Are you throwing a Rainbow Party and looking for fun ways to spruce up your cake? I purchased this generic vanilla cake at my local grocery store and went to town decorating it with sprinkles, pinwheels, rainbow candy sticks and yellow swirl pops. I also made a DIY tassel and balloon cake topper to give the cake some height and dimension. The tassel and balloon toppers look great on cakes, cupcakes or as fun party favors.
Take your twine and wrap in around all your fingers (minus your thumb). The thicker you wrap, the thicker your tassel will be. I wrap the twine twenty or thirty times.
Remove the looped twine from your hand and place a straw or pencil near the top of the loop. This helps the twine from tangling and helps you create the top section of your tassel. Using another piece of twine, wrap the looped twine near the top and tie a knot creating a tassel.
Take your scissors and cute the bottom of the loop twine creating the fringe for your tassel.
Tie the tassle to your party straw.
Blow up your balloon (not to full capacity) and tie the balloon to the party straw, near the tassel.
Be sure to check out all the projects and recipe that are in my Rainbow Party here: Rainbow Rice Crispy Treats, A Free Party Favor Printable, Rainbow In A Bottle and an Adorable Rainbow Change Purse project.