Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Nicholas' puppy party (with Lawn Fawn)

A few weeks ago my nephew, Nicholas, celebrated his 2nd birthday. I asked if I could bake the cake and make all of the decorations. My sister kindly indulged me.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

I used Lawn Fawn stamps and dies to create my party decor. The puppies and their accesories are some different sets: Happy Howloween, Happy Howlidays (no longer available), and Party Animal.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

I love the banner that spells WOOF, with the dogs interacting with the letters in different scenes.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)


For the food, I keep things as punny as possible. Pupcake cupcakes (which, I would like to specify that my daughter insisted on just plunking butterscotch chips onto the tops of each one...)

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)


Pup-corn! What's easier to stick on a party table than a bowl full of popcorn? But always a favorite.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

And I imagined that these lollipop sticks looked like something you'd ask a dog to fetch. I couldn't find the long pretzel rods I was picturing at first, but the colors on these were perfect for the table!

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)


The kids were scared this was actual toilet water. Poor dears. We like to keep them real naive.  I stamped the letters using different Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)


I also stamped a little sign for the table - Bone Appetit! I kind of love this the best.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

I created cupcake toppers with all the dogs I colored, and a cake topper too:

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

The howling dog is yelling TWO for the birthday boy.

Let's talk a little more about the cake, shall we?

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

On the one hand, I have never done a striped buttercream before and I was kind of thrilled that it mostly worked out (that top stripe got a bit lost but the rest is good, right?)

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

On the other hand, I used a too-big cake board and didn't do enough to cover it up. And I didn't even see it until I was editing the photos. I couldn't keep up with everything I had going on, haha. IF I had stuck it onto a small cake board, I would have been so much happier with how it looks on the table.

Oh well! No one seemed to mind much and the entire cake was gonzo by the time the party was done.

Nicholas' puppy party (for Lawn Fawn)

I hope you liked this look at Nicholas' 2nd birthday party! It was so much fun to put together!

♥.

2 comments:

  1. Well it's clear you love your nephew and sister. What a lot of work you put in to this party. It all looks fabulous and I am sure no one noticed the cake board was a bit too large. I bet your nephew and sister were very pleased. I imagine you will now be asked to do all future celebrations. Congratulations on a magnificent job. Had to laugh about the toilet water!!!

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  2. So adorable Elena! Very clever and cute.

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