Wedding Topper: Attempt #2

         

Hello world!

It's been a while... but it's been a busy while for me! Lots of changes have happened within the last half year that I've been MIA from the blogging world.

I no longer live in San Diego; I've moved home.

I no longer have a full-time, permanent job; I have a contract job that ends in November.

I'm only going to be in America for a few more months... then it's off to grad school!

With so many changes, I've neglected my blogging and my love of arts and crafts. :( But enough about the changes in my life... let's talk about the changes in other people's lives!

*cue smooth transition*

Weddings!

I've had the honor and pleasure of making art pieces for a few weddings before (check out my first wedding cake topper and my DIY bowl)... and I've made a few others during this past year, but I have yet to post about them.

This wedding cake topper was for another church couple that I truly admire and respect. I've had so many good conversations with them, and I was so excited and happy to be able to make a wedding cake topper for them! Each wedding item that I've made thus far have had it's different challenges, making each piece unique, as well as fun to make.

No faces yet, just the bodies!

One particular bit, which was probably the most difficult part of the cake topper, was the emblem that I made for the groom. Because I was unfamiliar with the image I was trying to make (and also because it was so darn small) I had to remake this part quite a few times. Haha. XD The bride had asked me to make a small star trek emblem for the groom. Although you can't really see the detail in these pictures below... trust me when I say that... it was actually quite difficult to make... especially because the emblem was probably around 5 cm....

                         

Making the dress for the bride was actually a lot of fun for me. Probably because that was one of the easier aspects of the cake topper, and the effect was stunning! I took small, circular pieces of clay and made a single imprint on one end of the circle to make the inner portion of each flower pedal. The more pedals I added, the more I was pleased with the overall effect.

Sigh. So much dust on her pearl white dress. :(

The hair was fun to make too! Just add tiny curls!

One of my favorite parts is always making the tiny additions, such as flowers and leaves. Then, when all the little pieces are assembled everything... that's when I feel like I'm actually producing something of worth.

The colors for the wedding were orange and blue

Finished product!

                  

Up close details

And, of course, nothing can compare to seeing my product being used at the actual wedding! This cake was made by a self-taught pastry chef! I was so impressed that he baked a wedding cake all by himself!

Orange roses to match my clay roses!

As always... thanks for reading! One more wedding topper post to come!

:)