Boutique Cake Domes

As previously mentioned, I suffer from HE.

 Heirloom Envy.

You know... 

the longing for old fashioned things

lovingly used and passed on.

***

I soothe my inner ache for handed downs 

by making my own

both to use 

and to pass down 

to 

Baby Girl 

and 

my 3 

someday daughters.

***

Since there are going to be 

4 girls 

to pass on goodies to, 

I have AMPLE reason to 

make a lot of them!

Who will may love them too.

***

Here is the newest one in our collection.

One Goodwill Cake Dome with flat top

$1.99

Possible tops from the button collection,

cut from vintage clothing from Garage Sales.

The Winner

Several generous dollops of waterproof glue

(E-6000)

Wait 24 hours 

and 

TA-DAAA

instant heirloom

See my tutorial to make the cake stands here

Flower Power Wedding Shower

Marvelous Mel 

is getting married.  

Her 

Flower Power Wedding Shower 

was as bright and cheery 

as she is. 

  

Tissue Paper Flowers

We used large pointy ones on the fireplace/gift station. 

And small round edged ones on the food table.

Directions  at Martha Stewarts tutorial
or watch a video tutorial here

The big ones are about $1 each to make, the small ones .40

Or if you are not the make it yourself type 

you can order them from BHLDN here

~Felt Flower~

Mel's corsage is a felted wool flower

I'll make a tutorial for it... someday soon.

Decorations

Black tablecloths with scrunched hot pink muslin

1950's white glass vases w yellow/pink/orange flowers and glitter butterflies

~ Favors ~

scented pillow sachets with ribbon hangers

Food

 Cakes

The flower cakes (pink & orange) are sooo easy to make.  

If you can make a circle, you can do this cake!!  Tutorial here

The orange one was the same circles, just a different piping tip.

Serving Plates

The tall serving pieces (cakes, cheese ball, crackers) 

were made from flower shaped 

vintage plates & candlesticks. 

BHLDN sells similar ones see them here at $78 each

You can make them for less than $3 tutorial here

 Party Pictures

Oops...

thankfully it was down to the last layer 

before it tumbled

Make it yourself heirloom cake plate

I have heirloom envy.  

The old fashioned pass-em-on-downs that other girls have, hand made crochet runners, old chipped china and pressed glass, faded velvet corsages, embroidered pillowcases & tablecloths, 

they strike a chord in my heart.  

But I do not come from a family (grandparents) that had such things.  

So I collect other peoples discarded heirlooms.  And I make my own.  

Behold, a simple collection of candle sticks, 

ice cream dishes and juice glasses and plates.  

With just a ring of glass glue (E6000) 

they become instant vintage looking cake plates.  

Heirloom envy begone!

Maybe my daughter will throw all my collected heirlooms out.

Or put them in a yard sale.

Or maybe she will love them.  

Either way, I hope they come into the possession of someone like me.  

Some one who loves old things along with new things.  

These make great presentation pieces for bake sales, church dinners etc.

Ice cream (parfait) glass + glass plate

Do it yourself heirlooms, the next best thing to a handed-down one!