Vintage Cupcake Anyone?

I was asked to create a series of vintage cupcakes which would be display at the Grand Wedding Show 2013.   I came up with 2 themes with 3 cupcakes in each series.  The first theme was inspired by a vintage china plate I have in my studio.  I just love the gorgeous teal/blue with the simple white painted floral pattern and really wanted to capture this in the cupcakes.

Series One | Vintage China

I love love love the white against the teal/blue!! 

My next series of cupcakes I decided to feature lace and really loved using my sugarveil to get the gorgeous lace imprint.  I decided on a mixture roses and blossoms in a very soft mint with soft pinks and lavender. 

Series Two | I Dream of Cupcake

When I dream of cupcakes I dream of cupcakes like these :)

A Long Time Coming!

I meet with the lovely Stacey way back in June 2011 to discuss her wedding cake for March the following year.  We had decided on a cupcake tower and all was going well!  Then I heard from her that she would need to postpone her wedding till April 2013.  I told her not to worry that we'd pencil in  April and we'll get back in touch and reconfirm everything.  Fast forward to 2013 and the cupcake tower was out and a 2 tier wedding cake was in!  Stacey wanted something that was elegant and very soft.  She had alot of pinks in her wedding and wanted to incorporate that into the cake.  She absolutely love my birthday cake I made last year and wanted me to use that design for inspiration.

Introducing Stacey & Norman's Romantic Wedding Cake

Stacey love the idea of adding a peony to the design.  I love all the floral elements with the peony and mini roses and gorgeous peach colour hydrangeas.  Placed all together with the soft pink tones and the stencil pattern on the bottom tier gave an overall feel of a very soft and romantic cake.

This cake was a long time coming and I'm so happy for Stacey & Norman that they finally got to have their special day!

Congratulations to you both!! I sure the wedding was worth the wait and I hope you both had a absolutely fabulous day!

Ruffle Rosette Heaven!

I was so excited about creating this cake for the gorgeous Thalia & her husband Jamie and couldn't wait till the week of their wedding!! I initially came up 3 designs for Thalia and was so thrilled when she decided on the ruffle rosette design.  Thalia really wanted to have peonies featured in her wedding but because the wedding was in February peony season was well and truly gone! But not to worry .... I told her I could make some sugar peonies for her wedding cake.  Thalia also wanted to have lace featured in the cake design.  Well with peonies, lace and rose ruffles I knew the cake was going to look stunning!! 

Introducing Thalia & Jamie's Rosette Ruffle Wedding Cake

I had so much create those rosette ruffles! They do take forever to do but I think the final result is so worth it!! I love having the stand as a separator for the top tier.  This just gives it a elegant feel and also provides more height which gives abit more drama to the over all look!

Congratulations Thalia and Jamie!!

Wishing you a life time of happiness together!

Miss Bella Cupcake's new addition!

A child's room is always changing and a sign that they are growing up way to fast!! We decided we needed to add a new addition to Miss BC's room.  She started primary school this year and now has homework so I really wanted to create a space for her where she can do homework and other crafty things.

I wanted to create a space that was pretty and represented Miss BC.  My munchkin is a girly girl so a space that would inspire her would have to be girly!

This is her new workspace! She absolutely LOVES its and will spend most afternoon in her room now! Either doing her homework or drawing something for either myself of Mr BC.

Everything I brought I got for a bargain!! Always working with a budget in mind!  I absolutely love her desk which I found on Trademe!! The best buy though would have to be her very cool desk lamp which I scored for $50 and they retail for $245 in stores!

Love this little wall shelf which I got for $10 at the Takapuna markets last year!  This was meant to be for her playhouse but there wasn't any room for it.  I think it works perfectly in her room!! I give it a coat of paint and I love the finished look!

I also love the small cabinet that sits on the desk! It was gorgeous in it's natural state but really wanted some colour in Miss BC's space so decided to give it coat of pastel teal/green paint.  The paper used for the back wall of the cabinet I just LOVE and a great find at my local Spotlight store!

Crayons, felt tip pens, color pencils and scissors now all have their place in vintage agee jars! I am a perfectionist so love that everything now has its place and I think this perfectionist trait is rubbing off on Miss BC!! Hmmmm .... :)

It really is lovely to see Miss BC enjoying using her new space!! It brings me a warm and fuzzy feeling!

Have a wonderful day lovelies!!

Pretty Colours!

And back to our currently wedding season.  We made this cake for Victoria's wedding.  I love the colours we used for this wedding cake. Pink, lilac and ivory with a little bit of mint green thrown in for good measure.  Lace and stripes with roses and hydrangea blossoms, all the things I love in a cake.

Introducing Victoria's Lace & Stripe Wedding Cake!

For Miss Emilia!

I loved creating this cake for Miss Emilia who celebrated turning two!  I just love the sweet simple style of this cake with the cute toppers and name plaque with the ribbon roses.

Introducing Miss Emilia's Birthday Cake.

A sweet saying that I think is so true!

