Sometimes our friends cannot always join us when we want them too. Perhaps you have a favorite buddy, sibling, or pal who can't make it to your big party or special event? Don't fret. There is a great alternative to having your real friend with you for all of life's precious moments. In just 3 easy steps you can create your very own Flat Friend version of your stick in the mud buddy. Your Flat Friend will actually be MORE fun than your real friend since you can do almost anything to or with them for the sake of taking funny pictures. Being mostly paper, they are pretty much powerless to stop you.
Step One:
Print out the funniest/worst picture of your friend and cut them out.
Step Two:
Glue your friend to a stick of some kind. I used a foam paint brush here, but you can also use a chop stick, a popsicle stick, a pen, or even a fly swatter. Pretty much anything tall, slim, and stiff. I'm sure you can find something appropriate. (Or depending on how far you want to take this joke, something inappropriate.)
Step Three:
Embellish your friend. On their own a Flat Friend is, well, kind of FLAT. Try jazzing them up with some glitter, buttons, or brick-brack.
My sisters and I recently made a Flat Friend out of our youngest sister, Caitlin, when she wasn't around to help us do silly wedding crap. Doesn't she look fabulous? Now that your Flat Friend is ready, go out on the town and have some fun. Don't forget a camera! You'll need it to take tons of embarrassing pictures of your new and improved friend, and then upload them onto Facebook, lovingly tagging each one to your 3D friend's account.