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September 8th, 2009 @ 1:15 pm by Mrs. Bear Cub

Remember way back when? When I had lofty plans for re-creating Lauren Alane’s cutie-patootie felted birds cake topper?

Consider this project DONE, suckah!

Please forgive the crappy photography! I just discovered photobooth - and no tengo tiempo!

It took me a couple of tries, but I finally finished a pair of birdies I was happy with!

Mr. Bear Cub is obviously the taller red birdie! He always wears red, plus he’s a ginger (I love me some red hair - can’t wait for the cute ginger babies one day!). My little birdie is actually a very light lavender color! Ha! I totally <3 the lavender.

Special thanks to Miss Poodle for supplying me with the correct wire for their legs! No hablo the Spanish well enough to find the right crafting knick-knacks in my town.

I’ve still got enough time to dress up the bridal birdie a bit! What do you think, should I go for a little hair flower? Maybe an über-tiny, über-cute bow in her “hair”?

How did you put your cake topper on your cake? I was thinking of just sticking the wire legs into the buttercream!

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tea (message) 2,610 posts, Sugar bee

those are super cute miss bear cub! i’ve always been insanely impressed with the folks that are able to make these!

9/8/09 @ 1:20 pm (reply)

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Miss Dachshund (message) 487 posts, Helper bee

So flippin’ cute! Did you know how to felt before you made these? Felting has always been so intriguing to me… I’m always impressed with the super cute results!

9/8/09 @ 1:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Dew Drop (message) 250 posts, Helper bee

So cute!! And you should totally add a hair flower to the bridal birdie. That would be adorable.

9/8/09 @ 1:33 pm (reply)

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Miss Spaniel (message) 2,576 posts, Sugar bee

Adorable!

9/8/09 @ 1:33 pm (reply)

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nicrob007 (message) 111 posts, Blushing bee

WOW!! those look amazing. looks like ’someone’ needs to be on Etsy I think a tiny birdie bow or mini birdcage veil would be a great addition.

9/8/09 @ 1:33 pm (reply)

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mander411 (message) 79 posts, Worker bee

great job!!! i love it! we’re using birds too, but I cannot DIY so buy it is!! lol

9/8/09 @ 1:34 pm (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 3,976 posts, Honey bee

Those are way too cute. Great job! I can’t wait to see them perched on top of your cake!

9/8/09 @ 1:35 pm (reply)

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,529 posts, Bumble bee

wow! those are so cute miss bearcub! i am completely impressed!

9/8/09 @ 1:35 pm (reply)

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Miss Cloud (message) 587 posts, Busy bee

So cute! I think a little “hair” flower or bow would be perfect

9/8/09 @ 1:46 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Deviled Egg (message) 892 posts, Busy bee

They turned out great!

9/8/09 @ 1:49 pm (reply)

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abrideagain (message) 531 posts, Busy bee

I think that a hair accessory would be SOOO cute!

9/8/09 @ 2:08 pm (reply)

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soniasays (message) 47 posts, Newbee

these are SO CUTE! a hair accessory would be adorable : )

Unless you’re sticking the majority of of leg length into the cake make sure you test out your birdies in a buttercream-iced cake before the wedding to ensure that they won’t topple over! buttercream can be tricky.

9/8/09 @ 2:12 pm (reply)

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bluebutterfly (message) 605 posts, Busy bee

oh my goodness these are absolutely adorable!! I agree that the hairpiece/flower would add to the cute factor.

9/8/09 @ 2:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Penguin (message) 2,148 posts, Buzzing bee

I love them! Definitely affix them to a small base… we stuck our birdies directly into the frosting, and they didn’t stand up that well… the boy bird ended up getting frosting all over himself!

9/8/09 @ 2:24 pm (reply)

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mcnetn3 (message) 127 posts, Blushing bee

A little flower would be so cute–

Also, you may want to try to fix a straight piece of wire to the bottom of each bird foot to anchor it into the top layer of the cake– you may end up with fallen birds otherwise.

Or fix them to a ‘branch’ that could hold them into place on top of the cake (maybe a chocolate pirouette cookie)–

9/8/09 @ 2:26 pm (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 4,094 posts, Honey bee

very impressive!

9/8/09 @ 2:41 pm (reply)

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kayakgirl73 (message) 354 posts, Helper bee

Very cute. I agree on the hair flower.

9/8/09 @ 3:00 pm (reply)

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texaslawgirl (message) 553 posts, Busy bee

Do a birdcage veil! How perfect is that?! BIRDcage veil?! I love it!

9/8/09 @ 3:08 pm (reply)

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nurseheather30 (message) 415 posts, Helper bee

So freakin cute! I wanted to do something like these soo bad but DF was having no part of it, lol. I agree with a tiny hairbow or accessory and second mcnetn3’s idea of making a type of branch to hold them in place. Congrats!

9/8/09 @ 4:16 pm (reply)

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KMSull (message) 2,328 posts, Buzzing bee

Adorable! I’m terrified to try this myself…

9/8/09 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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evelinej (message) 364 posts, Helper bee

These pajaritos are adorable!

9/8/09 @ 4:35 pm (reply)

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alishaneva (message) 1,524 posts, Bumble bee

very very cute! Hairflower, bow, veil, necklace … something dressy would be cute for the girl birdie! And yes, a base would be a VERY good idea for these little birdies!

9/8/09 @ 4:37 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG Your birdies turned out SO GOOD!

9/8/09 @ 5:11 pm (reply)

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Little Lulu (message) 66 posts, Worker bee

Wow! These are awesome! I definitely think a bow or flower for the girl birdie would be a great addition.

9/8/09 @ 6:59 pm (reply)

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kmattso2 (message) 990 posts, Busy bee

They turned out so cute!!! I think she definitely needs something in her “hair”….maybe a veil??

9/8/09 @ 8:48 pm (reply)

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jhguba (message) 239 posts, Helper bee

Super Cute! I vote hair flower for the bride birdie!

9/8/09 @ 9:04 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 86 posts, Worker bee

These look great!

9/8/09 @ 9:48 pm (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,015 posts, Sugar bee

aww!
First: Those look awesome!! you did an amazing job!
Second: your so welcome! you know it was great for me to help you find the stuff. I definitely need a English/Spanish “Craft tools and terms” dictionary lol

9/8/09 @ 10:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Cowboy Boot (message) 257 posts, Helper bee

Nice job!! Love the redhead birdie! And the fact you might have redhead kiddies. Me too!

9/8/09 @ 10:36 pm (reply)

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meganleigh

Those are soo cute! I think a little veil would be adorable!

What about hot gluing (or some other way of attaching) the birds to a stick or two to put on the cake? One stick might not balance well, maybe making a very slim X with two sticks would provide a more solid base.

9/9/09 @ 12:07 am (reply)

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Mrs. Espresso (message) 1,064 posts, Bumble bee

Those look fantastic!! And I love the idea of adding a mini hair flower!

9/9/09 @ 1:00 am (reply)

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Miss Star (message) 1,275 posts, Bumble bee

Great job! Of course it would turn out so great with you and Miss Poodle on a team!

We might have the little redheaded ones, too

9/9/09 @ 9:41 am (reply)

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Mrs. Quiche (message) 2,175 posts, Buzzing bee

SO cute! I love them

9/9/09 @ 9:51 am (reply)

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voomie24 (message) 81 posts, Worker bee

These are really cute!!! You did an amazing job.

For those of you who want birds on your cake but aren’t nearly as crafty, Michael’s has ceramic birds that are really cute and/or pretty, depending on which you pick, for a couple of dollars.

9/9/09 @ 12:49 pm (reply)