DIY Cupcake Liner Garland

I am finally getting back to my Bake Shop Party posts. This is a tutorial on a simple cupcake liner garland as seen on my dessert table. I had my table all set up a few hours before the party and felt like something was missing. I knew I wanted a garland but the only thing I had on hand was cupcake liners. A few minutes later I had this cutie hanging.

I started with a stack of pink polka dot cupcake liners. I stacked them all up and punched a hole directly in the middle.

Then I took some 3/8 inch pink ribbon I had on hand and thread it through my hole. 

I kept them on the spool so I could continue to slide them down until I had the desired length I needed. I alternated the direction the liners went to give it some dimension. They would have just stacked inside each other if all facing the same way. It would have taken TONS of liners to create it this way. 

I kept stringing them alternating as I went until I had the length I needed. It took approximately 42 liners to have the look I wanted on my 6 foot table. 

Attach to your table cloth with pins underneath to finish the table. I love the pop of color.

Give it a try. Not just for a baking party. Use any color of liners for any theme. So easy and such a fast project. Enjoy!

NEW Boy Printable Party Packages

If you have been following 5M Creations on Facebook you have probably seen our new printable birthday party packages. I have been working hard to upgrade my old die cut party themes to a new digital design. This will allow me to take orders to many more parties than I could before. These party lines include everything you need to create an amazing party space. Print my fun designs on white card stock and assemble as many as you need of each item right in your own home. No waiting for items to ship to you. The packages include a range of products depending on the theme you choose. Items available are invitations, party banner, centerpiece, cupcake toppers, favor tags, water bottle labels, party signs, cupcake wrappers, thank you cards, napkin wraps, tent cards, treat bag toppers, high chair banners, and more. Most are $30 for everything you see. Additional items can be added at a fee.

Here is a look at some of my new boy birthday party themes. Girl and Baby Shower themes can also be seen in my etsy store. They will also be added to my website soon.

 

Little Man Mustache Printable Party Package

Perfect for a birthday or Little Man baby shower. 

 

Construction Printable Party Package

 

John Deere Inspired Tractor Printable Party Package

 

Mickey Mouse Inspired 

Chevron Printable Party Package

 

Toy Story Inspired Printable Party Package

Pirate Printable Party Package

US Soccer Team Inspired Printable Party Package

(as seen in MOM Magazine)



Little Red Wagon Printable Party Package

 

Gnomeo & Juliet Inspired Printable Party Package

 

Don't forget about our polka dot balloons, favor bags, paper straws and more to finish your party package.

Mermaid Printable Party Package

I am so excited to show you this fun mermaid party. My daughter's best friend has a birthday the day before hers. It is always a crazy couple of weeks full of party fun.

This year for Sydney's birthday her mom created a beautiful tablescape with ruffle fabric and tissue pom jelly fish. to set the stage for her mermaid birthday party.

She made an adorable pink layer cake and purchased the cute mermaid fondant toppers from etsy.

 

The kids all took a picture with the birthday girl in this fun hot pink frame.

 

 She created a favor bar where the kids get to full their favor bags with lots of goodies

 

She had Mermaid Bubble Bath, smore kits, shovels with skittles, and gummy sharks in our mini chevron favor bags.

Rock candy, mermaid bubbles, curly hair bows(a pirate patch for the 1 boy), and salt water taffy. 

 

This glittery 6 and aqua stand you may recognize from the Bake Shop party. It was repurposed with a star fish to add some sparkle to the beverage counter. Also featuring a 5M Creations centerpiece available in the printable package. There were even shells in the bottom of the punch dispienser.

Polka dot balloons and a mermaid wreath welcomed the guests and lanterns and shells were added to the home to pull the theme throughout the space. 

 After cake and favors we loaded the kids up to head to the swimming pool. Perfect for all the mermaids of course. These adorable mermaid tails were made from beach towels, velcro, and ponytail holders to create the tail.

 

It was a perfect end to a fun party.

 Happy Birthday Sydney! Hope you had a fun mermaid filled day.

A full printable package will be available in my store soon. Here is a look at the mermaid party invitation. A happy birthday banner, centerpiece, party sign, cupcake toppers, tent cards, favor tags, and more will be included.

 

Car Seat Giveaway!

5M Creations is joining with My Precious Kid and several other vendors to offer a FREE Car seat to one lucky winner.

Enter to win a Diono Radian R120 Car Seat (Value $309). The giveaway will begin February 1, 2013 (12:01 AM) and end February 16, 2013 (12:01 AM).

