Purpose, Objectives, and Scope. Take a minute and define why you are doing the migration (purpose), what you expect to accomplish (objectives), and the limitations of the project (scope). It's a good idea to establish these parameters to keep the project focused.
Prevent this from happening by installing an unfurl sleeve at the top and bottom of your flag. With these sleeves on the flagpole, you can attach your flag to the sleeves. As the wind blows, the sleeves will rotate around the pole, preventing the flag from wrapping around the flagpole. Unfurlers of this type are for use with bracket-mount household flagpoles that are an inch or less in diameter.
Tie some cute ribbon around your cupcake to hold it all together. You can finish it off with a candle to really make it look like a birthday cake. I needed names on mine for the birthday girls so I made tiny flags from card stock and attached them to toothpicks (flag poles!). I find this type of cupcake pan really good to hold the fabric bundle in place.