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The daughter of an internet friend of mine’s wedding was this past weekend. My internet friend is pretty crafty so she made the cake topper. I absolutely LOVE the idea and I never realized until now that it could be such an attainable DIY project. (A description of how she made it is below. )
“The base is a wooden oval from Lowes that I spray painted white. The figures, grass, and flowers are made from polymer clay. I began with aluminum foil over wire armatures, then covered it with Super Sculpy for the first baking. (I left wire extending from the feet so that I could attach them later to the base with a staple gun.)
I added colored sculpy for the suit, dress, hat, hair, etc., then baked again. (A pasta press will make the clay flat to use to cover the plain sculpy). I attached them to the base, and baked again. Then I added the grass, flowers, and his arm around her shoulder and baked again. Lastly, I glued on the pearls.”
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What a great idea! I saw some online that were hundreds of dollars, it never occurred to me to DIY. She did a great job!
I was looking to get mine custom-made but I think I’ll give it a try myself first. Thanks for the post!!
These are soooo cute!
i’ve asked my aunt to make the cake topper for me, since she’s super crafty and it’s a good way to get her involved.
and doubly since i want two bears as my cake topper, and i didn’t like any of the ones i’ve seen online.
Being creative does not have to cost a lot of $$$.
Cakes are the perfect place to have a bit of fun.
I worked with a bride who meet her husband in a radio theatre group.
On the top of the cake we placed a miniature vintage 1940’s radio. I think it was a pencil sharpener.
For another couple, I used day of dead dolls, blood red roses with rosemary instead of ivy.
It was simple perfect for them.
Nancy Swiezy
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Age and Occupation in '07: 31, HR for public accounting firm
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Consultant for public accounting firm
Engagement Date: October 7, 2006
Wedding Date: September, 2007
Blogging Since: June 1, 2007
Venue: North Lawn of Fort Adams State Park
About Me: I am a lazy scrapbooker who loves the instant gratification of making cards and I am very easily distracted by all things shiny. In honor of my childhood nights spent hibachi BBQing on the beach with my family, we are hosting a traditional New England Clambake for our reception.
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