Here are the best cake topper sticks to use with your Cricut made paper cake toppers. Some of the sticks may be items you already have in your home.
One frequent question I receive about the cake topper projects I make with my Cricut machine is – what are the best sticks for cake toppers? There are a wide variety of options you can use for cake topper sticks, a few you may already own.
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What should you think about before shopping for cake topper sticks?
The best sticks for your cake topper may depend more on the cake topper and the cake.
For example, a bright white stick may stand out a lot against a dark colored cake and cake topper. On the other hand, if you are planning a large cake topper with lots of layers and add-ons, you want a sturdy stick that can hold the topper steady.
Best sticks for cake toppers that you have at home
All of these cake topper stick options can be found in your kitchen and, better yet, they are all eco-friendly: biodegradable or made from sustainable resources.
Colorful paper straws are stiff enough to work as cake topper sticks. These can be easily trimmed to any size needed.
- Color: Multicolored
- Length: ~ 7.76 inch/19.7 cm
- Sturdiness: medium strength
Skewers, like the kind used for kabobs, work well as cake topper sticks. Although, I would skip the 12 inch long skewers and use the 6 inch sized option.
- Color: natural wood
- Length: come in a variety of lengths
- Sturdiness: medium strength
Toothpicks are a common household must have that you are probably already familiar with. These are very thin pieces of wood that could break easily with a heavy weight. Luckily, cardstock is lightweight and toothpicks are sized well for cupcake toppers.
- Color: natural wood
- Length: ~ 2.5 inches
- Sturdiness: lightweight strength
Best sticks for cake toppers that you can buy
If you are ready to up the game on your cake toppers, there are a couple of sticks options to enhance the look of your cake topper projects.
I’ve recently discovered a new favorite choice for sticks – the Acrylic Cakesicle Sticks. These sticks are very sturdy, and what sets them apart is their flat, like a popsicle stick. I’ve found them to be a perfect fit when placing them between layers to hide the stick for a more professional look. To achieve this look, use foam tabs between the layers to create space and secure the stick in between the layers.
- Color: clear
- Length: 6 inches
- Sturdiness: strong strength
These are thin, clear acrylic and have a clean, chic vibe that I love.
If you are like me, you love to save special projects. These sticks are easy to clean and can be reused. I save my kids birthday cake toppers in their memory books.
The acrylic cake pop sticks are thin and work great for lightweight cake toppers like this sunshine cake topper. Oftentimes, I use two of these thin sticks for a cake topper – one on each side of the topper. I skip these sticks for heavy cake toppers like large shaker projects because they are little flimsy. For cupcake toppers, I cut acrylic cake pop sticks in half for a shorter length.
- Color: clear
- Length: 6 inches
- Sturdiness: lightweight strength
Despite the word paper in the name, paper cake pop sticks are very sturdy and can hold large cake toppers well. The paper is more like dense cardboard. These sticks are not flimsy at all and are a little thicker compared to the acrylic cake pop sticks.
I have used the paper cake pop sticks for 6 inch wide shaker cake toppers and they work great.
- Color: white
- Length: 8 inches
- Sturdiness: strong strength
Did you find this information helpful?
Did you find this information on the best sticks to use for Cricut made cake toppers helpful? If so, please pin this idea and let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
7 Comments
Thanks so much for sharing.
you’re welcome!
I recently tried coffee stirrers. The kind you get get take away coffee. They worked great!
Thanks for the tip Jacquie!
Omg genius! Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you for sharing the different topper sticks that you use but I am wondering if you have any suggestions for sticks that are flat on the end that goes in between the cardstock? I am making a ‘One’ topper and when I try and sandwich in between the cardstock the bump is too big? I have the acrylic sticks but the bump is just too big.
Thank you for any advise.
Becca
Hi Becca. I recently tried these cakesicle sticks that are flat while using these foam tabs and I was able to squeeze the sticks in between the cardstock layers.
Sticks: https://amzn.to/3rj0MP9
Foam Tabs: https://amzn.to/3NI33L1