A nautical theme is perfect for summer celebrations. With July 4th coming up soon, I think these patriotic sailboat cupcakes are just perfect. I got the inspiration to make these from some sweet ‘it’s a boy’ cupcakes I came across at The Faux Martha.
Sail into summer with these fun Patriotic Sailboat Cupcakes!
The instructions provided are to make the sails. For the cupcakes I used a white cake mix and whipped up a batch of my favorite buttercream icing. SpRinKles are a must! I ordered this sprinkles trio from Amazon. I love the bit of yellow mixed in with the red, white and blue. I also used these cute patriotic cupcake liners.
You’re going to be surprised by how simple these sails are to make.
What you’ll need:
frosted cupcakes
4 1/2 inch bamboo knot cocktail pics
assorted scrapbooking paper
craft glue
scissors
Cut the scrapbooking paper into 2 1/2 inch squares. If your cocktail pics are longer or shorter than 4 1/2 inches, adjust accordingly. Just leave enough at the end of the pick to poke into the cupcakes.
Fold each square in half to form a triangle. On one end of the crease snip with your scissors, approximately 1/4 inch. This is where you will slide in the pick. Use the image below as a guide. Run a bead of glue to hold the pick in place and adhere the paper to form a sail.
Anchors Aweigh!
You might also enjoy this Patriotic Berry Trifle or simple to make Patriotic Oreo Pops. These Sparkler Cupcakes are fun too.
Need some red, white and blue activities for the kids? Check out these parade wands or this Stars and Stripes Firecracker Craft.
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These cupcakes are absolutely adorable! I love that you made them look like sailboats!
Super festive for Memorial Day this weekend. And mighty tasty-looking too!
These are the perfect cupcakes for the 4th of July weekend. Love it!
How fun are these? So festive and perfect for July 4th!
Your cupcakes turned out so cute! I love the little flags you put in them!
These are fantastic! I love sailboats and now I have to find a reason to make these!
These sailboat cupcakes are so cute! Thanks so much for linking these up to the Something to Talk About Link Party. These will be one of my features on Monday. Have a great weekend! CoCo
Gorgeous!! Thanks so much for joining us for Idea Box. I hope you link up with us again this week!! Party is live tomorrow morning. xo clem
These cupcakes look so fun. Thank you for the recipe
These patriotic cupcakes are just too adorable! Perfect for our Fourth of July party we have yearly, will be excited to put these out.