{Cupcakes at Dusk//Inspiration + DIYS}

After much inspiration from pretty posts (created by other creative people) on Pinterest of course, I decided that I needed to bake up some cupcakes and take some photos! I wanted to create a mini inspiration piece for a wedding or even a bridal shower. Not your average day of events but it was a good one. :)

Here are some photos of the little photoshoot that I took on my camera phone in my backyard. I took SOO many photos and just narrowed them down to a few because even though they were all so pretty, a person can only look at cupcakes for so long right? :)

{Below are ways to create your own similar look for your next event}

{Enjoy.}  

A couple nights ago, I got this idea to make some really cute cupcake toppers. I started by cutting out some hearts on ivory card stock paper (4 hearts all together so I could make them double-sided), painted them with gold glitter paint and used tooth picks (one in between 2 hearts) so I could top them on a cupcake. I also used some ivory ribbon which I cut the ends of and stamped the words "I DO" and "ME TOO" on ivory card stock paper which I then glued to the ribbons. It was quite simple and yet so fun! I think these would be perfect for a bridal shower too and use the words "SHE SAID YES!"

Once I topped the cupcakes, I added some pretty lace fabric around them. (Love it!)
Another idea could be to tie a ribbon bow around the cupcakes using glitter ribbon, satin ribbon, or even some simple jute twine which would give a more rustic look!

After the cupcakes were dressed, I set them upon a little cake stand which I made using a candle stick and candle plate holder from the dollar store! I painted both items ivory and glued them together using E3600 glue and TA-DA a small stand! For a full tutorial to make a 3 tiered cake stand using items from the dollar store, click here.

So you know how Mason Jars are EVERYWHERE now and used for so many crafts? Well, I decided that instead of mason jars (which can be a bit expensive sometimes-although I do love them) I decided to start reusing my son's baby food jars which I turned into those hanging candle holders! Once I was done feeding my son, I would take the labels off, scrub and clean the jars and for this project, I used some gold jewlery wire (for around the jars) and clear fishing wire to hang them at different lengths. I could really see this display at a wedding around the reception or ceremony from the trees or even behind a dessert table or sweetheart table. It's so pretty, romantic, and yet so simple to DIY!
How do pretty photos on Pinterest inspire you?

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Cupcakes for an owl themed party! + Sneak peek of the party decor!

About a week ago, I had some friends over for a cupcake creating night.

We were creating cupcakes for the surprise party we were planning for our friend Megan who just recently left to Rhode Island State on a full ride scholarship to play soccer there (she's quite amazing at the sport obviously! :))
My brother's girlfriend, Cheyenne and I, decided to plan a very last minute party for her and decided on the theme of owls (because Megan loves owls) and with it--came LOTS of color--but we will get to the rest of the decor of the party in another post).
Now back to the cupcakes. The night before the party, Cheyenne and my friend Crystal came over to make lots of pretty cupcakes that went with our party theme. We started by trying to create a "tie dye" look with the icing but since our diy piping bags didn't go as planned, we just slathered the icing on our chocolate and fun-fetti cupcakes with a knife.
Then, we took all of the sprinkles we could find and just started "blinging out" the cupcakes.
 

Afterwards, we topped 15 of them off with cute owl toppers that I created a few days prior.

 

  In the end, we created colorful little masterpieces as we called them. :) ~~~~~~~~

Here is a sneak peek of the party & our cupcakes put to use. Next post. :)