VW Van Sock Monkey Wedding CAKE!

Today I got a picture of the VW Van cake topper on the wedding cake, and what a cake it was!

Isn't it groovy?

Day of the Dead Wedding Cake Topper

One of my very favorite things to sculpt is Day of the Dead portraits and cake toppers.  I just had the opportunity to do one for an upcoming October wedding.  What a fun way to get into the Halloween Spirit!

Want your own Day of the Dead themed portrait?

You can get one and read more about them here in my shop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Waxéla (wa-shay-la)

I'm Back!

I'm home after a wonderful month at my parent's home Lake Okoboji, Iowa!

This is the first time I've tried going on "vacation" and bringing my artwork with me. I did not close down my Etsy shop, instead I brought all of my clay, my tools, and my pasta roller (for clay) and I set up shop on a little table where I could look out a massive picture window at the beautiful lake.

Next to my table I set up a nice big play area for baby G, full of fantastic toys and treasures my mom found at garage sales before we arrived, and he played and played and played.

So was I productive on my "vacation"? Here is what I did while away:



On the left is a 6" wedding cake topper with calla lilies and hydrangea on the base, and calla lilies and bells of Ireland in the bouquet. The wedding colors are silver and deep purple. Those hydrangea flowers took forever, and I love the result.

On the right is a 5" wedding caker topper (that was supposed to be 4 inches) with colors turquoise and red. The flowers are red roses, of course, and the bouquet has some white accent flowers. Aren't these great wedding colors? The turquoise really stands out.

I was so excited to have these two orders back to back so that I could get a picture of the 6" sock monkey wedding cake topper next to the 4" topper, but oops, after making the 6" topper, my internal scale was set high and I made the 4" topper 5 inches!!! The bride didn't seem to mind.





I made two of these little princess ballerina monkeys in Iowa. The first one was an Etsy order. I had it finished and my neighbor walked in with her 10 month old little girl and said she had to have one for her little princess' party. So I made another one for her. I LOVE this birthday cake topper!!!

I also made:
A birthday monkey gone bananas,



and a happy little turquoise and yellow party monkey.

Whew, that's a lot of monkeys!!!

More Wedding Bliss

This set of matrimonial monkeys left for their new home in Idaho yesterday.
The wedding flowers are freesia and dahlias. Making a polymer clay dahlia is more difficult than I expected it to be, but I'm happy with the result.
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This is my first long tie on a groom, I'm used to bow ties. I like the way it turned out.

I just love these cake toppers, and it seems that sock monkey cake toppers are not a choice that any bridezilla would make. All of my bride clients have been delightful to work with!
I think you would have to have a great sense of humor, and not be one to take yourself too seriously to order a sock monkey topper for your wedding cake.

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Did I tell you I have a new website? It's under construction, but you can take a peek.
Check it out: http://sockmonkeycaketopper.com/

Sock Monkey Wedding Cake Topper

Here's a fun family gone bananas on this wedding cake topper!
I love the flower girl and the little two year old ring bearer. Aren't their colors fun too? I'll be sending this one off tomorrow.

Wedding Cake Topper

I took some pictures with a black background on top, and the veil looks better on black so I had to share. I'm taking them to FedEx this morning!

sock monkey wedding cake topper -done!

This happy couple is about to get hitched in Beaverton, Oregon. Aren't they sweet? He's just too cool in his black glasses!

Sock Monkey Wedding Topper Teaser

This is just a tease, it's almost done and they are really sweet!

Sock Monkey Wedding Cake Topper!

This is it, I sent it off yesterday, the two happy matrimonial monkeys will arrive at their destination on Wednesday.

Sock Monkey Wedding Cake Topper

I'm so excited about my new project! It's a sock monkey wedding cake topper. I've been planning to do one of these, but had not started until I got a custom order for one.

The colors are orange, yellow, and magenta, with gerbera daisies. How fun is that?!

Here is the picture I have t work with (the wedding invites!)

I started last night, and these monkeys are anxious to be finished. I'll post pics when I have them.