DIY Easy Paper Party Hat Cupcake Toppers Tutorial

Submitted by nicole on Mon, 03/19/2018 - 02:00

Need a quick and easy way to get plain cupcakes ready for a party? Make these clever miniature party hat cupcake toppers out of scrapbook paper and pom poms.

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These party hat cupcake toppers are easy and qick to make, and make any cupcake perfectly dressed for a party.

three vanila cupcakes with pink raspberry buttercream icing and topped with miniature party hat cupcake toppers, sitting on a galvanized metal cake stand.

I love making edible cupcake toppers, but sometimes you need something more quickly and don't have time to let gum paste dry. I used scrapbook paper and pom poms I already had in my stash of craft supplies to make these in just a few minutes for my friend Kim's birthday celebration.

colorful miniature pom poms, green and yellow gingham and striped scrapbook paper, toothpicks, and a pair of aqua scissors on a white marble table surface.

Materials for Easy DIY Miniature Party Hat Cupcake Toppers:

Small craft pom poms
scrapbook paper
toothpicks
low temperature glue gun

scrapbook paper cut into small triangular shapes and glued into small paper cones, topped with craft pom poms.

I didn't even use a template to make these. I just made two sides of the cone at a right angle (90 degrees, like an L with equal sides, and then drew an arc between the two sides. The straight sides were about 1.5" to 2" long.

I then just rolled the paper into a cone shape, glued it in place with my low temperature hot glue gun, glued a pom pom on top, and a toothpick on the inside of the miniature hat.

A line of seven miniature paper party hat cupcake toppers on a whitewashed wooden surface.

Easy and quick! Just what I was looking for with this cupcake topper craft.

three vanilla cupcakes topped with pink raspberry buttercream, sprinkles, and miniature party hat cupcake toppers, on a galvanized metal cake stand and white backdrop.