Art deco cocktail sticks

2015 holds a lot of amazing new adventures for me, I will not only be in charge of other’s healthcare (!) when I qualify as a nurse but also I will be getting married in August!!!

We have a nice little tight budget and we are looking to make a lot of things ourselves, from the invitations to the lovely deep emerald green napkins I have pictured in my head.

Our reception will be on a lovely village hall in a quaint village in Hampshire. It looks like it could date back to the Tudors but the inside definitely says Art Deco and we were told that back in the late 20s a Canadian ex-pat fell in love with the village and decided to build a hall for the community so we decided to pay homage to it so we are going Deco.

It won’t be a theme, theme. No, my bridesmaids are not going to be dressed as flappers. It’s very loosely based on the era. Only a few can afford these sort of amazing art deco weddings.

But I can try. And I am sure having fun Pinteresting all sorts of wedding inspirations.

So when I came across this cake I thought: cocktail sticks.

I know, you should get in my head. It works in mysterious ways.

So thanks to Peppermint Creative I found a technique to help me make that cake into golden Art Deco inspired cocktail sticks that are perfect for a glitzy New Year’s eve party. But I should explain the pictures, it has been so gloomy over here and i really struggle to get any light in my house. So if the weather continues to be challenging and grey maybe golden, sparkly cocktails are a must for a NYE party!

Materials:

Ruler and scissors

Stapler

Modge Podge or good quality craft glue

Gold paper card (between135 to 300 g/m2)

Glitzy buttons

Wooden skewers (mine were 8cm long but it’ll depend on your glasses)

How to:

1. Using your ruler and scissors cut strips of the gold paper about 2 cm thick and 25 cm long (this is about the same diameter as my buttons so use yours as reference). Cut circles out of the paper card (in this case around 2cm diameter). Don’t worry about them not being neat as they will go on the back.

2. Next make the fan by making a concertina with the strips of paper, it doesn’t matter if the folds are a bit uneven. The ends should be both pointing up. Staple these two ends together. If your paper has a plain side staple your fan so that the coloured side is on the inside. Now it is ready to be turned flat. Rest a small weight on top of it to keep the shape. The thicker the paper the longer it will take to hold a flat shape.

3. Now smear the back of the fan and the circle with Modge Podge or glue, press the stick onto the circle and stick to the back of the fan. Hold it there for a few minutes about with your fingers until the glue dries.

4. Finally glue the buttons to the front centre of the fan using Modge Podge and press lightly with your fingers until glue dries.