Make the cutest cupcake topper for Carrot Cake Cupcakes!
DIY paper cupcake topper
Do you love carrot cake? With cream cheese frosting? Mmm… although hold the raisins and the pineapple for me please. Well, today I’m here to share an adorable way to decorate your favorite carrot cake, whether it be cupcakes or a big cake, this simple topper will be a hit at your Easter party.
Here’s what you’ll need to make these paper cupcake toppers:
You could easily get by without some of these tools, but they make it go quick.
– paper crimper by Fiskars
– Martha Stewart fringe scissors
– white paper lollipop sticks by wilton
– strong hold glue dots
– green and orange card stock
If you can find orange card stock with polkadots, even better! The paper I used is by Echo Park: stripes and dots.
Start with one long 12 x 1/2 inch strip of orange paper and one 3in x 2 inch strip of green paper.
Start with the green paper and cut little fringes up one side, making sure not to cut all the way through.
Next move onto the orange strip of paper and run it through the paper crimper.
Now that both pieces are ready, you can adhere them with the glue dots to the lollipop stick. Place a glue dot at one end, and wrap the orange paper tightly around the lollipop stick.
Do the same thing at the other end of the stick with the green cardstock. Fray out the little green fringes to give it a more crazy look.
Release the orange paper and pull it out from the stick, it will want to curl back in, but it will won’t be as tight. Once you have it pulled out, adhere it to the base of the green paper with a small glue dot.
That’s it! They make for fun “bunny bait” too.
Now…go make some paper carrots! This would be a great kid craft too!
MORE Easter Treats we LOVE:
–No Bake Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs
–Easter Rice Krispie Treats with Peeps
–Rock Candy Carrots
–Pineapple Fruit Cup Easter Chicks
MORE EASTER Printables (free downloads!):
–Easter Gift tag with bunny ears
–Happy Easter Banner
–Happy Pinwheels
–Easter Brunch place cards and Easter Banner
–Washi Tape Easter Template
MORE Easter DIY Projects:
–Easter Table Setting with real Easter Grass
–Carrot Cake Cupcake Toppers (you are here)
–Speckled Easter Egg Candy Mason Jars
–Chocolate Bunny Mason Jars
–Peeps Bunny Mason Jars
–Plastic Easter Egg Bunting
–Sharpie Eggs: Carrot Confetti
–Robin’s Egg Nest
Oh.My.Word. These are SOOOOOO cute! Thanks for sharing this great tutorial! I haven’t seen one of those crimper machines in several years. 🙂
Thank you Eva!!
WOW those are so cool!…thanks for sharing!!
Happy Easter!
thank you Melissa!
Very cute another idea for the top & you wouldn’t need special scissors – my rosemary is crazy in my yard – they would be cute green for the tops
Good idea!
oh these are SO outta the box! my kinda craft! LOVE! 🙂
thanks Lisa!
Love these fun and fabulous toppers!
thank you Angi!
Super cute! I can honestly say I have never seen a paper crimper before! Very cool!
Thanks Susan! Oh really?! they are a bit old school, but I still like to use them for stuff.
How CUTE!!!!
thanks Katy!
Kami these are so clever and unique! They look YUMMY, too!
thank you Kari!!
I’m excited to see you at Snap!
I hope you are doing well!
Okay, this if my favorite thing I’ve seen in a loooong time! You nailed it Kami! This is my “must try” this Easter!
So cute!! I love it!
Thanks for sharing — I love it. I made some to take to our easter lunch & hunt. Thanks again! I love your blog.
Well done these are great! I am an artist and would love your permission to paint one of these carrot cupcakes?
Sure! I’d love it!
Thanks a mill you are very good 🙂
These are so adorable! Sharing on fb today!!
Thanks Amy!
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Adorable!
What an adorable idea! I will have to try this for a summer treat!