Baby Whoooo?

Okay, I had to make that be the title.  :)

This order was for a owl-themed, gender neutral baby shower for a soon-to-be mama that did not know what she was having just yet.  

Check out this ADORABLE invitation the hostesses sent me to help with the cake idea.  I fell in LOVE with it.  My mind immediately went to work thinking of what I could do down the sides of the cake.  I knew I wanted to recreate the triangle design.

So here's what I came up with:

I free handed the owl out of fondant to match the cute owl on the invitation.  This picture unfortunately is pre-dusting because it shows some of the powdered sugar that I normally dust off with a brush at the very end. 

I love, love, love the geometric design along the side of the cake.  

They also wanted cookies for the favors.  I searched Pinterest over and over for some cute owl themed cookies.  There are some ridiculously talented people out there that I swear owl cookies are their speciality.  It was truly unbelievable.  Anyway, I ended up going with a site I love, The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle and used her owl cookie tutorial.  I adapted the design a bit to match the owl on the invitation.

Happy Baby Shower Kristin!  I hope you loved your cake and cookies as much as I did!!!

Elephants, Crocs, Giraffes Oh My!

It's been over a month since I did this cake but again, I've been meaning to share it for too long.

I received an order for a cake to coordinate with a Serena & Lily bedding swatch.  The mom-to-be was not finding out the gender and chose the Dylan Bedding Collection for the nursery.  At first, I was a bit intimidated by the design but then realized the potential for a really cute cake!  

Dylan bedding from Serena & Lily

I love the geometric pattern.  I'm definitely not a stylist, but the pairing of the curved lines of the animals with the sharp lines of the pattern, it just looked beautiful.  

I wanted to recreate the whimsical feel of the tan-ish lines that surround the animals by painting edible paint onto fondant.  It wasn't perfect and that's what I loved about it.  

I found the vintage animal cookie cutters through a lady on Etsy.  They are extremely old and definitely one of a kind, which makes them very cool.  They even came in their original tin.  Not sure what I would have done if I hadn't found them... but good thing I didn't have to worry about that.

I also wanted to incorporate the natural fibers they used on the bedding bumper ties.  I found a burlap-looking ribbon made out of partial silk.  I functioned more like ribbon than burlap which is what I wanted while maintaining that natural fiber look.  I'm pretty sure I got several spools of that good stuff. 

She also ordered some cookies for the favors.  I used the vintage animal cutters again to make giraffes and elephants.  

Looking back, I'm not crazy about the ribbon choice for the cake board.  It's conflicting with the cake. But oh well.  I loved everything else about it!

Happy Baby Shower Erin!  I can't wait to hear if it's a BOY or GIRL!!!