Simple Cake Topper {Tutorial Tuesday}

I'm about to send a little cake love your way! But first, let's make a little polka-dotted topper to officially crown it, celebratory!

In the words and voice of Julia Childs - "A party without a cake is just a meeting." And sometimes a cake on its own is just...well, a cake. Add a little something on top - candles, sparkles, flowers - and said cake magically transforms into something worth celebrating. But really, do we ever need a reason to have cake, or celebrate for that matter?

So, for no particular reason, I made cake! Well, to sate my ferocious sweet tooth, but let's not tell my hips. Deal? And to trick my overactive brain from over analyzing the situation, we'll top it with this DIY banner and call it a celebration. Yep, that's what we'll do!

How To Make A Simple Cake Topper:

1. Grab some ribbon, twine, wooden skewers, scissors, a lighter, glue gun and a glass of wine (optional, but always encouraged).
2. Cut the ribbon into squares - these were 5cm (2-inches).
3. Fold in half lengthwise and cut at an angle from base to somewhere around the midpoint.
4. Use the lighter to  quickly heat the cut edges where we cut the ribbon to prevent fraying.
5. Next, cut some twine, fire up your heat gun and pipe a line of glue at the top edge of each ribbon piece. I used five because it provided the perfect spread and drape for the size cake I made. More importantly, because I find odd numbers sexy.  Right!
6. Drape and wrap the twine around the top of the skewers, positioning the topper where best suits your needs/cake size and secure the twine with a knot or a bead of glue. Insert skewers into cake and there you have it!

Where's the cake to go with this Simple Cake Topper {Tutorial Tuesday} , you ask?! Right here...