This was featured on Lovely! As well on Hurray!
Remember the gorgeous Guest Post that the wonderful Anjie from Pom Pom Emporium did for us a little while back – well if you don’t, simply head back in time and take a look at these beautiful Pom Pom Flowers.
Anyway, she is BACK and with yet another fabulous idea – these Flannel Cupcakes! How simple and yet how gorgeous are they!? Perfect baby shower gifts or stocking fillers or a “just like that” present. Inexpensive, fun, FABULOUS! Here we go:
To get started you will need
- washcloth
- Paper cup
- Rubber band
- Lollipop
For the cupcake wrapper I cut a paper cup down to the required size. I estimated my paper cup should stand about 5cm (2″) tall. Resting a pencil on a box, of the desired hight and with it touching the cup, I turned my cup slowly to give me a perfect line. I cut the excess paper away. Alternatively you can find printable cupcake wrappers on the internet to download, but I decided my idea using paper cups was easier and held the washcloth really well.
To form the ‘cake’ from the washcloth just follow the photographic tutorial below or watch this very good demonstration video I came across by Jonathan Fong How to make a cupcake from a washcloth What a star!
I think these cupcakes would make a really nice ‘thank you’ gift for a teacher or alternatively a very easy project for a class to make. You could buy white paper cups and let children design and colour their own cupcake wrappers
Gorgeous! Please do go and visit Anjie and check out all her other wonderful things!
Previous How Tos:
– Delicious No Sew Lavender Bags
– From T to Halterneck (Guest Post)
– Easy & effective Fish Pinata
– Simple but effective paper frames (vlog)
– How to make a Flower Pom Pom (guest post) – simply gorgeous – use as wedding decor!
– How to make a Paper Envelope
– How to make a No Sew Bib (out of an old shirt)
– How to make a Fabric Mâché Bowl (from old scraps of fabric!)
– How to make a Paper Flower (from newspapers) (guest post)
– How to make a Paper Boat (vlog)
– How to make a Paper Cup (vlog)
– How to make Swedish Hearts (Paper Baskets) (Guest vlog)
– How to make a Balloon Poodle (vlog)
– How to make Seedling Pots (out of newspapers) (vlog)
– Funky comic party bags (Guest vlog)
Posted by Jenny paulin @ mummy mishaps on August 6, 2010 at 6:26 am
They look great. Would make ideal stocking fillers. Just need to remember it now!
Posted by jfb57 on August 6, 2010 at 7:03 am
Such simple ideas but how fabulous! Almost wish I was pregnant! *slaps forehead*
Posted by christinemosler on August 6, 2010 at 9:50 am
Brilliant! *pops idea straight into Christmas idedas bank*
Posted by christinemosler on August 6, 2010 at 9:50 am
‘ideas’ obviously ‘idedas’ is just silly…see even the son of god is fallible!
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 6, 2010 at 10:02 am
Ha! Don’t worry, my blog is peppered with typos, my TRUE TRUE weekness… sigh. Glad you are fallible too!! x
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 6, 2010 at 10:03 am
PS I think I am going make a couple as a house warming present too!
Posted by Kathie on August 6, 2010 at 12:32 pm
cute!
Posted by sherry on August 6, 2010 at 12:46 pm
That is so cute. My grandchildren would love that. Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~
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Posted by Amy on August 6, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Those are amazing and look easy to make. Thanks for linking up today..
Posted by Amy on August 6, 2010 at 2:09 pm
I was thinking I could use this for my little one’s Birthday Party in Oct.. Thanks..
Posted by Mama Zen on August 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm
That is adorable!
Posted by Miri on August 6, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Adorable! Quick and easy too!
Posted by angie on August 9, 2010 at 3:27 pm
very cute love the idea
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 9, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Thank you! I think Anjie is very clever and sooo creative!
Posted by J. Hill on August 10, 2010 at 12:30 am
Thanks for linking up to the Mad Skills party this week!
Posted by Stephanie Lynn on August 10, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Hi Margarita! This is such an adorable idea – how cute! I am featuring this today; stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party. I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a fabulous week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 10, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Oh fabulous! Many thanks, will grab featured button ASAP. Thank you! Maggy
Posted by Robin on August 11, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Cute. These could make great recycled art if you used scrap fabric or older washclithes that you just don’t see yourself using! Thanks for linking up at Upcycled Awesome. http://tinyurl.com/Upcycled9
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 11, 2010 at 7:59 pm
Great idea!
Posted by Melissa on August 12, 2010 at 11:00 am
That looks so pretty, and suitable for even a craft klutz like me! Thanks.
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 12, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Absolutely give it a go!
Posted by Andrea on August 12, 2010 at 3:20 pm
adorable!! So creative. I feel like I should be able to come up with such cleaver ideas!!
I am already thinking of 10 different ways I could use something like this…thanks for sharing!
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 12, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Oh fabulous! Like it when things give people lots of ideas!!!
Posted by traci anderson on August 14, 2010 at 7:07 pm
just bookmarked you ace!!
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 15, 2010 at 10:43 am
Thank you! Very much appreciated! Hope you enjoy the blog going forward!
Posted by Becky on August 14, 2010 at 11:25 pm
How cute and fun. There were some lollipop soaps posted on my linky party–how fun would the two of these be together?
Posted by Red Ted Art on August 15, 2010 at 10:42 am
Definitely! Think I saw the soaps – they were fabulous!
Posted by Audra on August 16, 2010 at 3:49 am
What a fun idea! I totally see this as a gift for sure! Maybe a soap ball instead to go with the hand wash theme.
Great idea!!
Posted by Its Sew Stinkin Cute on August 19, 2010 at 1:42 pm
I have to tell you that from time to time the hubby checks my blog. It is infrequent and I think it’s cute when he comments about something. He LOVED this as do I… You will definatly be a feature today! Thank you as always for linking to It’s Stinkin’ Cute Craft Thursday!