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Meringue & Candy Melt Cupcake Tutorial

One of the treats I made for my daughter's bake shop party were the meringue mini cupcakes. I was inspired by the Cupcake Boxes by Sweet Simple Stuff. I changed them up a little by making a solid bottom. I didn't want them to come apart in the girl's bakery boxes they were taking home.

I started with store bought meringues from Trader Joes, mini cucpake liners, wilton's candy melts, pink gel coloring, and some large sprinkles.

Melt your candy melts in the microwave for 1min followed by 30second intervals stirring each time until smooth. I placed my liners on a small tray and filled them to the top with the melted chocolate. I then carefully grabbed the edge of the liner and tapped them on the tray to level the top and allow any air bubbles to rise. This also helped fill in the creases of the liner to create the wrapper look. Place filled liners in refridgerator to cool until firm. It only takes a few minutes but I left them for around 30min. to make sure they were set all the way through.

 

Once you remove the cupcake bases from the fridge peel off the paper liners. (Sorry I should have taken more pics of the next 2 steps.)

Next I remelted the remaining chocolate and put it in a squeeze bottle. You could also just use a small spoon. I squeezed a small amount of melted chocolate on the top of the candy melt cupcake base. Just press your meringue onto the melted chocolate. Once it dries this will keep the top and bottom together.

Next take your melted chocolate and place a tiny drop onto your sprinkle of choice. Press it onto the tip of the meringue. This helps hide any broken tips and finishes the look.

 

Display on a cute tray. Adorable cupcake perfection. They taste as yummy as the look.

I hope you try these adorable meringue cupcakes for your next cupcake party. Enjoy!

 

Check out more of the bake shop party dessert bar & cake here and the party details here.

Baking Birthday Party- Pink & Aqua Dessert Bar & Pink Ruffle Cake

I am back with more details from the bake shop birthday party. When I started planning this event I knew I wanted to create a faux bakery look with a pink and aqua blue dessert bar. I will be sharing the step by step of how this look came together. I started with some DIY dessert trays in aqua blue and an assortment of pink and cupcake themed treats. The girls were given a bakery box at the end of the party to fill with the yummy items.

 The Treats

Pink Dipped Marshmallows with Pink Striped Paper Straw Sticks



 

These are such a fun and easy treat to make. I used our striped paper straws cut in half in place of a lolipop stick to add even more color to the tray. The marshmallows were dipped in Wilton Candy Melts and sprinkled with nonpareils.

 Mirengue Cupcakes - A DIY tutorial will be coming soon.

These cuties were inspired by this great blog post. Although I made a few changes.

 Pink chocolate chip cookies and pink drizzled peppermint white chocolate covered pretzels.

The chocolate chip cookies were made by using my basic chocolate chip recipe. I relaced the brown sugar with all white sugar and the vanilla with clear vanilla to make a more white batter. Then I added pink food coloring til the desired color. So easy!

The pretzels were one of my store bought and dressed up cheat treats. I bought the dipped snowflake pretzels from Costco and added a pink drizzle of Wilton candy melts to make them match my pink theme. There is no rule that says everything on your dessert bar has to be homemade.

 Cupcake Sugar Cookies

These gorgeous cookies were purchased from Baked Perfection. She custom made these to match my party decor. I love the chevron stripes on the candle. They came packaged in clear cello bags and ready to use. They would make an adorable party favor all on their own.

Powdered Donuts with 5M Creations Bake Shop Party Line cupcake toppers.  

These are another of my store bought items. I dressed up a basic boxed powdered donut with a pink polka dot cupcake wrapper and a cupcake topper. Who says cupcake toppers have to go in cupcakes. 



 

Store bought brownie bites with a dallop of pink buttercream from our cupcake making.

The Pink Ruffle Cake

 Deciding on a cake was probably one of the biggest decisions I made for this party. I had seen many ruffle cakes on pinterest but was nervous about them being executed properly. I had seen many flops as well. Finally I decided on half of the cake covered in sweet ombre fondant ruffles. I liked that the silhouette of the cake resembled the aprons the girls wore. 

 I originally was going to have a baker's hat on top but decided to keep it clean and girly. A fondant 6 and ruffle flower cake topper were the perfect addition to this sweet cake. 

Make a WISH!

 

 I couldn't have been happier with how this cake came out. Thank you so much to Rebecca for making it possible.

 

Check out the rest of the party here.

More party details to come.