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Cupcake Liner Flower

January 25, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 3 Comments

I love to wrap gifts. I think the gift wrap is as important as what’s inside. I save every bit of ribbon and fabric I receive during the year to reuse on a present.  I recently made a cupcake liner flower to serve as the bow on my best friend’s birthday gift. It was easy and turned out really cute.  



Supplies:
Cupcake Liners (the more used, the thicker the flower)
1 Pipe Cleaner
Stickers (optional)

Method:
I stacked the cupcake liners inside out from smallest to largest arranging them with consideration to the colors.   Even though it was for a birthday, I used Christmas and Halloween liners as well.  When bunched together, only the colors were visible, not the candy canes or bats printed on the liners.  

Once in the desired order, a hole punch was used to make a hole near the center of each one.  (I couldn’t do them all together as they were too thick.  So I did 2-3 at one time and restacked the liners.)  Also, if the holes are not perfectly lined up, the liners will be slightly staggered, making the various colors more visible.

A pipe cleaner served as the flower stem, although a wire or twine would work as well.  A knot at the end of the pipe cleaner and threaded through the liners becomes the center of the flower in the middle of the smallest liner.  A knot on the bottom of the flower will secure it.  

The liners peel open like petals on a flower.  I attached the stem it to my gift and added a few glittery scrapbooking stickers on a couple of the petals. With scissors, I trimmed a few select petals so that the various colors would show better.  Easy!!!

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  1. Anonymous says

    January 28, 2012 at 6:56 pm

    Your mom sent me here! I really enjoyed reading your musing especially the library ordeal. I’ll come here often. Carlene

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    • grace grits and gardening says

      January 28, 2012 at 8:15 pm

      Awww thanks Carlene! You are my very first comment!

      Reply
  2. Becky Sue says

    January 29, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    I love my cupcake liner flower! I have it on the dresser in my guest bedroom!

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