How To Make A Quick Plastic Straw Cake Banner

Introducing the cutest cake banner ever made in about 5 minutes, literally! I had to whip up some decorations as a surprise for my son’s birthday, and with shabbos quickly approaching I literally had no time, and yet the results all in all where some of my best yet, go figure! Truthfully sticking with just one type of material, in this case plastic straws in specific colors gave a really nice consistency to the party table, and while it could have looked very childish, I actually pulled it off for a fourteen year old, phew! I love cake banners, and have made sweet paper and washi tape ones in the past, but this one is just a little bit unexpected and when paired with the drinking straw cake flowers, it is a winner! Ah yes, and of course make a bunch of drinking straw starbursts for the table to complete the look, and you’ll be stocking up on straws for future parties, I have no doubt. This cake banner is pretty self explanatory, but I’ll spell it out for you in case you are so short of time that you just need that extra push…….lets do it!

You’ll Need:

• plastic or paper drinking straws, mine are from Ikea
• strong thread and needle
• masking tape (optional)

How To:

Cut lengths of drinking straw to your liking, in order to prevent the straw pieces from flying everywhere, and it you’ll like to make them all the same, tape the straws together by lying them down on the tape. Then mark on the other side of the tape where to cut, got it?

Now simply run the needle and thread through the first pole, then through the top of each straw segment, and then through the other pole. Phew, you did it!

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