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!
These are adorable :)
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! :)
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!
These are great! They’re going on lemon cakes this weekend.
Thank you so much for this. I used these to decorate my cake for our last viewing party!
Those cakes make me think of the pyramids in Slaver’s Bay or the Valyrian Fourteen Fires
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!
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
See my banners on my Winterfell Castle cake on instagram @murderingtime (or twitter). I just loved these, and so did the punters, thank you!
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
Will do! I’ve been hoping to make my own artwork versions of the crests, but haven’t quite gotten to it yet.
Is there any way to get some Dornish graphics? These are wonderful!
Is there a recipe for those cute cakes? Love them!