Here’s how it all began. Here was the original idea drawn out with cupcake topping ideas at the bottom.
October 2015: My daughter wanted to have a carnival themed birthday. One morning, I had the idea of putting all the cupcakes on a ferris wheel, but decided not to tell my daughter the idea because I was’n’t sure I could actually make it happen. Of course I told her, and then there was no going back. I made this cardboard prototype to get some dimensions and then went to Home Depot to get the materials. Coincidentally, they had a 1″ thick round piece of wood that was EXACTLY the size of my cardboard prototype. What are the chances?!
Here’s the beginning of the ferris wheel. I bought an electric jigsaw to cut out the center triangles and cut the wood into squares (and also my base). I then bracketed on the squares as my cupcake stands.
Mid spray paint. After painting everything silver, I sprayed it again with a diamond glitter spray.
Clown in progress which bits of the carnival tent, ring toss game and lollipop girl in view.
The food was the most fun to make. The yellow squiggle on the bottom left is the mustard for the hotdog. In the background is the beginning form of the boy with the balloon.
making the ducks for the fishing game
I wanted to have my daughter’s age in Marquee lights. I actually tried to find mini battery powered LEDs that I could affix to the fondant, but no avail.
Lollipop girl in progress.
#GoBlue
This was most people’s favorite. I’m not sure why! Someone suggested maybe it was the mixed media–in this case, fondant, wood and liquid (karo syrup).
Marquee lights completed.
A lot of the kids, said, “You didn’t make her face!” My response was, “That’s the point..the lollipop is bigger than her face!”
For the cotton candy, I pushed fondant through a press and then wrapped it around on itself and the fondant handle.
