New Discovery For Cupcake Bouquets
Decorating By thedessertdiva Updated 10 Aug 2007 , 9:13pm by eatsleepdreamcake
So I have had the same problem over and over with my cupcake bouquets, they sag and fall over from the weight. Well I was trying to come up with a new way of setting them in their pots and I figured it out!!
The 3 prong floral card holders work GREAT!!! The slip right into the cupcake and hold it securly and look nicer in the arrangement as you can cover them up with the fillagree and stuff.
Just wanted to pass along my cool tip, You can see them in action in my photo's on the pink and purple cupcake flowers.
Thanks for this tip! I could use it. Where do you buy them?
Suzette
I love that idea!! The toothpicks and skewers just wouldn't work for me. I think I did something wrong!!
So I have had the same problem over and over with my cupcake bouquets, they sag and fall over from the weight. Well I was trying to come up with a new way of setting them in their pots and I figured it out!!
The 3 prong floral card holders work GREAT!!! The slip right into the cupcake and hold it securly and look nicer in the arrangement as you can cover them up with the fillagree and stuff.
Just wanted to pass along my cool tip, You can see them in action in my photo's on the pink and purple cupcake flowers.
HEY PRETTY COOL , I WAS JUST LOOKING AT YOUR PICS AND WONDER IF YOU COULD SHARE YOUR RECIEPE FOR THE PETTIFORS DOES THE ICING MAKE THEM FIRM LIKE IN THE STORES
Thank you!!!!!!!! Thedessertdiva 
Gang - they are called cardettes and I just got me some on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Cardettes-Enclosure-Card-Floral-Picks-Clear-9-Long_W0QQitemZ330153515843QQihZ014QQcategoryZ48755QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
here is what they looked like before being placed into the pot. I got some fillagree (leaves on wire) to place around the bottom of the cupcakes to make them look more realistic and then oncethey were placed in the pot, I placed fake flowers around them as fill in.
I am confused ... that looks like a cookie to me?
I have a cupcake mold in the shape of different flowers that allows me to make them without papers to get the full flower affect. The cupcakes are about 1 1/2" in thickness and about 3 - 3 1/2" in diameter, so almost the same size and shape as a cookie. 
Thanks for this tip! I could use it. Where do you buy them?
Suzette
I went to the floral department at my local supermarket and bought 100 for $10.00. I'm sure I could get a better deal online, but I didnt pay for shipping.
I have a cupcake mold in the shape of different flowers that allows me to make them without papers to get the full flower affect. The cupcakes are about 1 1/2" in thickness and about 3 - 3 1/2" in diameter, so almost the same size and shape as a cookie.
ok now this is to neat, where do I find these pans?
I found mine earlier this year at a rummage sale, so I dont know if it is a new thing or an old thing. I tried looking it up online (mine didnt have a box and no brand name anywhere on the mold itself) but cant seem to find anything like it. I also have one that makes a butterfly, turtle and car and train (think cupcake puzzle). This nice lady was having a sale and I bought them all for $5.00!
Oh Oh Oh....I just found them online!
http://www.pfaltzgraff.com/shop/specialpages/cat94/94molds.asp?UID=200511071431948&menu=What%27s%20special
I think they are fairly new. Boy, I scored a DEAL from this lady!! 
Dessertdive I just ordered some of those picks for a cupcake bouquet i am doing on the 19th of Aug.
BTW I saw the turtle cupcake silicone at Target a while back. They had it on an end cap. I don't know if they still have it, and if they do maybe they carry the other ones. How about Bed bath and beyond?? or LNT?? They usually have all sorts of goodies for sale.
Thanks again for your great idea and for sharing!!
Oh Oh Oh....I just found them online!
http://www.pfaltzgraff.com/shop/specialpages/cat94/94molds.asp?UID=200511071431948&menu=What%27s%20special
I think they are fairly new. Boy, I scored a DEAL from this lady!!
Oh wow, I just saw some of these pans at Wal-Mart, they are cute.. now I will have to go back and check them out, haha.....
Bed bath and beyond has a sunflower mold on clearance for 14.99.. so i guess you can use the additional 20% of coupon.
Dessertdiva.. You got a great deal!!!!
If you want to try it out without any expense, just visit your local florist. I did that when I wanted to add an enclosure card to a cookie bouquet and they gave me a handful for free!
Our florist (yes we have ONE) balked at me asking for some and said she could not sell or give her supply out. She sugested I look online, so I turned around, walked across the street to Safeway and bought 100. I would have liked them for free, but $10.00 aint bad either!! Stupid florist!
Oh Oh Oh....I just found them online!
http://www.pfaltzgraff.com/shop/specialpages/cat94/94molds.asp?UID=200511071431948&menu=What%27s%20special
I think they are fairly new. Boy, I scored a DEAL from this lady!!
I have seen these at both Walmart and Target
We dont have a Target and our WalMart doesnt carry them...hmmm
Oh well, I still got a SMOKIN deal from her. I bet she's kicking herself in the keester...bwaaaahahahahahahaaaa....
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