For my daughter Claire's 15th birthday, I wanted her cake to look really pretty but we had to do it on a small budget. It would be nice to throw my kids big, swanky parties, but the thing is, not everybody can afford to do that. So I had to be a little bit creative to make my teenage daughter's birthday cake look kinda expensive.
The Silhouette blog gives freebies every Tuesday, and one of the free shapes is the 3d peony shape. Click here to see their tutorial.
I remember seeing a post on the Hostess with the Mostess about decorating cakes with paper flowers. You can click here to check it out.
So we bought a plain white cake from our favorite bakery.
And I decided to combine the idea from the Silhouette blog, with the cake decorating idea from the Hostess with the Mostess blog, and this is what I came up with.
I also made the paper peony for the gift bag, just like they did in the Silhouette blog video tutorial.
I already had the materials I needed to make the flowers so I didn't have to buy anything, well, except for the cake. I was really happy with how it turned out. Thank goodness we have these wonderful blogs that give us really useful ideas. (^_^)
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beautiful! there is nothing more precious than work of love...saving from the things you do your own is just an added bonus :)
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Thanks! My kids love the usual gifts they get from family --- clothes, games, electronics, cash --- but hopefully they appreciate the time and effort it takes to make these things. (^_^)
DeleteLooks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThank you Krystie!
DeleteLove this idea! Thanks for submitting to Living Creative Thursdays:-) Featured you today: http://www.livinglocurto.com/2013/05/food-and-drink-ideas/
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for giving me the chance to join, Amy! I'm so thrilled to be featured on your site!
DeleteVery very pretty cake! I am visiting from Mop It Up Monday and would love to see you share this on Cupcake,Cake, & Party blog; Piggy In Polka Dots! My link party is called "Party In Polka Dots" and it is going on now!
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Shelley
www.piggyinpolkadots.com
Thanks for the invite, Shelley! I'll head on there right now.
DeleteThis is beautiful. What a great way to spruce up a store bought cake. Gorgeous design! I do cakes as a hobby, so I love checking out other people's ideas. Jodi @ www.meaningfulmama.com
ReplyDeleteThank you Jodi!
DeleteVery pretty!
ReplyDeleteI would love for you to share and link up at my TGIF Link Party. The party is open every Thursday night and closes Wednesday's at midnight.
http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/2013/05/tgif-link-party-3.html
Have a wonderful week!
Hugs, Cathy
Thanks for the invitation Cathy!
DeleteI am so glad you linked up! Thank you for partying at Party In Polka Dots!! Her cake was lovely!
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I'm glad I linked up too! It was such a fun party! I found a lot of really great links. Thanks for hosting it!
DeleteWhat a great idea!! I love this! Thanks for sharing at Give Me The Goods Monday!
ReplyDeleteJamie @Better With Age
I really appreciate the visit Jamie, thanks so much!
DeleteThese are such a pretty way to decorate a cake.
ReplyDeleteDebi and Charly
Thank you! I'm happy you like it!
DeleteWhat a creative way to decorate on a budget! It turned out really pretty!!
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The Wondering Brain
Thank you Jessica!
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