figurines suck!

As promised here are pictures of Mom's 60th birthday cake. She has fallen in love with the pacific coast (especially hunting for shells and the pelicans)... so without further ado...

So I am not the most skilled when it comes to sculpting figurines... If they are round and basic I'm ok (like the monkey). But the more complex stuff (like the pelican below) frustrate me cause they look nothing like I think they should.

Overall I think the hand painted shells came out well... The trial ones are, of course, on the back where they are less likely to actually be looked at.

I found some cool pillars... they are hollow and you can fill them with whatever you want (though they suggest not to fill them with liquids). These are filled with 2 different colors of sprinkles. I figured it would add to the ocean theme.

upcoming projects

So as promised at Easter there will be fun cookies for BECKY DAY!!!! Assuming the weekend alone doesn't kill me (pregnant + active 18 month old = tired mommy!)

Guess it's time to break out the cookie cutters and maybe enlist my mom for help with her recipe (since it worked sooo well for me last time). Now to think of a theme... hmmmm

Then next week will be the baking and decorating of NeeNee's 60th birthday cake. I have a great seashell mold for making candy for the edging. She has fallen in love with pelicans and the pacific coast so I figured I do an adult ocean theme. I figure a light blue cake with the seashells for edging and a pelican figure for the top. It only has to feed like 8 adults and 3 kids under 5 years old so it will probably be a 6in round and 4 inch round (or maybe an 8in and 4 inch).

Pictures to follow....