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 also used 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!
These are such adorable cupcakes and I would love to make these for the 4th of July. What a creative way to display my cupcakes!
These are super cute. The kids love making cupcakes but we never make any this festive.
I like these. They would be great for 4th of July, too. These are super cute!
What fun summer cupcakes! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday, hope to see you again next week!
How fun! I would like to invite you to come share this at the new Share the Love blog party. Open thru Thursday. Hope you can make it.
Really cute and really adorable!
These are so adorable and look super tasty! I want some for my BBQ later!
Love the sailing idea.
this is a great idea for kid’s birthdays.
What fun these would be at my party. Thanks.