DIY cake toppers

I plan on doing some baking (of the cake variety) for a special birthday and a wedding shower in the next few months and I wanted a fun way to jazz them up a bit. I love the idea of reusable cake toppers paired with or in lieu of traditional candles; however, every option I found came with a price tag. In the interest of keeping it simple (& cheap), I printed out two of my favourite words in Arial Bold font on regular computer paper, cut them out with scissors and used the cutouts as tracers on the back of some sparkle cardstock I had left over from this project.

Once the letters were cut out (I found an exacto knife worked best to cut through the cardstock) I attached baking dowels to the backs with a hot glue gun.

That’s it. A simple + fun Saturday project in preparation for birthday and wedding season!

happy love. the best kind.

magpie's cake

One of my very favourite things about my friends: they always share their amazing finds with me. The following is no exception. (Thanks, Nicole).

Let me preface this post by asserting that I wish I lived closer to Washington DC or - at the very least - wish I could attend a wedding in the area. What I would give to view/taste one of these delicious pieces of artwork in person.

Ladies & Gentlemen: magpie's cake...






Check out their website for more lovelies.

Cupcake Love

Big Love goes out to my friend Megan who made B. a batch of fabulous black forest cupcakes for his b-day (his favourite cake in cup form: what's not to love). I took them into his office this evening and they were a huge hit - thanks Megan!

Notes: If you are in the Kamloops area and require culinary talents, please contact this woman; if you like cupcakes, check out this site (via A Cup of Joe).

Bird Cake Inspiration

Although their guests are going to enjoy Pie for dessert, Ryan and Angela are going to have a mini cake for a traditional cake-cutting. The couple is lucky enough to have a close family friend who has offered to create a cake for them to do so. Below are a few examples of bird-inspired wedding cakes that would work as a one-tier mini cake.

{Martha Stewart}

I love the twigs used here as well as the tree stump base. It is also interesting to see a cake without a traditional 'cake topper.' I kind of like the effect of the mini birds placed sporadically around the cake; however, as a one tier it would be so cute with a pair of tiny birds amidst twigs on the top, don't you think?

{Cake by K. Rose Cakes via ritzy bee}

Better yet, put your bird cake-toppers in a nest! How adorable is this cake? Although simple in design, I love the effect of the rustic nest against the perfectly-iced white cake. For added colour, you could add a couple of bold flowers or choose coloured birds for in the nest.

Also, remember the adorable cake topper we found on Etsy:

{Middleburg}

This would work beautifully on the simplest of cakes. {I also love that you can personalize the banner to read your date, your names, "just married," or any other special message: what a keepsake}.