i want to make a purse cake for my daughter
any ideas- i do have a purse of hers which i would like to recreate- whay should i use for the handle- the real one has beads perhaps woven on a stiff wire
also any ideas for a ruffle- it has a tulle ruffle at top
any ideas welcome
thx

I stumbled across some cute cake ideas in Parents magazine... I thought their use of candy was genius!

For example: A long tootsie roll candy for the purse handle in this purse cake:

http://www.parenting.com/recipes-article/Recipes/Birthday_Parties/How-to-make-a-purse-cake