Make a Cocktail Umbrella

You know those decorative umbrellas they put in drinks? They are called "cocktail umbrellas" and were supposedly used to shade the ice in your cold drink from melting.

When I first saw one of those I loved the idea of it. A miniature umbrella that really opens and closes!

Now you can make your own cocktail umbrella that really works with household items.

Step 1 Get Materials

To make your own cocktail umbrella you will need these items:

• A Bamboo Skewer
• Thin Cardboard (I used a cereal box.)
• Scotch Tape
• Paper (This is used for the canopy. You can also use wax paper or whatever you want. Just make sure it is not too thick.)

You will also need these tools:

• A Straight-Edge (I used a protractor.)
• X-Acto Knife

Comments

[sweetyarcher]

Awesome instructions! Just what I was looking for :) But I wanted to use it for the Lord Ganesh Festival where we use an umbrella as an accessory for the idol :) This is just fantastic... Thanks a lot!

[kevinvos]

why he don't work so good as a real one?

[porcupinemamma]

Lovely! God job1

[chile.limon]

cute!

[Zazu]

FINALLY.. like seriously .. this is great! one of my fave instructables ever.. maybe coz it has a special meaning for me!

[9ATICA]

These umbrellas are awesome. Do you happen to have the measurements of the cardboard you used?

[TechnoGeek95]

The strips I used were 4" long and 1/8" wide. But use whatever you think is appropriate.

[truovrld]

Aww... I miss read it... I was hoping for a full (human) sized 'cocktail' umbrella. Good Instructable, though.