icings, sugar sprinkles and various toppers look particularly good on both purchased and home-baked cakes. One of the most popular ideas for decorating the cake is the cake garland. You can make such a cake decoration yourself quickly and easily without investing a lot of money and effort.
If you are planning to make a cake yourself for the next special occasion, then you will need but onedelicious recipea few more ideas for decoration. In this article we will show you 6 simple DIY projects for cake garlands, as well as some great ideas that are suitable for different occasions. We hope you have fun crafting and celebrating!
DIY tassel garland for cakes and cakes
A tassel garland is easy to make and looks cute at any size. We will then show you how to make a cake garland out of small tassels and use it to decorate the birthday cake. First collect the materials:
2 paper drinking straws
cord, e.g. B. thick thread, baker's twine
Scissors
Tissue paper in any color (these should match the cake cover)
Lineal
First, make the tassels. Cut the tissue paper into thick strips (e.g. 4 x 12 cm), place 3-4 strips on top of each other and fold them together in the middle. Use the scissors to cut the folded paper lengthwise, leaving approx. 1 cm free at the top edge. Then unfold the paper, carefully roll it up and twist a kind of cord together in the middle.
Then cut out a long piece of thread and tie one end to the top of a drinking straw. Now thread the tassels and tie the other end of the thread to the second drinking straw. Cut out the excess thread.
Tip: To determine the length of the string, thread the tassels directly above the cake. These shouldn't be too stretched out, but should still hang a little so that they don't touch the cake icing.
Make a colorful cake garland
Here we have another DIY project for colorful cake garlands ready. She can do anyoneSpice up boring cakeand add a great accent to the dessert table. Below are the necessary materials:
wooden skewers
colored paper
sewing machine
Acrylic paint and tape
Hot glue gun
Motif punch for small circles
First, punch out colored circles from the colored paper and sew them together. The easiest way to do this is with a sewing machine. Make the cake garland a little longer to achieve the cool effect from the picture above.
Then paint the wooden skewers with acrylic paint, dividing the different colors with small pieces of tape. It's best to use the same colors that can be found on the garland. This creates a uniform look.
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Finally, stick the end of the cake garland to the wooden skewers, making an interesting design. The hot glue gun is the best adhesive for this purpose because it sticks quickly and yet firmly.
DIY Tortengirlande Happy Birthday
When it comes to birthday cake decoration, a cake garland with the inscription Happy Birthday is an excellent idea. Of course, you can make these in a variety of ways and decorate them as you wish. A very simple method is shown here. What you need:
Papier
Glue stick
Scissors or motif punch with a matching motif
cord
Needle and thread
Mini Pompoms
2 wooden skewers
Letter stickers (single color)
First cut out small strips of any color for each letter of the lettering (for “Happy Birthday” you need a total of 13 strips). Cut out a small triangle at both ends (see photo). String up two strings – one for “happy” and one for “birthday”. Then fold the individual strips in half and glue them together over the string. Then glue the letters to complete the cake garland. Tie both strings to the wooden skewers and decorate the cake. Finally, thread some mini pom-poms onto a thinner thread and hang them above the garland.
Simply make your own bunting for cake
It's even easier to make a cake garland with white gaffa tape. For the DIY project, in addition to the adhesive tape, you will also need a string of the appropriate length, two wooden skewers, scissors and a permanent marker to write on the flags.
Here's how it works: Cut out small rectangular strips (approx. 2 cm wide) from the Gaffa tape and place them on the work table with the adhesive side facing up. The exact number depends on how many letters the desired lettering has. Then glue the strips over the string and shape them into small triangles or flags with the scissors. Finally, write down the message or the name of the birthday child with permanent marker and string the cake garland between the wooden skewers.
Cake garland with washi tape
If you prefer something colorful, you can also try the Gaffa tape method with colorful washi tape. The disadvantage – you cannot write on the washi tape flags. They still look very effective and would add the finishing touch to any simple birthday cake.
In principle, this cake garland can be recreated just like this one using Gaffa tape. However, here we present another variant for attaching the cord. In this case, paper drinking straws are used, which you first cut at the top with scissors. The cord then goes into the slots and stands firmly without being tied.
Make edible cake decorations
Everyone likes edible decorations for cakes and cakes. There are no limits to creativity - the cake garland can also be made of edible parts. We have a great idea for you. This popcorn and sugared cranberry cake garland offers a greatDecoration idea for the cake for Christmas.
To make a popcorn and cranberry garland, all you need other than the edible products is a needle and thread. Two wooden skewers for stretching the decoration are also necessary. The process is really simple - thread the popcorn and sugared berries onto the thread and then tie both ends of the garland to the wooden skewers.
DIY ideas for different occasions
Do you need more ideas as inspiration for a homemade cake garland? In the following pictures you can take a look at some great craft ideas and get inspiration for your own DIY project. Whether oneDecoration for the Easter cake, cake bunting for birthdays, weddings or baby showers - the possibilities are simply endless.
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