TJ Designs: February 2012

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Wise-guy Cupcakes 2012

This cupcake stand I made for my Father who is in truth a very wise man. He has always put his family first and showed us how love can keep a family strong. To illustrate this in a comical way (he's always loved a good joke!), I put together an owl-themed stand under the heading "Happy Birthday to a real wise-guy!"

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Mario Cake 2012

This cake was for two mario fan brothers. It had both of their names in mario question boxes and was topped with mario figurines.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Castle Cake 2012

For my daughter, who loves all things princess, I made a 3D hot pink castle cake. Complete with 3 Disney princesses, 10 towers, and candy hearts it was a sight to behold!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Ninja Cake 2012

This cake has a "ninja" theme with Lego martial art characters on top and a sword right through the cake. The edible fondant throwing-stars have "Happy Birthday" written in Chinese characters. This is the first time I worked with an edible silver-spray made by Wilton. It turned out to be the perfect thing to make my throwing-stars look like they had a metal finish to them.

Face Painting Info

I started face painting after I took my daughter to have her face painted at the local market. It looked so beautiful and enjoyable, I just had to try it for her birthday. So I did some online research, bought the best face-paint I could find, and tried it out. I've been painting faces for just about every party I've been invited to since. Children love to have their face painted, it's a bit like dressing up; pretending to be someone new and exciting! With my background in graphic design and commercial art, it was easy to apply my brush techniques to children's faces instead of a canvas.

Specialty Cake Info

When my sister announced she was getting married, I volunteered to make her a groom's cake. I had made cakes before for family, but never to the scale of a wedding cake. To practice for it, I first made her a wedding shower cake. It turned out beautifully and I learned specialty cakes with fondant are one of my favorite things to create. From then on, I have made a specialty cake for nearly every family event I attended. They make an event so much more memorable to have a centerpiece with the theme and spirit of the gathering.