Bunnies on Top of Our Cake

Bunnies on Top of Our Cake

June 7th, 2011 @ 10:11 am by Mrs. Macarons
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Before wedding blogs took over my free time, I was a daily reader of Design*Sponge. It was there, three years ago, prior to engagement and even marriage talks, that I found our cake-topper inspiration:

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Image via Design*Sponge / Topper by Jennifer Murphy

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Image via Etsy / Topper by Jennifer Murphy

Not to seem crazy, I bookmarked Jennifer’s site and tucked the images away on my computer for when the time would come. Fast forward a little over a year, and I was finally able to show the mister what I was so giddy about. There was one small problem: the very large price tag for something handmade.

I wasn’t willing to spend that kind of money on shoes (although I came close), let alone on something I thought I could make.

After several pilgrimages to Michaels and many revisions, we ended up with this:

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Their eyes and noses are a little more cartoony, and their bodies are rounder and fuller. I didn’t use antique beads or millinery supplies, and I’m still on the fence about the whiskers. It’s not perfect but that’s OK. It was made with love, and that’s all you really need; a steady hand and patience couldn’t hurt either.

Did you attempt your own DIY version of something in order to save money?

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28 Responses to “Bunnies on Top of Our Cake”

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omg! how adorable!! they are super cute!! tutorial please!!!

6/7/11 @ 10:15 am (reply)

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

I LOVE them! I think yours is just as cute (if not cuter) than the Etsy one!! Good work!

6/7/11 @ 10:19 am (reply)

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haelmai (message) 232 posts, Helper bee

Great job! They look fantastic!

6/7/11 @ 10:20 am (reply)

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futuremrsmaista (message) 750 posts, Busy bee

I think yours are even cuter than your inspiration! SO cute!!

6/7/11 @ 10:22 am (reply)

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Mrs. Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

I think it looks awesome!

6/7/11 @ 10:29 am (reply)

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lindzann1 (message) 50 posts, Worker bee

awww - SO cute! I think it’s just as (if not more!) adorable than your inspiration pic. well done!!

6/7/11 @ 10:30 am (reply)

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ladybugs (message) 34 posts, Newbee

I think they’re perfect! Their little faces are cute and expressive and quirky - I wouldn’t change a thing!

6/7/11 @ 10:38 am (reply)

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ThePinkPeony (message) 264 posts, Helper bee

Shut. UP! You MADE those??! They’re just adorable, and look PERFECT - even cuter than your inspiration photos!

6/7/11 @ 11:04 am (reply)

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FloretteLiz (message) 1,310 posts, Bumble bee

I think those are super adorable! I think you should leave the whiskers.

6/7/11 @ 11:14 am (reply)

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Miss Sweet Cream (message) 216 posts, Helper bee

Mac! Those are so. stinkin’. CUTE! i love them and it’s even better that they were made — with love — by you. They are absolute, adorable perfection!

I am attempting many things in order to save a little mullah… including trying my very best to copy a Johanna Johnson bridal hat/headpiece whose original I would have to give up my unborn child’s college fund that hasn’t even started yet!

6/7/11 @ 11:16 am (reply)

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toshella (message) 642 posts, Busy bee

Not to insult the original (because she came up with the design), but I actually like yours better! I think the slightly-cartoony really works. Well done!

6/7/11 @ 11:21 am (reply)

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organicgal (message) 259 posts, Helper bee

i seriously like yours better as well! looks less stuffed animal-ish and more cute caketopper-ish!

6/7/11 @ 11:38 am (reply)

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Jenlon (message) 287 posts, Helper bee

I love love love the ones you made! (More than your inspiration pics!)

6/7/11 @ 11:46 am (reply)

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ookbob (message) 283 posts, Helper bee

It’s super cute! Seriously, yours looks so much better!

6/7/11 @ 11:47 am (reply)

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paw (message) 379 posts, Helper bee

Yours came out awesome! I love them!

6/7/11 @ 11:54 am (reply)

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cupajoanna (message) 15 posts, Newbee

LOVE, SO STINKING CUTE! Yes, tutorial please!!

6/7/11 @ 12:54 pm (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,479 posts, Honey bee

Love these. Tutorial please!

6/7/11 @ 12:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Canaras (message) 62 posts, Worker bee

Whoa! Yours are awesome!! I kinda like them more with the cartoony details… that way it doesn’t look like you were trying to put taxidermied rabbits on top of your cake!

6/7/11 @ 12:57 pm (reply)

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