It's no secret that we love a good cocktail around here! Here are ten super simple and fun sticks that you can make to decorate your fancy drinks. Make a bunch and keep them on hand for your next party!1. Make a mini chalkboard! This teeny bubble chalkboard is inspired by a big one that Rachel used to make for our store. Simply use a long wood skewer, balsa wood cut into a bubble shape, black acrylic paint and craft glue to assemble them. Instead of chalk, use a white colored pencil to write something cute for your guests!2. Make fringe flags! Use a small amount of craft glue on the top of your stick to attach a piece of tissue. After it is dry, use scissors to fringe the flag. These are so pretty and festive… plus it's super easy to match the colors to your event!3. Use crafty pom poms at the top of wood skewers (with a tiny dot of glue!) to create these silly cocktail sticks. These are perfect for a girly sleepover party, no?4. Similarly to the tissue flags above, use a little craft glue to adhere a longer piece of crepe paper streamer to the stick. Use scissors to cut a fringe. Leave the streamer a bit longer for a fun look!5. Attach a faux flower to the top of a wood skewer. Use a little washi tape to secure it and add a bit more color. These are perfect for a summer party!6. Use embroidery thread to wrap extra long toothpicks for a festive and pretty olive garnish, resembling a friendship bracelet!7. Make something sparkly! Embellish a skewer with gold tinsel from a party store for an extra fancy champagne toast!8. Using a little craft glue, double a piece of metallic ribbon around the top of a skewer. After it is dry, cut a triangle from the center of the ribbon to give it a cute finish!9. Use super glue to attach three crystals to the top of a wood skewer. They're adorable, reusable and quirky!10. Last, but not least, go simple by tying colorful ribbon to the top of a stick. These are perfect for almost any party, just choose ribbon that fits the colors of your event!
I hope you've picked up a few ideas for fun cocktail sticks! I recommend using long wooden skewers to make your sticks and trimming them to size with scissors after you've chosen your glassware. :)
Getting excited for the weekend! xo. Elsie
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Im always wow about ur pictures, i think its what gets my attention the most….I love it! And keep it up! π #FNF
LOVE THESE. I love making little flags to bunting between two sticks on top of cupcakes and cakes π xx
Keri-Anne
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These are super cute designs! I love the spikey ball one
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These are awesome! Cocktail sticks are such underrated part of parties, but just looking at these photos you took makes me immediately want to throw a party! Amazing. Keep doing what you do! XO
Very cute- added detail like this is always what makes the party! My favorites are the faux flower (real flowers would be a fun one-time use) and the “Friendship” toothpicks. I think my only concern would be with the crystals ones- make sure they are glued on tight! There are too many cocktails that would use sugar, salt or ice, and if one of the crystals feel off into the glass- ouch! Keep up these awesome ideas girls.
Oh these are soooo cute! I love all of the different fringe flags, soo fun! I suppose you could do smaller variations on toothpicks to put in sandwiches! Or on a cheese platter for a party!
xoxo
Juliette Laura
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Yeah, it doesn’t always has to be the umbrella. π I think I will make something like this for my upcoming sidewalk sale.
Thanks for the inspiration.
these are all surprisingly great ideas…well, not so surprisingly actually. you guys take the simple things to the next level!
xx Ashleigh
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i always feel like these little touches elevate any gathering/ party. it makes people happy.
Amazing post!
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These look like they’d be great to use for just about any party!
Oooh I love the pom pom ones and the gold tinsel ones. Perfect for Christmas.. weddings.. Birthdays.. Tuesdays! I’m having a couple of friends over to my Boyfriend’s new house next weekend for a BBQ and drinks. Might make a few cocktails for them too!
xxx
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These make cocktails so fun! I love the mini chalkboard idea because you can personalize them for everyone.
M.
Beautiful photos! These are really cute touches
Martina
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Ohhh I love this cute idea!! My fave it between the tassel or mini blackboard ones!! π
Lulu xx
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These are awesome! I especially love the idea of wrapping toothpicks in embroidery floss – what a simple but beautiful idea!
This is awesome! Such wonderful ideas, they’re all so lovely and pretty! xxx
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Brilliant idea!
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i love the speech bubble ones! it’s as if the cocktail loves me back.
