How to Make a Wire Wedding Cake Topper

Introduction

Celebrate

For a personal handmade touch, create this easy and inexpensive cake topper.

Step 1

The love photo

Tools and materials

For this sweet project, you'll need 16-gauge black wire, forged steel jewelry pliers, wire cutters, and a printed text template. Print the template here.

Step 2

The love photo

Shaping the letters

Cut the wire 10 times the length of the template. Using the jewelry pliers, begin bending and shaping the letters that follow along with the cursive template. Get creative and add a heart that dots the "i".

Step 3

The love photo

Finishing the Topper

Continue bending and shaping the wire using the jewelry pliers letter by letter until the cake topper is complete. Using the wire cutters, trim off the end, leaving 3-4 inches to insert into the cake.