Lisa Storms

edible mustache cupcake toppers

I've been far away from my craft room for the past few weeks ... almost 3000 miles away in fact.  While on vacation visiting family on the east coast, we celebrated Owen's sixth birthday.  I threw together a very last-minute party at my sister's house the day we arrived (complete with a pinata that, apparently, wasn't the pull kind ... which was interesting to find out after the kids one-by-one pulled off every streamer with eager anticipation ... oy!).  At least it turned into a cute photo prop =).

I figured since I didn't have my crafting stash, I could at least make edible cupcake toppers (inspired by my trendy cupcake toppers article) to throw onto his store-bought cupcakes. 

Here's how to do it.  Sketch out a mustache onto paper (or print out clip art) and top with a sheet of wax paper.  Pipe out cocoa candy melts (I rigged up a sandwich baggie by cutting a small hole on one corner) along outline.

Then zig-zag up and down to "fill in".  Once set, flip them over and "glue" a lollipop stick to the back with leftover melts.  Be careful as these are of course fragile!

Then it's Mario time!  Well, or Luigi time...

And with this post, I do have to wonder if I should submit to Guinness World Records for most mustache projects on one blog?  

trendy cupcake toppers

I have become completely obsessed with cupcake toppers.  As if a cupcake could get funner!  Is funner even a word?  Merriam Webster is saying "sometimes" ... what does that even mean lol!

So I decided to use my Fiskars tools to come up with super easy ways to achieve some of the trendiest designs.  You can see full directions and demo photos here at my project at Fiskars.

Can you guess which punch made these pinwheels?

Did you think I could possibly add more mustaches to my blog?  It's a sickness.  And I can tell you that I'm currently working on another mustache project I'll share later this week with another printable. =)

st. patrick's day accessories

My daughter is obsessed with hair accessories.  While it's a fun way to add a little something extra to your outfit, on St. Patrick's Day it can also help you avoid being pinched =).  I have designed three pieces that are meant to be projects made from items you likely have around your home.

And you thought you'd seen the last of mustache sticks on my blog?  It's a sickness, people.  Had to add something fun in for the boys, too.

Full directions and photos for these projects can be found here at Fiskars. 

sketch

So it appears I have now officially gone over the reasonable limit of mustache stick posts on one blog.  But if you have an obsession with them, as I apparently do, then maybe you'd like ideas on how to scrapbook them =).

To make one scrapbook-sized, ink a lollipop stick light brown for the stick.  (And yes, that is a mustache border.)  Here is a layout I created following a sketch created by the talented Valerie Salmon of GotSketch?.  To  view the original sketch and other wonderful interpretations, visit the Scrapbooks Etc. blog.

santa mustache sticks

I couldn't come up with a Christmas photo I was happy with this year.  Just seemed to be the same old photos I've done before. It was very frustrating. 

Then one day Owen came downstairs dressed in Kaylen's Santa dress, a backwards vampire collar, latex gloves, a Santa hat, and his try at a paper mustache and beard taped to his face.  His exact quote was .... do I look like Santa or what?! 

So I cut out a more realistic mustache and beard for him that, you know, had a mustache that went *below* the nose.  (I love this kid.)  Which reminded me of the mustache sticks I made for his Mario party this summer.

A light bulb went off (or I guess it would be turned on?).  I combined the two and came up with Santa mustache sticks.  I love the personality props bring out =).

I doubt I'll be back before Christmas so ...  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!