Afternoon tea at ours!

Ok, I haven't been blogging for a while and I have some much to share.  This was an afternoon tea I put together last year for some friends of ours who visited us from Canada.  I wanted to put on something a little special for Sonya and Kelly.  We don't get to see them very offer because they live so far away.  I've know Sonya since we were in kindergarden and we're been friends ever since.

Welcome to Sonya & Kelly's Afternoon Tea!

I wanted to create something that was a little classy but simple as well.  

On the menu we had the following:

Mini trifle pots

American fudge brownies with chocolate ganache & raspberries

Passionfruit tartlets with strawberries

Chocolate macarons

White chocolate & raspberry mini cupcakes

Date scones with cream & jam {not shown}

Finger sandwiches {not shown}

Love these little trifle pots!

I decided on a black and white cake with handcrafted flowers.  The cake was a coconut cake filled with chocolate ganache.  Pretty much like a bounty bar!! YUUMMOOO!

Mini cupcakes with large blooms

The selection of sweets.  I decided to match the serving boards with the patten of the cake just so everything tied in together.

We had such a fabulous afternoon!! Nothing beats great company with some yummy food!!

Peach & gold with large blooms!

This cake was a last minute order for a wedding.  We decided on peach, pink and gold for the colors and the bride loved our ruffle cakes so we incorporated that into the design as well. We decided on large floral blooms to add the finishing look to the cake.  The cake was covered in a very pale peach colour fondant which probably doesn't really show in the photo.  Jus loved all the colors, a soft and romantic cake!

Introducing Mandy's Romantic Ruffle Cake.

Rosette Ruffles!

I have seen these these rosette ruffles done on some really stunning cakes and have always wanted to give them a go.  I finally had a chance to have a go with this cake which I created for my gorgeous cousin's sweet sixteenth birthday.  I'm also in love with peach and gold as a colour combo at the moment, I just think they are perfect together.  The rosette ruffles took FOREVER to make but oh my goodness!! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous!! I also think this would make such a beautiful wedding cake! I hope someone ask me to create a rosette ruffle cake for their wedding soon!

Introducing Nicole's Sweet Sixteen Birthday Cake.

A very Happy Birthday Nicole!! Love you lots!

Small but beautiful!

Sometimes small is best and this is different one of those occasions!  A one tier wedding cake made for a lovely couple from London who came back to New Zealand to get married.

Fondant lace painted with luster dust with a gorgeous arrangement of fresh flowers! 

Isabella's Birthday Dinner Party!

As you all know back in December my little munchkin turned the big 5! We put together a special fairy party for her & her friends and we had a second party for our close friends and family.  We had a lovely dinner party and this is the dessert table I put together for her.

Welcome to Isabella's Dinner Party!

The birthday Girl!

Miss Isabella's party dress.

The birthday cake was inspired by Isabella's party dress.

Cake pops with sprinkles and chocolate macarons for the guest to enjoy.

White chocolate mini cupcakes with soft pink ribbon roses.

We all had a wonderful evening celebrating with Isabella! We feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!!

Styling & Catering by Bella Cupcakes

Backdrop by Serendipity Soiree

Photography by Vanessa Iti

Dress from Lizzy Love

Paper fans from Lilybel Studio
Topper by Tiny Blossom

Lorinda & Khan's Wedding

Oh how I love weddings!! And I especially love creating wedding cakes! For Lorinda and Khan's wedding we decide on a 3 tier wedding cake with lace and stripes and large peonies.  Love, Love, Love!!!  They also wanted a monogram of their names on the cake as this was a feature that they used through out their wedding.  Ivory and a very soft pink were the colours of choice and I think it went so well with the design of the cake.

Introducing Lorinda & Khan's Wedding Cake

I just love to peonies so to be asked to create them in sugar is always so exciting!!

A view from the top!

They were blown away by their wedding cake and absolutely loved it!! This just makes my job even more special when I hear that the cake was so well received.

Congratulations Lorinda & Khan!!

Richard & Sonaly's Wedding!

I had the honor of creating a very special cake and cupcakes for a friends wedding.  Richard I have known from when we were little and was very excited to hear that him and his partner Sonaly were FINALLY going to tie the knot!  So when they asked me to create their wedding cake I jumped at the chance.  Sonaly wanted a cake that was pretty yet simple that had a touch of vintage lace.  

Introducing Richard & Sonaly's Wedding cake.

In the end we decide on ruffles with some lace.  Roses and large lilac blooms to give it a romantic feel.  

They also wanted some cupcakes to match their wedding cake.  I kept the colour palette the same with ivory embossed lace cupcakes with a mixer of roses, hydrangea blossoms and large lilac blooms.

Roses & Lace

 Hydrangea blossom & lace

Large lilac blooms and lace

Their wedding was amazing and we all had a fantastic time!! It is always super special when I get asked to create a wedding cake for people who close to my heart.

Congratulations Richard & Sonaly!!  Wishing you both a life time of happiness together!