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mixinvixen
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:11 am |
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we just moved, and i wanted to get my name out to my neighbors, while also taking the opportunity to introduce my family. i thought that cupcake bouquets were pretty simple and would make a good candidate. i had never done one, but through trial and error, i found a process that worked great! i made it up as i went, and it turned out pretty easy (and successful) in the long run! hope this helps...
supplies needed, not shown in first picture:
**buckets or clay pots of your choice.
**small plastic portion cups in the pictures, which can be purchased from sams, costco, or gfs. i used the larger cup (5 oz) for my tallest cupcake, and 2 1/2 oz cups for the other 5.
**bag of pea gravel, purchased from a garden center like lowes or home depot, or you can use styrofoam packing peanuts.
** foam board circles, cut out to the proportions of the bucket about an inch or two down.
**hot glue gun and extra glue sticks
you will also need the following items, shown in picture:
green tissue paper, scissors, dowel rods, cutter for dowels, screwdriver to make holes, small knife to cut holes in bottom of cupcakes.
fill buckets to at least half way with gravel or packing peanuts. next, cut out foam circles, and hot glue them into place. this will help stabalize the dowels
start by using screwdriver to place hole in center of foam. stick dowel in, place portion cup down over it, and then trim so you will only have approximately an inch or so sticking up.
since i was doing a total of 3 flavors, 2 cupcakes each, i made 5 additional holes around, sliding the smaller portion cups down at an angle and trimming the dowel. make sure to trim those lower than your middle dowel, to give you the stacked effect.
place small rectangles of tissue paper, twisted in the middle to form two "leaves", behind each portion cup to hide the cupcake liner.
take your knife and twist a hole into the bottom of the cupcake liner, off center, so you can angle your cupcake outwards, once it's on the dowel. i started doing this halfway through, and really liked it better than sitting straight up. complete your bottom tier, doing this process one by one.
twist a hole into your top cupcake, this time dead center. slide it down the dowel.
make small triangles with your tissue paper, and form these into leaves by bringing two corners together and twisting...then place those in random spots to help cover the cupcake liners. i also added a bit larger pieces between each of the bottom tier cupcakes to cover up the spaces.
add a bow, and you're done!!
one done in plastic "clay" pots
in total, i did 24 bouquets for a total of approximately $125.
hope this helps! |
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tiggy2
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:19 am |
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Great information! Thanks for sharing. |
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Solecito
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Eliza
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:34 am |
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Thank you so much for sharing!! |
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YALANTZI
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:21 am |
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Thanks for sharing, your bouquets turned out great. |
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MORSELSBYMARK
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:25 am |
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covered-in-sugar
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Joined: Jul 20, 2008
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Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:34 am |
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Wow! Thanks for the tutorial! I have wondered how they made the cuppy cakes into a bouquet....? Well, now I know! So cool!! Thanks again!
Yours look beautiful and yummy! Nice job! |
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sandykay
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:14 pm |
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Thanks for sharing, I always wondered how to keep the cupcakes from falling, and know I know 
THANK YOU!!! and they look awesome. |
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kaytec
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Joined: Apr 30, 2008
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Location: Phoenix
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:35 pm |
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Thank youfor sharing.
Your bouquets are beautiful! |
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ElectricCook
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Joined: Jan 16, 2008
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Location: UPSTATE, NY
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:48 pm |
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AWESOME PICTORIAL!!!
I am a visual person. Now I finally get it.
Thanks so much. |
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PJ37
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Location: Cortland, Ohio
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:49 pm |
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Great idea for constructing the bouquets. Thanks for sharing! |
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Trixyinaz
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Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:33 pm |
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Thanks for sharing your method! Very cool! |
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farnazmom3
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:13 am |
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thank you so much  |
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sweetcravings
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Location: ontario, canada
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:51 am |
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Just curious..does the tissue paper pick up the grease from the buttercream? It looks like the paper touches it in some spots. |
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mixinvixen
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Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:49 am |
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not really...i waited until the cupcakes were pretty crusted before working with them. i also tried to finish them right before delivering, so they didn't sit around for a long time. a few of my neighbors weren't home when i initially tried delivering though, one even took 2 days, and they still looked great! |
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