A ‘force’ to be reckoned with, in a galaxy far far away, this Star Wars birthday came complete with party hats….
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Bunnies
Not sure of what cookie favors to take into school for her daughter’s birthday, the client sent me several photos of her incredibly adorable six year old for inspiration. One of the photos showed her hugging her favorite stuffed animal bunny. Bunny bonanza! I sketched the idea, passed it by my customer, and was good to go. The bunny cutter was from the MeriMeri 2015 Easter collection. I happened to have a small carrot from R&M Internationla Corp‘s mini veggie cutter set that went perfectly for the look of the favor I was trying to achieve. I am still giggling about the carrot bow tie I gave him…
Here are the bunnies in process. Only 4 colors needed.
And the final presentation of the favors…
I also made 5 folk bunnies for the family to just eat at home (they are amazing and I love my repeat customers!). Playing up the texture…
The photos backgrounds are from the wonderful InkandElmBackdrops.
American Girl Inspired
This was the first time I had an American Girl birthday theme. Lea Clark, the 2016 girl of the year, adventures in Brazil, taking photos of the wildlife and roaming the beaches. I used patterns similar to her 2 main dresses to celebrate the birthday girl’s 8 years. Sea turtles were requested but I wanted to throw a colorful parrot and toucan as well. The butterfly is designed after her hair clip…
The camera is a stamp from Michael’s, colored with watered down edible gel. Finished it with my signature (typewriter) stamped letters.
Magical Birthday
Harry Potter still has the power to create magical birthdays. And so I hoped it was with this request. I borrowed a little wisdom from Luna to showcase in this set.
Stick It.
I try to come up with new and fun ways to approach birthday party cookies. What better time to put a cookie on a stick (well, heavy paper straw to be exact) than when asked to coordinate with a Lacrosse theme? I created a “field” by cutting out styrofoam sheets to fit in a cake box, covering them with simple construction paper (totally not to scale but I was limited by box size). I then baked the 20 stick heads, based coated the first side white, and let dry overnight; I used the double sided Rainbow Dust pens to ink in the outline and associated netting.
okay- it’s winter. Everything starts looking like snowflakes.
I flipped the heads over and used thick royal icing to set the straw on the back side of the cookie.
After an hour or so, I coated the second side with 10 second icing. I toyed around with inking in the nets on the back as well but 1) decided it looked cleaner without, and 2) decided these were labor intensive enough already. I also made a net cookie for either end of the field.
Top view of the field; lower left corner shows the cuts I made to prep for inserting the straw.
Take home favors were also requested- jerseys out of a chocolate cookie. Just a simple hand painted and stamped jersey with a few penned in accents.
Harry Potter Potions
Positively powerful Potter potions poised to participate in party play.
Alaska
She wanted birthday cookies that were centered around the things he likes. They have great taste (…as do these cookies). I must admit that I rarely make the same cookies again and find customer’s diverse requests so interesting. The hand knucks are new to me; learn something every day. So happy to make Alaska cookies; we had the most fabulous time taking our kids to Denali NP and beyond a few summers ago. Stunning. Jaw-dropping gorgeous. All that in more, Alaska!
LEGENDARY Birthday
Don’t we all hope for a birthday celebration that has a place in the history books? (um. I guess I’m not an introvert…) Well clear off the tabletops and hop on up for this legendary celebration set. I was inspired by a trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science; they are running an exhibit on Mythical creatures. Wicked cool and culturally enriching. And germinated the seeds of an “epic” birthday set….
So Cheesy
A dear friend works as a “cheese guru” for Wegmans (utterly fantastic grocery store, for those who do not live in the northeast). As she was approaching a milestone birthday, I wanted to send her something to lighten the mood. You know, to encourage her to BRIE all that she could BRIE. Go a little CRACKERS on her big day….
Party Animal
I have a confession. Our eldest turned 25 this week. Holy time passage! Look away for a moment and our babies are adults! Tori has found that lovely balance between working hard and keeping things playful and in perspective. But, um, the girl does know how to rock a celebration. With that in mind, I give you her ‘party animal’ birthday set. Hope all your birthday wishes come true, Tori!
Mama Mayer Bakery 