The Fakery Bakery

I found these felt goodies on etsy. I thought they were too cute not to share. She even makes poptarts:) Here is the link:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19333691

A Baking Birthday Party

This party was created by Colleen at http://www.figandruby.blogspot.com/. I was thrilled that she gave me permission to share it. I thought some of you girl mommas might like to use this idea.





Last November I threw my oldest daughter a baking party for her 9th birthday. Here are the details...

The Invitations: My favorite feature? The envelopes were clear plastic and I threw in some adorable cake sprinkles as confetti. What a delicious way to be invited to a party!!


The Decor: Some of my favorite details that saved me money and looked fabulous...Perfectly matching wrapping paper rolled out on the table to serve as a table cloth...Oatmeal, hot chocolate and peanut canisters covered with coordinating fabrics and papers to hold baking utensils... felt flags with bits of leftover fabric from the aprons...last but not least, a party is not a party in my world without lanterns tied with ribbons!

The Party: The girls made cookies and decorated their own mini cakes. I made each girl an apron and a chef's hat. The chef's hats were easy to make and oh so cute! You can make them by going HERE.
Tips: I made all the sugar and gingerbread cookie dough in advance, rolled it out onto wax paper and piled them up in the freezer so the dough was ready to go when the girls were. For next time, I would borrow cookie sheets so that each girl has her own place to plop cookies when ready for the oven to avoid cookie mix ups!
I glued white cups to white plates and provided paint and crepe paper in the party colors (I'm a bit of a nut case when it comes to party colors...MUST STICK WITH THE THEME!!). While the cookies were baking the girls decorated their own cake stands.

The girls each got to decorate a 6 inch cake. Next time, I would provide smaller cakes. this felt like way too much sugar by the end of the party!! Again, wanting to stick with the theme at all costs, I pre-mixed the icing and even pre-matched a base color and a piping color so each cake would turn out looking cute-ish. This was my plan but by the time the kids were done piling their cakes with candy and sprinkles, I'm not sure my careful calculation mattered much!!Once the cookies were cooled, the girls iced and candy-fied their cookies as well. I packed the cookies neatly into the adorable pink cake boxes and tied them up with teeny baking utensils. The box of cookies, aprons and cakes on stands were their "goody bags".I had two sisters at the house helping me. This is crucial when running this type of hands on party with this age!!!

Reagan's Outdoor Adventure

I had the pleasure of making several cakes for some really cute and unique parties this past weekend. Reagan's was one of them. He had a backyard outdoor adventure. Looking at these pictures just makes me want to plan a trip to Bass Pro Shop:)

Aww, this is so sweet! Looks like one of the guest made a new friend(too bad they had him for dessert later:)

I guess Tabby didn't want her guest to really get back to nature!

A camping themed party is not complete without roasting marshmallows!

The cake


The birthday boy enjoying a little raccoon foot for dessert.

What a creative and cool party! I know my boys would love this too! Thanks for sharing Tabby:)

Ahoy Matey!

Shannon asked me to make a cake for her little boy's pirate birthday party this past weekend. The party was so cute. I couldn't wait to post the pictures! Let's start with the invitations-aren't they a riot? In true pirate fashion they were delivered in a bottle.

This table was set up for the guest to acquire all the essential pirate gear.

I loved how she used a black tablecloth instead of the typical printed partyware tablecloth. It really makes the plates and decorations pop. They are cheaper too:)

Here is the birthday pirate and his sis.

The pirate ship cake.

The pirate cupcakes made by a family member. Aren't they darling?

Digging for pirate treasure.

Looks like the Pirate Party was a blast. Thanks for sharing Shannon!

Oh Baby!

I thought I would share some baby shower treats that I have made. These are some yummy deluxe flavored cupcakes for Jill's Shower. The flavors included lemon meringue, chocolate covered cherry, blackberry cobbler, triple chocolate fudge, vanilla bean and strawberry cupcakes. I think these are a nice change to a your typical buttercream covered shower cake.
These were displayed on a cupcake stand and they each had darling cupcake wrappers and homemade baby themed picks.

cupcake wrappers found at http://www.paperorchidstationary.com/

A baby girl shower cake. On this cake I tried a different technique with staggered bows-very girly:) This was also my first attempt at baby booties made out of fondant.

These cupcakes were made to coordinate with the baby

bedding below from Target.

Finally one for the boys! Twin boys at that. Actually these boys made a surprise debut about a week before the shower. Even though they arrived a little early, they were healthy and the shower didn't even have to be postponed! The shower cake was made to match the party ware below.


Party ware from http://www.bigdotofhappiness.com/

It's Football Time in Tennessee!!!

Since the Tennessee football season is upon us, I was reminded of a few big orange sweets that I had made before. The 1st cake was made for a die hard UT fan- friend of ours. It's not the prettiest cake, but it is what is on the inside that really counts. This cake bleeds orange. It is a orange-velvet cake with cream cheese icing. The next cake was for a 5 year old birthday boy who wanted a UT cake(we teach them young around here!). I thought I would also share these cool napkins that I found last fall in a store in Asheville. You can also find them at www.jerseynaps.com. I discovered on the website that they have more than just jerseys now! They have everything from Military uniforms to cutesy themed napkins for all occasions. I've got the real thing at home, and I can tell you that they are really cute in person!

Look what came in the mail!

My order came in from Baby Face Design and I was very pleased! I love shopping online. I think it's the anticipation of getting the package in the mail. Ben got this cute lunchbox and tag for his backpack. Will got a tag as well. Renee at Baby Face Design can make these in lots of really cute designs, but cammo and sports suits my boys! She also made me some calling cards. I thought she did a great job. Now I need to make a cake that looks like the one on my new cards:)