Paper Umbrellas

Looking for something cute and fun to spice up your summer? Try making these cute little paper umbrellas!

I used the following supplies to make these super easy paper umbrellas:

• Round Paper Punch (or something round to trace)
• Scissors and Paper Cutter
• Toothpicks
• Paper Piercer
• Terrifically Tacky Tape
• Red River Polar Matte Paper
• Endless Summer by The Digichick Designers

First off, I printed off the papers I wanted to use for the umbrellas and then punched them out using my round paper punch.  The particular punch I used was 2 inches in diameter and it worked quite well.

I then took my pencil and drew a line across the back of the punched circle and marked the center of the circle.

Then I cut halfway through the circle to the marked center.

Next, I added some of the tacky tape and overlapped the edges of the circle to form an “umbrella.”

The next step was to poke a hole from the top of the umbrella with my paper piercer for a nice clean hole so the toothpick could be inserted in.

I’m sure you could spice them up a bit with some cute little embellishments, but I kept mine simple and I like how they turned out.

Add them to a drink for an easy and cute way to hang on to summer.  It sure has gone fast!

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