Mama Chick and I were discussing how to make the cupcake holders this morning, so I did a little research.
Here’s what I came up with:
We can buy these paper ribbons and somehow affix them to the bottoms of the cupcakes. How? With hot glue? Or spray glue? I think spray glue would look neater and it would all stay better, as well. We could cut out two circles for the bottom and sandwich the paper ribbon between the circles. I will experiment and take pictures!
The Etsy shop of A Bohemian Market has these great paper ribbons that come in white. Unfortunately, their store was on vacation, so I couldn’t get a picture of the exact ribbon I want. Thanks to Miss Apple Cider, I was able to get a couple of pictures in other colors so you can get an idea!
1 roll of 12 yards for $4.00.
Alternatively, we can get these awesome doilies and somehow shape them into cupcake holders. What do you guys think? How would that work?
From the Etsy Shop of BROOKLYNrehab
You can get 8 doilies for $10, and select 4″ or 6″ in diameter. A bit pricey. I really love the butterfly ones. Maybe I can think of something else to use them for, perhaps another project where I won’t need 100+ of them. Again, throw your ideas my way!
Or we could just go with plain doilies. I found these at Anderson’s Giant Party Store. 48 4″ doilies for $2.38! Now that’s more in my price range! I do wonder about the quality…
If we decide to forgo the whole lace/doily DIY cupcake holders, we could always buy some pre-made ones that are cheaper, like these adorable ones from the Etsy shop of Cake With Love. I’ve seen many similar cupcake holders at FIT, an awesome Japanese household store here in Houston. All images below courtesy of Cake With Love:
These would go well with the flower lights!
Or perhaps these?
We could keep it simple. These are a bit more chic than the regular white holders you get at the grocery store:
I like the scalloped edges and the vellum transparency.
If we go with something simple, I could get some of these adorable picks and stick them in the cupcakes! Can you imagine, white cupcake holders with white frosting, with a pop of color that says “Love”? Fab!
I’m not a huge fan of the glitter in those pics. If you find any cute picks, you know what to do – send them my way!
I also like these, but I have no idea what to put in them:
How are you blinging out your cupcakes?
We aren’t doing cupcakes, but I love the little cupcake flags. Etsy has a lot of great sellers. I also love the decorative cups you’re thinking of using.
I bought some cute yellow and white striped cupcake holders and some cute white wedding bell picks from Layer Cake Shop – http://www.layercakeshop.com and I made little cupcake flags myself with toothpicks, cardstock, beads, ribbon and a glue stick.
they have some really cute cupcake holders on fancyflours.com, some are a bit pricey, but they have a lot of options…
We’re using metallic (so, solid-coloured) holders that we can bake the cupcakes in, and we’re dressing up the tops with fondant. I’m of the opinion that the fancy holders are a money grab, but that’s just me. There’s no denying that they’re cute! (I like the vellum ones best, by the way.)
i love the paper lace ribbon, but then again i am obsessed with lace. i like the “love” flags, but to me they are screaming “valentine’s day” and that may not be the look you’re going for.
I second the idea of metallic cupcake wrappers that won’t bleed through … otherwise I’m a fan of the cupcake flags on toothpicks. I made my own and loved them. As much as I like the paper and lace, it’s a detail that might go unnoticed.
If you go with doilies, couldn’t you just get a cute paper punch and make your own butterfly doilies?
That being said, it would probably be a lot of work to fashion some type of holder out of a doilie. You’ll have to use a cupcake paper under it anyway. Have you looked at bakeitpretty.com? They have some adorable papers! They’re currently closed for inventory, but you can have them send an email when they open back up.
We were just going to DIY cake flags using tall toothpicks and folded-over paper (with some adhesive). I think Martha gave me the idea!
Or, http://www.foryourparty.com has drink stirrers that could double as cake flags.
I like the cupcake holders you posted and can’t even pick a fav, they’re all so fancy!
you know, i never thought about making cupcake holders. if you do manage to make it work, would you please post a how-to? i’m super intrigued!
Usually the “cupcake wrappers” are just an arched band wrapped around the outside and tacked with a spot of glue or tape (the band is taped to ITSELF, nothing to the cupcake) – you still bake the cupcakes in a traditional wrapper and just wrap the decorative one over it.
If you use that ribbon, you won’t have the arc right, so you either need it to be not fluted (cupcakes are smaller at the bottom than top) or not line up on top. A curve would be more appealing.
This person shows how they did it cheaply with doilies
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-1232780.html
Wow! Thanks everyone for the link! Very helpful!
@tea: I will definately post a how to if I decide to do it!
doilies at Dollar Tree: 20 pack for $1. you might be able to find their website too.
Where did you find the vellum scalloped holders? They’re adorable!
@mint mary: The scalloped vellum holders are from here:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30111431
Have fun!
Mrs. Chick, Houston Age and Occupation: 28, Rights and Reproduction Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Computer Programmer Engagement Date: November 15, 2008 Wedding Date: April 2010 Venue: A farm outside of Houston About Me: Mr. Chick and I met almost ten years ago at Baker Blues, a college jazz party. He was attracted to my intensity, and I was mesmerized by his trivia pursuit skills and his dorm furniture adorned with his initials. We've grown more sophisticated through the years, with our love of wine, owning a house together, and parenthood (of a cat), but we have not lost our silliness or childish sense of humor!
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