DIY 4th of July Sparkler Cupcake Picks : Good Living Magazine Project 2

If I could marry a craft, it would be this one.  For real.  I love these little cupcake picks so much.  I mean, who doesn't love sparklers?  As a young girl, I remember how excited (and slightly terrified) I was holding the real ones on the 4th.  I would be stare at it and then get braver, spinning them in circles and delighting in such a fun celebration. Making these brought back sweet summer memories for me and I think this might be a fun one worth repeating.

All you need: 

Silver Crochet Thread (by Red Heart Fashion purchased at Wal Mart), 4 inch skewers, scissors, and hot glue.

This is like making a pom pom...wrap around three fingers 40-50 times.

Gently slide the loops off and place them on top and in the middle of a length of the thread.

Tie it securely with a double knot twist it to be back and do it again.

Cut the loops on either end.

It will look like this.  Without the loops I missed before taking this shot. Oops.

After a little dab of hot glue on the blunt end, slide the skewer inside the knot and hold until set. 

Fluff it out.

Look at this adorable cupcake pick?  I love that it has just the right sparkle to make it look real!

I made six of these and they took me about 10-15 minutes.

They totally make me happy!  What do you think? 

Thanks for peeking in on Day 2 of my...

More Fun Stuff Again tomorrow!

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