Sunday Sweets: Gettin' Crafty
April 25, 2010 I looove crafts. I'll try just about any of them at least once before getting frustrated and giving it up. Open-minded but impatient: that's me!
Well, today's Sweets all have elements that look like needlework, or knitting, or papercraft, etc - but they're all completely edible. Very cool. Promise.
Here we go!
I've done cross stitch since I was 12, but the few times I tried actual needlework/embroidery it turned out...well...let's just say not nearly as pretty as this:
Oh, and speaking of cross stitch, check THIS out:
(Submitted by Jen. Baker unknown)I'm not sure which craft this next one would be, exactly, but I love how it looks like a heavy fabric wrapped loosely around the cake:
(Sub'd by Jennie S. & made by The Cakemaker)For you quilters out there:
(Sub'd by Bernise C., made by Heather C. & her friend Carol)Patchwork quilting, that is. It looks so soft, like the whole cake is really a huggable plush!
Pretty, right? Ah, but wait until you see a close up of that christening gown:
(Made Cake Central member sweetpea8)Ever try quilling? I did (once), and the results can be so pretty; delicate and intricate. You basically takes tiny strips of paper and wind and twist them into shapes. One of the best quilling artists I've ever seen is Yulia Brodskaya - just look how gorgeous:
So now that you know what it is, can you spot the quilling on this cake?
(Sub'd by Heidi M. & made by the Vanilla Pastry Studio)Sweet Assignment: Next week I'll be featuring Fashion Sweets: gorgeous dresses, fabrics, accessories, or anything couture-inspired. Have one to nominate? Then send it to me at Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com!
- Similar Sweets: That Takes the Cake, Pt 1
Reader Comments (72)
@Culinarychiq:
Helped myself to a gander! That's some fun stuff you're cooking up over there, I must say.
Yum ME. Love the Java Cats coffee bean cats (for the "coffee enthusiast".
(I got your *enthusiast* right here; I'll take that and raise you one addict!)
Bacon candles? Bring it!
And seriously--"PMS in a Jar"???
Coffee candles in glass mugs...I can smell them from here.
I think I'm in love...
=^u.u^=
Wow makes me wish I could do needlepoint or make a quilt. These are too beautiful to even take a knife too.. unlike some of the evil wrecks we had this week one of which ( the evil possessed doll) is giving me the shivers just thinking about lol.
The icing crotchet is breathtaking, quilling is now my favorite, the fabric wedding cake rules the northern hemisphere of cake-dom and I just drank a 64 ounce jug of water so forgive my typos, but Im in a hurry.
THank you for your blog you guys. It seriously just brightens my day......egads Ive just soiled.....
@Serns- I totally know what you are talking about! I ate one! They are really really salty and then my mom freaked out and called poison control...But that would totally make a great cake!
Sunday is my favorite day on this site.....LOVE the beautiful cakes. I think I like the one with quilling the best. BEAUTIFUL....makes me want to learn how to do it!
This makes me want to try quilling! I'm just like you when it comes to crafting, always excited to try something new, and equally thrilled to chuck out unfinished crafting projects ^^
I don't know what to do without a new post in the morning before I go to work. I hope everything is okay.
I have to say, creating a replica of a beautiful christening gown on the cake is MUCH preferred to those creepy baby dolls you featured recently!
All I can say is WOW! That is some major talent.
The artistry on these cakes just leaves me in awe. Thanks, Jen & cohorts!
That first one is the most beautiful cake I have ever seen.
I'm a crocheter, and I'm blown away by the christening gown cake. Wow! If that's the CAKE then the real thing must be amazing!
The quilling cake is also stellar. How did they get the fondant to stand on end like that? Wow.
Jen, you made me laugh out loud with your first sentence. Thank you, I love starting my morning with cake wrecks!
As a stitcher, wanna be quilter, and all-around crafts lover, these are just beautiful!! Absolutely incredible. I can't pick a favorite; they're all wonderful!
What lovely lace...oh, hand cramp, hand cramp!
Wowio! I'm a rather prolific crocheter (if I do say so myself), and I am so impressed with that christening gown cake! The piping on that is amazing; it's clear enough that I could hazard a guess at what the pattern is--looks like some double-layered double-crochet fans with single-crochet edgings. Very lovely!
Wow, these are awesome! I totally want to try that quilt design, and the dress was INCREDIBLE! Some day, many years in the future when I am much, much better at piping, I'm going to try something like that!
hey guys, I think that crochet cake might be made with a product called sugerveil. it's pretty cool, you can mix it up like putty then put it into a mold and it sets up, but doesn't get hard so you can peel it out of the mold and make it look cloth-like. I would be surprised if it was actually all piped out by hand. ICES had a neat thing on the product a couple of issues ago when they made a grooms cake with an ascot on it.
As a quilter I have to say, the stitches on the quilt cake look like someone stitched a Frankenstein monster! That quilter needs some practice.
oh my GOD, that christening dress is FANTASTIC!
OMG - Love them! And I am lovin' the little bunny on the quilt cake. Just sayin'.
Love all the cakes, but especially the quilling one, I guess becoz I do quilling. For all those who just discovered it, I would advise you to run, don't walk, run to the craft store. You will be amazed at how cheap it is to purchase the required paper and tool. The rest is imagination (or perhaps a beginner book too). That's why I first began to quill. I was pregnant, confined to bedrest and desperately needed something to keep busy with, but I was also broke! A craft lady at the store gave me a quick (20 second) demo and I was hooked, especially when I saw that the tool (slotted end) and a package of paper was less than $3. Yep! Hooked. It's a quick craft too, and easy to learn. Everyone I know who does it was self-taught......that easy!
I also do crochet and was incredibly impressed with that christening gown. I know the work involved in making that cake - both becoz I also crochet and do cakes. The woman who created that was very patient and meticulous in her details. She should be very proud of her work! It had to have taken hours!
Thanks so much for sharing these gorgeous cakes with us. Gives me a smile that lasts all week!