8.17.2011

Dark Chocolate with Buttercream Icing


I told myself I would start going to bed every night at 9pm and read - or sew. The back to school schedule has started and over the summer I turned into a late sleeping night owl. Here I am at 10pm blogging. I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I would share the 4 felt cupcakes I just finished. They are literally "cup" cakes. The pattern I didn't like had felt glued to a piece of card stock to create the side. I decided, if I cut down a paper cup it would have a nice strong reinforced bottom, too. Worked pretty well. Ellie thinks they are awesome. Maya thinks they are cute, but said "who would buy that?" I told her a little girl that likes to have pretend tea parties or likes to play bakery or kitchen. She thought that made sense.

I always feel I "should" be painting. I have a pop up show next week. I have quite enough work for that, including new pieces. Waiting to hear if I made it into the Salon Show. And, I was offered to hang 3 pieces in a group show at the end of September. I'd really like to create something new and beautiful for that.

3 comments:

'becca said...

smart move using the paper cup! are they filled with polyfil? because if you did some with rice or beans or something in the bottom, they could be used as paperweights, too. and then you've got an even broader base to sell them to.

Patti said...

They are actually filled with the top of the cup. I folded it and inserted it for support. I thought about showing the guts so that people could see how I put it together. The icing is like a pillow top. I did think about putting beans or something in there. If I didn't pack it tight with polyfil it could also be a maraca. That would be a strange feature for a cupcake.

melissawashburn said...

I love these! I certainly know a little girl who would be all to happy to hand over her allowance for these...