Cupcake Day

Yes, yes, I know I said mainly svg projects, but...these cupcakes are soooo cute! I found this one in an ad for imaginisce.com in Creating Keepsakes' July/August issue and I had to try it. Finally found it in the gallery but the instructions wouldn't load! So here's what I did...

To make one you need:

1- styrofoam ball - 2.5 in. size

1 - 12 x 2.5 in cardstock strip for wrapper

ribbon

36 (more or less) - 1/2 x 3 in. strips for frosting

1 - 2.5 in square paper scrap for each candle (cardstock seems too heavy for this)

white cotton string for candlewicks

glue gun (high temp works, but low temp sets faster)

Stickles

Step one.....

Score the wrapper strip at 1/2 in. intervals and fan fold. Join the ends to form a cupcake "wrapper" and glue styro ball inside, leaving about half of it sticking out at the top. This is where you will "frost" the cupcake.

Next...begin to add the "frosting" in rows, starting at the wrapper edge and working up to the center top. I sortof wrapped the pieces around my finger so I wouldn't flatten them while I waited for the glue to set. I also found that placing them at a slight angle helps to cover tha ball better. Work around and up till you have only a small area left on top. This is where you will place the candles.

Roll a 2.5 in. square tightly and glue edge. I used a tiny knitting needle to do this and placed some glue near the inside starting edge, to help stop any slipping. Put some glue on a short piece of the cotton string and insert at one end of the candle, then trim the excess.

Put a small mound of hot glue on top of the cupcake and insert the candles, holding them at the angle you like till they set. Then use a few more frosting strips to make lops (like the ones you might make for a paperchain at Christmas) and fill in around the candles to hide the rest of the styro ball.


When all the glue is well cooled and set tie ribbon around the wrapper, making sure you make the knot land on the prettiest side of your cupcake:) Put a dot of Stickles on each loop of frosting to add sparkle and Voila!!! You have a darling cupcake to give someone special or just to keep on your desk to make you smile!

Have a cupcake... and a very blessed day :)