Birthday Cakes Simple And Cute

  • DIY Magic Wand Birthday Cake (In A Pinch!)

    Simple and cute birthday cakes are my trademark, and truly the only kind of birthday cake that fits into my schedule, and suits my cake decorating abilities! I prefer to spend time on decorations that we can enjoy long after the birthday celebration rather than on a cake that looks great on the table, but…

  • DIY Botanical Doodle Cake Toppers For Birthdays And Anniversaries!

    Last summer I spent many hours creating in my sketchbooks, including many hours of drawing botanicals, which then resulted in using those botanicals in many ways. For starters I did create a floral monogram which you can see here, and I also used my botanical sketches to create a frame in my sketchbook, here. After…

  • DIY Cake Toppers From Flower Sketches

    DIY Cake Toppers From Flower Sketches

    DIY cake toppers from flower sketches are so great looking and a great way to use your skills. And if you’ve been around here for a while, you may realize that if you can put a skewer on the back of it, it might just become a cake topper! Last summer I spent quite a…

  • Cutest Ever Clown Cake Or Cupcake Topper Craft!

    DIY clown cake toppers that could also be adorable cupcake toppers are not only perfect for a circus theme birthday, but also Purim, coming up this week! And these were actually made from stuffed paper hearts, left over from another occasion, so it is also a recycling craft! Lets face it, presentation is everything, so…

  • Stand-Up Cardboard Cake For Every Occasion

    Stand-Up Cardboard Cake For Every Occasion

    Need a fun birthday or special occasion decoration that is artful and a pleasure to make? How about a cardboard stand up birthday cake that will put a smile one everyone’s face? We’ve been enjoying this cereal box birthday cake that I made for some family birthdays in December for quite a few weeks now,…

  • Special Occasion DIY Star Cake, For Birthdays, Anniverseries, Or Just Because!

    Need a relatively simple cake decor idea that will wow the crowd, look great from both sides and won’t take hours to make? This special occasion 3D star topped cake is really something to try, and once you have made the stars it can literally be assembled in minutes! I made a bunch of 3D…

  • 3D Paper Star Cake Toppers

    3D Paper Star Cake Toppers

    I have always opted to make simple paper cake toppers for the birthday cakes and special occasion cakes that we’ve enjoyed over the years. Lately I’ve love making simple cake flags that look great, possibly together with a number or letter, but this past Chanukah I came up with yet another show stopper that is…

  • Simple Cloud Cake Toppers Are Cute For Any Occasion!

    I am rushing to post this cloud cake topper DIY as tonight is the beginning of the 9 day mournign period on the Jewish calendar, and we certainly won’t be throwing any parties.That said I wanted to post this now as a message to all those who might be trying their hand at illustration or…

  • 5 Minute Paper Cake Toppers Using Your Old Art

    5 Minute Paper Cake Toppers Using Your Old Art

    Today is my daughter’s 18th birthday, and so after 18 years of raising her and throwing birthday parties with lots of homemade decorations and cute DIY cakes I got it together rather at the last minute and pulled off a really cute birthday surprise complete with lots of recycling crafts that I can’t wait to…

  • Simple Cake Topper Banner In A Pinch!

    Simple Cake Topper Banner In A Pinch!

    Wow, what a week, five girls in my daughter’s class got engaged, and our heads are spinning! (Not to worry Mom, your granddaughter isn’t getting engaged anytime soon, as far as we know, but the future is approaching quickly!) When after 3 engagements, the fourth engagement was between the son and daughter of two old…

  • Simple DIY Anniversary Cake That Is Great For Engagement Parties Or Newlyweds Too!

    Simple DIY Anniversary Cake That Is Great For Engagement Parties Or Newlyweds Too!

    It is always a great idea to have a really simple decorated cake idea up your sleeve to whip out when needed, right? And these sparkly cake flags have been a winner lately, having appeared at two birthdays, and now they have made an appearance to honor a newly married couple who joined us for…

  • Super Simple Birthday Cake Flags

    Super Simple Birthday Cake Flags

    Above: Just pretend that the number seven sits nicely in the center of the cake, okay? Truthfully I put a raw potato in the middle of the cake to hold the skewer but there was so much white glaze in there that the potato kept rising to the top and toppling the number over a…