Okay, here I am burning the midnight oil again and I am stumped. I am doing another horse cake however this one is for a boy and they don't want any flowers. I am at a loss as to what I can do to this to make it 'boyish'.

Any other nite owls out there who can help out?

How about stars or horseshoes for decoration?

Or bugs? A few caterpillars or ants crawling around in the grass would be cute.

Clover!

Debbi

Oooh, I like that idea! Boys love bugs, don't they?

debsuewoo: how do I do clover? Can't picture it in my mind at the moment....

Great idea, debsuewoo!

Tripletmom, you could do four-leafed clover- plenty of good luck with all those horse shoes, too!

Just do a 4-petaled flower in green. There are usually a few tiny yellow or white flowers in with clover-simple to do with a #14 or 16 star tip!

Maybe the clover and a few bugs, too.

Ali

Oookay, now I remember what clover is! Duh!!!

What tip do I use for the clover? Flowers are not my strongpoint so I'm a little nervous about that....

Tripletmom,
I like the clover and bug ideas also. I think you'll do a good job too

I can't think of anything, but I love your cake.

I was thinking ladybugs,bees, dragonflies etc, maybe a caterpiller .. Boys do love bugs.. Maybe even a bug or bee on the horses nose and him looking down at it cross eyed.
Liz

Crimsonhair, that is too funny! Take a look at my pic and you'll see what I mean....

Oh My Gosh !!! We must have ESP...LOL
That is too funny for sure..
I love your cake that little horse is sooooooo cute.. You did a fantastic job.. We will have to put our minds together for my next cake..see what we can come up with..hehehe.
Liz

The cake is darling!! Let us know how the boy liked it!

Lady bugs are fun to do. I do them on flower cupcakes. Start with a red m'm and just put a little choc. icing for head and dots, I usually use tip 2. I put them on my daisy cupcakes if you want to take a look.
Your cake looks great!

You could do all the bug ideas and put him on a mound of dirt. Boys=Dirt.

tripletmom,
Was this cake from a mold or all hand done? I am stunned at your wonderful work. My niece would LOVE this cake.
Thanks
Judy

good36,

Thank you so much! It is the Wilton Stand Up Lamb pan that I used. The front of the horse head is actually the back of the lamb's head. You have to trim off the ears and face of the lamb, turn it around and build up the horse face with icing. This horse is worth the work, the little guy I made this one for just loved it!