I said I would post this Thursday, but I changed my mind. You don’t mind, do you?
First, I have to give a little background about my inspiration for these. I’ve been seeing alot of mustache crafts around the blogosphere lately, and they always make me smile. Not long ago, I saw these and immediately thought, “Oh, how cute, a pencil topper!” Upon close examination, I realized they weren’t pencil toppers, but tiny little staches on sticks. Still cute, but I really liked the pencil toppers, so I decided to make my own!
I had a blast making these pencil toppers for my school-aged nieces and nephews. They’re a snap to make and tons of fun. If you’d like to make your own, just download the template and follow these steps:
Gather materials
craft foam
glue gun
scissors or exacto knife
pencil or marker
template (printable PDF)
Cut two mustaches (or lips) and one rectangle
Apply thin beads of glue along the two long sides of the rectangle
Smash together, making sure not to let the glue spread to the center.
You should still be able to open it nice and wide.
Apply more glue to one side of the folded rectangle
and attach to one side of the mustache with the whole facing downward.
Add another bead of glue to the open-facing side of the rectangle
Position the second mustache piece on top of first so that all of the sides match up.
Add more glue to the ends so that both sides are attached securely.
Stick in a pencil.
Take copious amounts of goofy mustache pictures.
These are great! I can totally see these being used for a birthday party theme like mysteries/disguises/spies.
Those are super cute and funny!
So very dapper!