12 Days of Christmas Crafts // #6 DIY festive cocktail stirrers

 

 

I'm hosting a holiday soiree this weekend. The theme is Rat Pack / 50s cocktail party! I'm so excited to see if everyone gets creative with the outfits! I've been busy plotting and planning the decor, menu and signature drinks. Naturally, the cocktails I chose are the Martini, Old Fashioned, and Manhattan. I'm planning on having a small 'mix it yourself' bar area with drink recipes in frames so guests can have fun learning how to make each drink.

 

I wanted to make some fun/festive drink stirrers and my first thought was paper bow ties as toppers...But, then these festive pom poms and polka dot tape caught my eye while brousing through JoAnn Fabric's {some of my best ideas happen when I see supplies at the craft stores!}...

 

 

The supplies you will need: skewers, cut to the size of cocktail straws, multi-colored cocktail straws, wire cutters {to cut skewers to size}, Elmer's glue, sand paper, patterned tape {I used the polka dot tape shown above}, multi-colored 1/4 inch pom poms {they usually have holiday ones out now} and scissors.

 

For the pom pom stirrers:

1 // cut the skewers to the correct length with wire cutter and sand the cut edge to prevent splintering.

2 // add a dab of Elmer's glue on the pointed end.

3 // stab a pom pom with the point of the skewer and hold in place for a minute for the glue to dry.

 

For the tape flag stirrers:

1 // cut a piece of the patterned tape to about 2 inches.

2 // wrap around one end of a cocktail straw and pinch ends of the tape together.

3 // cut a small triangle out of the end of the tape to create a flag look.

 

And you're done! I made about 40 of these suckers! I feel like I'm a pro!

 

 

Happy crafting!

 

xoxo,

L