drink flags

this was a project that i knew i wanted to do but was not really sure the route i was going to take. Miss Trail Mix had super cute ones as did Mrs. Taffy.

i found the flags i purchased from michael's on super sale. they were .70 cents for 70 flags! i kind of wish that i had bought more than just two packages. [i tried google-ing them but no such luck]

a few weeks ago i folded all the flags and just put them in a ziplock bag until i knew what i was going to do with them. originally i was going to write 'i do!' on half and the other half would have said 'oh happy day!' then, while rummaging through my crafting supplies, i found a martha stewart stamp set that i had purchased when we first got engaged! of course and i had 8 million ideas for them but what did jump out to me was a little 'celebrate' stamp that was the PERFECT size for the flags and away i went.

oh! look! a little 'i do!' snuck it's way in there!

here we are ready to assemble.

regular bbq skewers that i cut down to fit into juice glasses that i think replicate the drink sizes at our venue [i hope]. not pictured: crafting double sided sticky tape.

i just laid a strip of of the tape on one side of the flag, inserted the skewer into the fold and VIOLA! instant drink flag!

this project was on the cheap side for us since i had a lot of the materials on hand.

here is what i used and the breakdown of the cost:

Flags: .70 cents x 2 = $1.40

Double sided craft tape (owned)

Skewers: $2.49 (found at the grocery store)

Ink (owned)

Stamps (owned)

Total: $3.89

Easy simple and cheap way for us to dress up our drinks and add a little flair!

Were there any projects that were way cheaper than you thought they would be?