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.