How Do You Make A Custom Wedding Cake Topper?
As discerning brides and grooms look for new ways to personalize their weddings, custom cake toppers have enjoyed a dramatic rise in popularity. No longer content to top their cakes with ubiquitous plastic figurines and fresh flowers and wanting to cut costs wherever possible, many engaged couples craft their own cake toppers. Read on for some ideas on how you can make a custom wedding cake topper. Step 1 Let your wedding cake go to the birds. Buy a pair of artificial feather-covered birds at a crafts store and create tiny wedding outfits for their similar to those you and your partner plan to wear on your special day. Use netting, bits of heirloom lace and antique buttons to dress your birds to the nines. Secure them in the top layer of your wedding cake with small, stiff wires or pipe cleaners. Step 2 Scour novelty stores and gift shops to find a pair of unique figurines to top your wedding cake. Ideas include Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) dolls, porcelain miniatures and small
