Good Afternoon all!!
I need your help please. I have searched through photos on this site and still nothing is jumping out at me. I made a two tier baby shower cake not long ago (in my photos) and its pictures have rendered two more orders.
The pic of the first cake has the baby from First Impression Molds. I loved this cake and the customer did as well, but I think it needs a little heighth on top. It just appears flat to me. I thought about a crib, etc, but nothing that I saw is striking my fancy.
Hope that some of you can help!!
TIA - Teresa
I don't think the topper is where you need height. Your top cake tier is too large. It's like you forgot to add the smallest top tier. 
I prefer my top tier to be no more than 7 inches in diameter. IMO, there shouldn't be much real estate on the very top to have to cover up.
I think you'll like the look much better if you do 3 smaller tiers rather than 2 large tiers.
Well, if the customer liked it, that's all that matters. If I had a customer ask for an 8 and 10 inch, for example, I would explain how that might not look so great and offer alternatives. After all, I'm the expert. If they insist, then I'll do it their way, but at least they were warned. 
A 12-inch single tier is more like a sheet cake, so height isn't so much of an issue. However, if you still want to add height, how about a stand-up crescent moon? You could place the baby at the base of the moon and add stars and clouds. Or put the baby in a cloud.
I made this crib for the topper of a baby shower cake for this weekend and it was canceled. If I thought it would make the trip I'd send it to you. It's such a shame it's going to waste. But maybe the crib design will inspire you.
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1911234/1912679
It isn't stars, but I did one a little while ago with the baby mold...... I also used a hand mold that I found on e-bay, and placed the baby in it...... the final had a little embellished fondant blanket on it...... It looks a little washed out in the picture, but in person it was really cute....... The writing on the cake said " From God's hand to ours".... It was the ladies from her
church that gave her the shower so everything tied in together..
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1889154
I think stars on wires along with some flat stars would be nice.
artscallion - That crib is beyond adorable! I hate canceled baby showers. I worry.
A week before the shower we were doing, we got a cancellation call. Then a few days later we got another call, baby came early and the shower was still on, but delayed a week. Since she was a girl, I'm guessing she heard about her party and gifts and wanted to be there in person.... 
Here are some stars on wires that I think are nice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25863947@N05/4168508888/
I think stars on wires along with some flat stars would be nice.
artscallion - That crib is beyond adorable! I hate canceled baby showers. I worry.
A week before the shower we were doing, we got a cancellation call. Then a few days later we got another call, baby came early and the shower was still on, but delayed a week. Since she was a girl, I'm guessing she heard about her party and gifts and wanted to be there in person....
I made this crib for the topper of a baby shower cake for this weekend and it was canceled. If I thought it would make the trip I'd send it to you. It's such a shame it's going to waste. But maybe the crib design will inspire you.
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1911234/1912679
OMG - I love that crib. Can you easily tell me how you made that. If it is really detailed, please dont worry. I wish I could twitch my nose and have it in front of me it is adorable.
Here are some stars on wires that I think are nice.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25863947@N05/4168508888/
Those are very cute!!!
OMG - I love that crib. Can you easily tell me how you made that. ...
I looked online for a woodworking pattern for building a crib, modified it, printed it out to make a template which I used to cut the pieces out of gumpaste. Then I used cutters to cut out the hearts and things. I cut strips of gumpaste to apply to the corners to make them look more like posts, them put squished balls on top with unsquished balls on top of that that I painted with gold highlight mixed with vodka.
I glued it together with a paste made of gumpaste mashed in some water. Then I made a mattress out of rice krispies treats covered with gumpaste sheets. The bear and pillow are just made of gumpaste. The blanket is rolled gumpaste that I pressed with a regular block of white Styrofoam. Not sure if you can tell from the photo but it gives it a great little woolley blanket texture.
Hope this is clear. feel free to PM me any questions if you attempt it.
Here's a link from another CC'ers picture:
http://cakecentral.com//gallery/1926927
I absolutely fell in love with the idea of the little birds waiting for the egg to hatch and have made my own version to top a baby shower cake for this weekend. I'm so excited to do something different from the usual crib/bottle/baby/pacifier/etc..etc... I can't wait to post the picture tomorrow!
Looking now for plans - hopefully I can find something.
These are the plans I started from, obviously not as elaborate. Eliminated the rocking part as I thought it would be too fragile/unstable.
http://www.craftsmanspace.com/free-projects/rocking-baby-cradle-plan.html
I just posted my baby shower cake with the little birds, the mom-to-be just loved it and said she was going to freeze the topper and keep it forever, lol!
http://cakecentral.com//gallery/1939493
I wanted to use pretzel sticks and chocolate, but only had regular pretzels handy so I broke them up added them to melted chocolate chips and then put the whole mess over a small bowl covered in greased tinfoil. I added butterscotch chips to the mix, hoping for a lighter shade of brown but the nest still came out dark...oh well! Next time, I'm going to use more pretzels as the chocolate was a little too much around the edges.
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