Cute Kiddie Cut-outs on Cupcakes

Aranzi Aronzo dolls/Amigurumi

Well, I was working on a little fun "in my spare time" project. Lol, as we all know there is NO SUCH THING! So, I have been totally diggin Aranzi Aronzo!'s books entitled Fun Dolls, Cute Dolls and Amigurumi Dolls. These are miniature "stuffed pals" that you can create with sewing materials but I love the designs and simplicity and have taken it on my own to use them as inspiration for my cupcake creations. Here are a few that I completed and I hope you like them. Give me some feeback when you get a moment please!!

Zen Cupcake: Happy National Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Day!

Zen Cupcake: Happy National Ice Cream Cone Cupcake Day!

If there is one blogger I love, it's Zen Cupcake! Zen Cupcake is mysterious and incognito but makes you feel like a "cupcake friend"!! She is constantly presenting unique cupcake items and ideas and sharing cupcake knowledge daily--she is my cupcake guru!! Today, I received a suprise when I realized she posted some of my icecream cone cupcakes on her great blog! That's another thing--she always knows when it's a great holiday such as National Junk Food Day and National IceCream Cone Cupcake Day--what could be better! Thanks for the heads up Zen and keep up the great work--one day we shall meet over cupcakes and coffee!!

daisy loves…gummy bear cupcakes!

daisy loves…gummy bear cupcakes!

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Love the girls over at daisy_loves! check out their cool blog. They liked my gummibear cupcakes and I love their cute doggie bandanas on Etsy! A must for all dog owners and admirers of all things cute!

Blindingly bright blueberry cupcakes

Blindingly bright blueberry cupcakes

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So great to be noticed by the #1 Cupcake Blog--Cupcakes Take the Cake!! check them out at www.cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com

Cupcake Bouquets

A DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE BOUQUET OF FLOWERS!

I promised myself I would get back to blogging-it has been too long! I have so much to share and simply must start making this a priority! Editing cupcake photos, updating twitter sites, reading the latest Entertainment gossip on MSN will have to wait!! SO, that being said, here are the photos of my cupcake bouquets! I am planning to make these a featured product at KATI'S KUPCAKES, so I'd love your feedback! I'll try to take you through this slowly, step by step! Hope you enjoy the ride--I felt very accomplished afterwards and was suprised at the ease of preparation. Maybe you can try them out and we can talk after--would love that!

Step one: Bake and ice your cupcakes! Let the frosting dry and become stiff to touch!

Step 2: Fill a large vase with pretty crumbled up tissue paper.

Step 3: Top vase with styrofoam ball (available at craft stores). Attach ball to rim of vase with hot glue gun. Size of styrofoam ball will depend on your vase. You want the ball sitting on top of the vase snugly to avoid movement. Add a pretty ribbon also. I tied my ribbon but reinforced it with a few dabs of the hot glue gun.

Step 4 and 5: Poke a thin 1 to 1.5 inch slit in the bottom of each cupcake. Using craft sticks, gently insert the cupcake in the craft stick and remove. Next, place the craft stick in the stryofoam ball and place cupcake on stick. Continue this as you go around the outer edges until you've completely covered the entire surface of the styrofoam ball.

Step 6: Place last cupcake on top and present to lucky recipient! You can also put edible flowers on each cupcake to give it more of the "bouquet" feel. I suggest keeping it simple though because it could take away from the elegance and simplicity of the overall design! Enjoy!