Do It Yourself Cake Topper

It would be super easy if you had a Cricut to do the first one. The cricut cuts all sorts of materials including thin wood.

Okay so I am not a huge DIYer but I love crafts and my mom is an artist so I have a bit of craftiness in my blood. I was wanting something like your top pic but then I waited to long to order is so I thought that's okay, the flowers on my cake will be enough, I don't need a topper. But now you have me thinking I could make something similar to the bottom one. Where do you get all your DIY supplies or supplies for projects like this? I was thinking Hobby Lobby.

Future Mrs Collins.. you can probably still order one! You've got more than 2 weeks.

I made my own cake. I would pick one idea or the other, both will be too cluttered. Your original idea is much more elegant, but the second one is more fun and would be easier to make.

I personally would find using a scroll saw for the first idea challenging. Why do you want to cover it in gumpaste/fondant? Do you mean you want to cover the food with gumpaste/fondant or just so you can use the wood as a template? I don't know for sure but I do not think I would try to make this out of gumpaste/fondant. I would leave it as wood and paint it with something food safe.

I feel like everyone has been doing the cut plywood text lately. I like the mini pennant banner since you are doing it in other places as well.

I had two donut towers, and this one I made the topper for. The other one I purchased (chalkboard).

eta - cricuts are legit. You should try that route.

Future Mrs Collins I go to hobby lobby, michaels, wal mart, even the dollar store! Just depends on my location and my budget. Lady Monk I was thinking wood or gum paste. The issue with that is I haven't worked with gum paste much so even though it was a thought I probably will not go that route. Stacy K thanks for your input! I like that you point out that everyone has been doing that first option because my thing is I want to be unique. Plus if I'm doing it everywhere else, I should go with the flags and with everything I'm DIYing it would be so much easier and less stress.

Kathryne, Where did you find the first topper? I might have to order it!

Amanda W. I found it on Etsy. here's the link https://www.etsy.com/listing/227632939/love-you-more-wedding-cake-topper

Update. I went with flags. This is what I have so far. Took me only about 20 minutes.

Love the flags, also love the saying of the other...it's what FH and I say to each other and it's also engraved on our rings.

I like your cake topper.

I did my own cake topper, I order a unfinished wood cake topper from craftcuts.com and spray painted and added bling