Two friends with birthdays just days apart wanted to share a party with their group of friends. They had a common interest in photography and when kojo designs offered their printable set available for purchase as a donation for World Water Day, I knew it would be perfect for these teens with big hearts. The bright colors and vintage camera motifs made this a fun party to create.
The banner and balloons set a festive mood.
Sugar cookies decorated with fondant were inspired by the party decor. Fondant can be attached with piping gel or frosting. It is easy to use cookie cutters to cut the shapes from the fondant. Graduated sets of round and square cutters were used here.
More vintage camera cookies
Orange slices, red licorice and gummy candy all added to the color palette.
Vintage cameras found at the antique mall became gifts for the birthday girls.
Chocolate cameras were made with a mold.
Cookies, all plated up.
I like to use colorful papers to line trays.
The menu was rounded out with fresh fruit, chips and hummus.
Vendors:
Printable Party Set – Kojo Designs
Plates and Napkins – Target
Confetti Paper - aarietta
Pennant Banner – Martha Stewart at Michaels
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a charming cupcake tower. The cake on top is made with the giant cupcake pan and a 5 inch cake pan. Both are covered in fondant and the cake is imprinted with a wood grain impression mat to resemble a tree trunk. Icing grass is piped from a 233 pastry tip.
The cupcakes are decorated with a variety of meringue mushrooms, a pot of gold cake pop, and a gingerbread leprechaun cottage.
Premade gingerbread house kits are frequently on sale and I like to use the pieces for cupcakes. I used the front piece on this cupcake and covered it with fondant imprinted with a brick embossing mat. The roof is made with an ivy plunger cutter.
The cake pop was just the right size for a pot of gold. I made a skinny log of fondant and attached it to the top. The gold coins are sequins painted with lustre dust. The idea was inspired by Sweetopia’s pot of gold cookies.
The do it yourself cupcake tower is quick and easy to make. I frequently can’t find the right color or dimensions for cupcake towers I am making. This way I can customize the stand for each project.
I bought the supplies at Michael’s. I used a 7 and 11 inch wood clock face which have a centered predrilled hole already in them. A 3/8 inch dowel rod fits snugly in the hole. I cut the rod to 6 1/2 inches for this project, but you could cut it to any length.
I secured the dowel rod with wood glue and painted the whole thing using Martha Stewart vanilla bean paint. I let it dry overnight before putting any weight on it. The cake on top was a few pounds but the dowel rod supported the weight. I felt like I was pushing it with the cake, but cupcakes it would easily support without any problem. You could seal the wood if you want, but I plan on repainting it for another time.
