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Heraldic Banner Cake Toppers

What you’ll need:

  • printout of the heraldry, above
  • bamboo skewers
  • toothpicks
  • thread
  • craft glue
  • scissors
Carefully cut out the double shield images so that they can be folded down in the middle, making a shield shape with an image on the front and the back.
With the banner unfolded, run a line of glue along the inside of the crease, then lay a toothpick down in the glue.  The ends should stick out past the edge of the paper.  Run a few light squiggles of glue over one side of the shield, making sure to get near the edges.
Fold the top shield down and press the two halves together.  Check to see that the edges more or less match up.  Your banner should now look like this:
Cut your thread into segments about 2 1/2″ long.  Place a dab of glue on either end of the exposed toothpick, and gently place the end of your string in the glue blob.  It’s alright, and sometimes easier, if there is a little overhang; this can always be trimmed off later.  Set aside to dry while you prepare other parts of the meal.
Once the glue is completely dry, you can trim the extra ends off the thread.  The next step is to attach the banner to the bamboo skewer.  If your skewer has a flat top, place a blob of glue on the end, and affix the center of your banner’s thread to the blob.  If your skewer doesn’t have a flat top, place a blob of glue near the top, and attach the thread there.  Make sure it is centered before leaving it to dry!

Your banners should be done!  Stick them in a cake, a roast, or wherever they will best add to your Game of Thrones festivities!
  

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13 Responses

  1. nerdvortex says
    April 28, 2011 at 11:49 am

    These are adorable :)

    Reply
  2. Coffee and a Book Chick says
    April 28, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    I hopped over from George R.R. Martin’s blog – what a great idea for a blog, and I’d imagine challenging but fun! Now, I admit I’m a vegetarian, so I’ll be checking out some of those options, if you have them! I’ve actually just started to read Game of Thrones (I know, I’m so behind) – I have a lot to catch up on! :)

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    • Needs Mead says
      April 28, 2011 at 9:53 pm

      Welcome! We’ve had a fair number of vegetarian fans, so we are definitely keeping you all in mind. I think the menu for this weekend is mostly meat based, but keep checking in as we add more meatless meals!

      Reply
  3. Toni says
    April 29, 2011 at 12:42 am

    These are great! They’re going on lemon cakes this weekend.

    Reply
  4. Jennifer says
    May 19, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    Thank you so much for this. I used these to decorate my cake for our last viewing party!

    Reply
  5. Rhaella says
    January 15, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    Those cakes make me think of the pyramids in Slaver’s Bay or the Valyrian Fourteen Fires

    Reply
  6. Jesse Burnette says
    March 27, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    There are these things called ugly pops that look like really ugly heads on sticks so my boyfriend and I are going to dip them in “tar” (chocolate) and put them in our lemon cakes. We’ll add some of these too!

    Reply
  7. nils says
    April 2, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    They look realy awesome.
    Having watched the season 2 episode 1 just an hour ago my finger tips are now full of glue while small banners are lining up on my table.
    Thx for that pretty nice idea

    Reply
  8. murderingtime says
    September 14, 2012 at 4:35 am

    See my banners on my Winterfell Castle cake on instagram @murderingtime (or twitter). I just loved these, and so did the punters, thank you!

    Reply
    • Joseph E.Fullerton says
      February 17, 2013 at 5:33 am

      I didn’t realise this entry was still online; I thought the early articles were removed when your book was announced. In any event, it might be best to replace the banners images here with something more official than my work.
      -Other-in-Law

      Reply
      • Chelsea M-C says
        February 17, 2013 at 11:20 am

        Will do! I’ve been hoping to make my own artwork versions of the crests, but haven’t quite gotten to it yet.

        Reply
  9. Alysa says
    April 4, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    Is there any way to get some Dornish graphics? These are wonderful!

    Reply
  10. Irina R says
    September 27, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Is there a recipe for those cute cakes? Love them!

    Reply

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