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Love this!!! By the way, you missed the “yum” one and the one with the heart π
This makes me want to host a cocktail party just to have an excuse to make some of these!
I dig it! How cute!
great way to spruce up a summer drink! totally going to try the chalkboard one and the sparkly flag! thanks for inspiring me! xx. gigi. food and beauty blogger @ http://www.gigikkitchen.blogspot.com
These are ADORABLE!! What a cute idea.
Oooh..the mini chalkboard one is my favorite!!
Oh the timing! If only I’d seen this last week – I was responsible for cocktails at my friend’s hen party and couldn’t find cocktail sticks or umbrellas anywhere! Bookmarked for next time!
These look super cool and cute. I’ve got a bacherlorette party coming up and I’m think of using these to decorate the Cake Pops I’m making. Thanks for the inspiration :).
Lovely ideas! xx
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These are all so cute!
xo
LesliMarie
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Those are just so darn cute!
Soooo easy and cutes!! these gives an extra on every occasion
Kisses
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Love these! I can’t wait to try these!! The pom pom balls are my favorite!
xoxo
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Yeah, those look cute. Have to try the fringe flags on our next cocktail party.
Just wanted to tell you that i LOVE your app. I’m customizing photos all the time… π You can see some here if you like:
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What a sweet idea! Love this.
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Love this post!! so much ideas for future parties!! π
We love the cocktail sticks! They’re really cute…you have the best ideas. We just started our blog with a party in which we included your amazing heart-shaped teabags:-)
Have a lovely day and all the best from europe,
Birdy and Bambi
I’m on it.
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Samm
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oh my! as i was scrolling, my favourite kept changing… needless to say, i adored them all! so much pretty inspiration.
thank you!
xx
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These are ALL so cute! Absolutely love the mini chalkboard!!!
Adorable!!!!
I LOVE the chalkboard one! So awesome!
Such great ideas – love the chalkboard effect and the long streamer in the champagne flute π Rosie x
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These are really fun! Somehow I had never thought of making my own cocktail sticks, maybe I just need to throw more cocktail parties. π
xx Kaisa
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Looks so nice π next week is my birthday and i’m giving a dinnerparty, so thanks for the inspiration.
These are such cute ideas and a great reason to throw a cocktail party!
xx Kristin
These are all super cute! Thanks!
ou super cute and creative!!
– Janine
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Such a great idea!
xoxo,
Laura
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These are very prettyyy! MORE PLEASE! <3
Oh geez… If I started doing this…. and I want to… my kids would want one in every drink – water, coffee, Coke, tea, you get the idea… and it would be an endless vicious cycle! Awww – who cares!?! I’m going to do it anyway!!!
I just love you guys and how you make everything beautiful.
Super cute ideas!!! I can see these working really well for cupcake toppers, too! My favourites are the tinsel and sparkly pompom ones π
These are so cute! The girls from work & I are getting together for a cocktail night this weekend & these will be perfect! Thanks for the ideas! Xx
I love these! You ladies are so creative!
We’re having a housewarming party this weekend and I am going to try to make the fringe flags! So cute. Thanks for the ideas!
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Really love the idea, but just wondering, those jars are pretty cool and unique, where do you get it? or you just reuse the one from “Ragu” and stuff.
Thanks
This is so great!!!
These are super cute! I always find the best parties are the ones that have all the little details that really pull everything together.
K
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So creative! I particularly like No. 4
I love all of these ideas! These would be great for so many things!!!
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where do you girls come up with all these ideas?? :))
These are soooo cute! definitely having a go at the pompom ones for a picnic <3
Sammy xxx
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Absolutely perfect! Need 180 cocktail sticks to stab into pulled pork/beef rolls we’re making for son’s wedding…yes, of course I’ll make my own. Our unique homemade (hand drawn, photocopied onto rustic brown heavy paper) nerdy themed wedding invitations were cheap as chips and an absolute hit. I’m thinking continue that theme with pics already drawn for invitation, reduce size, photocopy/cut/glue to make flags that wrap around top of stick. e.g. “I love you” one side, “I know” on the other… other icons on same paper as invitation.
Easy Peasy π You’ve saved me a few dollars too. God’s blessings of Shalom π