Good morning!
I delivered the cupcake tree wedding yesterday, and I must say I am very pleased with it. (photos in my gallery)
I LOVE the process for cupcake trees! This is the first one I've done and I will definitely do it again!
Thanks for looking! 
I have to do cupcakes for a wedding next month (300) and bought those cardboard cupcake holders, which are very sturdy but look awful! I like how you put ribbon around the edges...did you use the cardboard types or was this a plastic holder?
(the edges of the holder I have are scalloped)
I have to do cupcakes for a wedding next month (300) and bought those cardboard cupcake holders, which are very sturdy but look awful! I like how you put ribbon around the edges...did you use the cardboard types or was this a plastic holder?
(the edges of the holder I have are scalloped)
Where did you get cardboard ones??
The stand came from www.cupcaketree.com and it is cardboard. This one is the mini, it holds about 100 regular cupcakes. I sprayed each tier on the surface with acrylic white glossy spray paint, to help keep any moisture from the cupcakes from getting absorbed, which adds a little stability and longevity...for what I paid for the cupcake tree I want to be able to use it over and over.
The ribbon was attached to the edges using a hot glue gun. The website recommends double-sided tape, but that wouldn't stick to the cardboard. The ribbon I used was a bit too wide, I used 1" but I think I could get away with 3/4" or 5/8", even 1/2" would probably work. The edges are smooth but of course, with it being cardboard, the edges are brown. Even on the upright supports. So I had to get white craft tape and cover the verticals.
I think this wedding job was easier than my last couple. I really like the fact that you can do these assembly-line style. It's a lot of extra work but there's not a lot of downtime, so the duration of the project is less. Even with this, having to make 80 BC roses and pipe 80 daisies onto the cupcakes!
Even if you are extra careful and make sure that a drop of icing doesn't get on the stand, I hate to risk someone taking a finger and wiping some icing off the paint, or if lift a cupcake up and it hits the pant..or even if a cupcake gets knocked over. Seems kind of risky to me to use non food safe paint. I was wondering if there was a paint that was food safe.
I just saw your cupcake cake..I looks great.. I might have to use that idea 
. I love this site. I'm always learning new things. Thanks guys
The paint I used is acrylic, which is food safe according to my chemist uncle. He recommends you NOT spray it directly onto the food. 
But once it's dry, it's kind of like eating on a melamine plate.
Hey martinez73 - go ahead and use the idea - why not??? It's not like I invented the concept or anything!
The paint I used is acrylic, which is food safe according to my chemist uncle. He recommends you NOT spray it directly onto the food.
But once it's dry, it's kind of like eating on a melamine plate.
Cool! Can I ask what brand it was? I just hate the way these cardboard cupcake holders look!
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