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post #1 of 22
4/12/05 at 8:25pm
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I might have an order (I'll know for sure tomorrow--budget approval) for 7 dozen cupcakes for a middle school. The theme is Terra Nova Island--a spin off of Survivor Island. Terra Nova is an achievement test all the kids have to take. Since this is a NPO, I give a 50% discount. I need some simple, quick and inexpensive ideas on how to decorate them. The words Terra Nova need to be included in some way. I hate that too...so long for such a small surface plus my writing stinks. Help!
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post #2 of 22
4/12/05 at 8:33pm
I would suggest melting chocolate wafers (green and brown) to make palm trees. But since you'll be pressed for time and will have to do writing, I would suggest finding gummy candies that would suit your theme.
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post #3 of 22
4/12/05 at 8:34pm
what about making the camp sign that you see with the tribes name on it or the bandanda (cant remember the name of it) that they wear. you could put terra nova in the sign. YOu could acutally print the signs on the computer and then attach it to some toothpicks or pretezel or something to make them look like trees and put them in the cupcakes. You could also use some cookie crumbs to put on top of the cupcake to make it look like sand.

Just a thought.
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post #4 of 22
4/12/05 at 9:11pm
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Love the idea of adding palm trees! I have some plastic ones laying around to. I don't think I have enough to put one on all the cupcakes but it would make a statement just to put it on one here or there. They come 2 to a bunch too so I'll cut them apart.

cakeconfections...what a lifesaver you are! It never occured to me to print out signs and turn them into CC picks. I could ice the cc to look like water, make an island in the center out of BC, put a palm tree off to the side and have the Terra Nova sign sticking out of the top of the island.

Thanks for the help thumbs_up.gif !
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post #5 of 22
4/12/05 at 9:18pm
no problem. Good luck. Hope you get the order.
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post #6 of 22
4/13/05 at 10:51am
I want to see your finished product!! Good luck!!
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post #7 of 22
4/13/05 at 5:54pm
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Thanks...I got the call-back today and it's a go. I don't have to deliver them till the 22nd. I'll be sure to post pics when they're done. I have to start making 84 little signs--LOL!
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post #8 of 22
4/14/05 at 8:26am
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post #9 of 22
4/14/05 at 8:32am
It sounds like you've found a solution but could you make cup cake cakes or do they each have to be individually decorated?
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post #10 of 22
4/14/05 at 11:16am
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I offered a CCC...but these are going to be divided between classrooms with unequal numbers. I think they thought it would be more convenient to hand them out 1 by 1.

Thanks for the gifs m0use!
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post #11 of 22
4/14/05 at 11:26am
Makes sense...
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post #12 of 22
4/22/05 at 5:54am
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Here's the finished cupcakes! Thanks so much for all the help!

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Here they are all packed up and ready to go. I'm going to deliver them in about an hour icon_smile.gif . Oh...the rocks are edible. They're like M&Ms.
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post #13 of 22
4/22/05 at 6:01am
They turned out awsome! Did you post them in the gallery?

Debbie
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post #14 of 22
4/22/05 at 6:12am
Oh WOW Lisa, they look fantastic. You do such a good job!!! Where did you get the cupcake containers? They look handy!
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post #15 of 22
4/22/05 at 6:21am
these turned out great. Where did you get the containers?
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