a nijnjte themed birthday party

i'll be honest i had no idea what or who a nijnjte was... or miffy as she is known in the US. but my good friend's daughter had a stuffed one since she was a baby and wanted it to be a part of her fourth birthday party. add to that a pink and green color theme and here is what you get....



first here one picture of a nijntje found with a simple google search

(all the following pictures were with my phone so excuse the quality and angles)

so i started by creating a small version

i incorporated the green and pink with flowers and frosting

and on the top of the tower was the birthday girl's special nijntje. it had its own birthday cupcake with a candle and the very important number of the day next to it

she loved it. this was the first time i stayed at the party, normally i drop off the cupcakes before the party starts and i am in and out. but because these were friends of mine i was there when she sat down with her special cupcake. she pretended to blow out the candle, showed the stuffed version the cupcake version, and was so happy i actually got tears in my eyes. silly? maybe, but i loved that something i made was that special to someone :)

made to order monday: a 3 year old's birthday!

flowers, butterflies, ladybugs oh my!
and pink, lots of pink!
that was the request for a three year old girl's birthday party. simple and pretty :)

lots of pink flowers....

purple butterflies with pink spots (three on each upper wing for the 3rd bday)....

love this white tower from crate and barrel. added a pink three to the top :)

hard to see the ladybugs on the tower but here they are in the carrier (also have three spots for the 3rd bday)

made to order monday: 40th birthday party!

another older order that i never posted.... these cupcakes were for a 40th birthday party. the order was for the cupcakes to match the decorations being used. i pulled the colors, the number 40, and "splashes" of the other colors in the background... and if i do say so myself, it was a pretty sweet match :)
note- the cake on top was provided by someone else.

one of the prettiest cupcake towers i've ever been a part of :)

here you can see the design on the tablecloth that the cupcakes were based on...

the 40 cupcakes have a lot of sparkle... you deserve lots of sparkle at 40!

 and the splashes add more colors to the tower

made to order monday: my birthday (april)

ok so this monday's order is being posted a little late. and technically its not an order as i made them for my own birthday. but i'd love to do the same for someone else's birthday so i am going to go ahead and post them here and now  :)

probably obvious but i love flowers- roses, daisies and hydrangeas are my favorite. and pink!

the highlight of the cake for a lot of people was the "lit" candle. or at least it was at first....

but then i offered them a slice! the cake really was designed as a chocolate cake with rolled fondant icing :)

not the best picture, but it when all the pieces came together it was a very yummy birthday!!

favorite friday: first post on cupcakes take the cake

for today's favorite friday, check out  my first post on "Cupcakes Take The Cake"! i was beyond excited, they feature everyone and everything about cupcakes. i can't believe that was more than a year ago. time flies when you are having frosting :)

http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-my-treat-by-janice.html

game night

My most recent order was for a game night which was also a birthday celebration. Specific games were suggested, one attendee loves Twister and the birthday girl was a big fan of Scrabble. The dice were just a random game thrown in and they turned out to be my favorite. I took out some dice and lined up the dots to match, the Scrabble tiles have the true point value, and yes, that is the exact number of circles and the correct order of the colors on an actual Twister board. If these were your tiles in a game of Scrabble you would be able to spell the birthday girls name... * This is my new favorite picture of a cupcake I decorated! And here are a couple more pictures from game night... * Carla

jordyn's birthday part 2

My friend, and Jordyn's mom's friend, Rachel lives right down the street from where the party was held and she just happens to be a wonderful photographer. She ever so nicely ran down and took some great shots of the art themed cupcakes for me. The first picture is my favorite!

jordyn's birthday part 1

Jordyn had her 10th birthday party at a place called Art Space Studio here in Charlotte where you can paint your own pottery. She wanted cupcakes that were art themed and gave me a copy of her handmade invitations - they had a stamped "J" surrounded by splashes of paint. I took that inspiration and created the following custom cupcakes: