{"id":791,"date":"2013-10-22T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T19:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/?p=791"},"modified":"2013-10-22T15:18:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T19:18:55","slug":"boo-cake-banner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/boo-cake-banner\/","title":{"rendered":"B-O-O Cake Banner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s a fun, quick and easy Halloween craft!\u00a0 This cake banner is so festive and super adaptable!\u00a0 I simply stretched it across a 9\u201dx13\u201d cake, but there many possibilities!\u00a0 It would be even more stable in a layered cake because of the depth.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After I tell you how I did it, I\u2019ll list some other ideas that just popped into my head!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I gathered for the project:\u00a0 pre-punched letters (could use stickers, cricut, hand embroider), 2 \u2013 2 \u00bc\u201d x 9\u201d (approx.) strips of striped paper, cream burlap, small pieces of orange patterned and black patterned cotton fabric, felted wool balls, hemp, 2 bamboo skewers, scissors, glue stick, embroidery needle large enough to thread hemp through<\/p>\n

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  1. Take the strips of paper and fold accordion style.\u00a0 Mine was only folded over at 3\/8\u201d which created more little pleats than if I folded it over say \u00bc\u201d.\u00a0 You should now have 2 pleated pieces.
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  2. Staple across the center of the pleated pieces.\u00a0 It won\u2019t pierce the paper if you do yours small like me.\u00a0 By using the staples more as clamps, the excess part of the staple ended up being great for threading the hemp through when assembling.\u00a0 Once you open up the pleats to make the circle you will see what I mean.
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  3. Next I opened the pleats to create a full circle.\u00a0 To keep paper open I glued the ends together with glue stick and pinched it closed until the glue held.\u00a0 Now I had a circle of pleated paper!
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  4. I cut triangles of graduating size out of black fabric, orange fabric and burlap, laying one on the other.\u00a0 Add letters on top.\u00a0 I spelled out \u201cBOO\u201d, but you can obviously do anything you like! Keep in mind the number of letters will determine the size of the triangles.\u00a0 With only 3 letters, mine were a good-size\u2026.more letters, smaller triangles so the banner doesn\u2019t get too long.<\/li>\n
  5. Now lay out the pieces you\u2019ve decided on for your banner.\u00a0 I ended up not using one of the felted wool balls (green one) and added a little running stitch in purple embroidery floss around the second triangle.<\/li>\n
  6. Cut a length of hemp longer than you think you\u2019ll need.\u00a0 Thread it in the embroidery needle.\u00a0 Now start adding the pieces onto the hemp.\u00a0 I sewed a big running stitch through the tops of pennants.\u00a0 To finish it up I tied the hemp onto the skewers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All you need to do now is give your banner a home!\u00a0 These work great in cakes, but the first one I ever made I put in a pie at Thanksgiving!\u00a0 If you have a tray of cupcakes you could stick the skewers into 2 of them.\u00a0 Same goes for a stack of brownies, krispy cereal treats, even cookies!\u00a0 You could try staggering the height of the skewers so your banner will drape at an angle.\u00a0 Try using apples, pears, pumpkins, or other fruit as the base for the banner.\u00a0 Fruit is nice and solid and really holds the skewers in place!\u00a0 There are no rules and that\u2019s the beauty of it!!\u00a0 Just make it fun!\u00a0 After using the banner on my cake, I just propped it on a lampshade for the remainder of the month!<\/p>\n

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    \u201cI\u2019m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.\u201d<\/p>\n

    ~Anne of Green Gables<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here\u2019s a fun, quick and easy Halloween craft!\u00a0 This cake banner is so festive and super adaptable!\u00a0 I simply stretched it across a 9\u201dx13\u201d cake, but there many possibilities!\u00a0 It would be even more stable in a layered cake because of the depth.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After I tell you how I did it, I\u2019ll list some other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[78,79,77],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","yoast_head":"\nB-O-O Cake Banner - Homejoy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/boo-cake-banner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"B-O-O Cake Banner - Homejoy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here\u2019s a fun, quick and easy Halloween craft!\u00a0 This cake banner is so festive and super adaptable!\u00a0 I simply stretched it across a 9\u201dx13\u201d cake, but there many possibilities!\u00a0 It would be even more stable in a layered cake because of the depth.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After I tell you how I did it, I\u2019ll list some other […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/boo-cake-banner\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Homejoy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/homejoyblog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-10-22T19:18:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BOO-Cake-Topper-009-230x153.jpg\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Homejoy Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/homejoyblog\",\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/dwallace\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/homejoy_blog\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/homejoy-logo.png\",\"width\":260,\"height\":260,\"caption\":\"Homejoy Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/homejoyblog.com\/\",\"name\":\"Homejoy\",\"description\":\"Imagine it. 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