Superhero and Princess Cake Pops

The kid's birthday party has come and gone.  I can't believe I have a five year old who will be starting kindergarten in a couple of weeks!  While browsing around Pinterest for party ideas, I came across these superhero valentine lollipops with masks and capes. Then I just happened to come across this AWESOME video tutorial on how to make cake pops on Divas Can Cook.  Suddenly I had a moment of genius and thought "superhero cake pops!"  Then... I googled it, and of course it has already been done.  Never an original idea, thanks to the internet!  Oh well, without further adieu, here are the superhero and princess cake pops that I came up with for the party.

I just used a store bought mix and frosting.  I free handed the cape shape on some card stock and cut a small "X" with my X-Acto knife where the stick was going to get pushed through.  The mask is simply piped on with white chocolate mixed with blue coloring.  P.S. in case you can't tell, I suck at piping!!!

And here's the whole crew!  EEK!  Now you can really see how bad the piping is.  Oh well, they tasted great and the kids loved them.

 

And here we have our princess pops.  I used pink chocolate melts for these ones and tied shiny pink tulle on the bottom of each one.  The crowns are made of Laffy Taffy.  I found the idea to do that here on InsanKnitty.  Cheap, easy, and tasty!  I found that the easiest way for me to work with the taffy was to roll it out like a snake (reach back to your playdough days), slightly flatten it, and then cut out the triangles for the top of the crown.  I didn't microwave it because it got too sticky when I tried that.

Not too bad for my first attempt at cake pops right?  They tasted so good!

By the way, so happy that everyone liked my superhero masks.  The boys (even the big ones) loved them!  It was my cousin, Richie's, 22nd birthday so he got to pick a mask too.  LOL!  Happy birthday Richie!

Still working on photos of the princess crowns.  Hoping to have those up in a few days.  I think I might just be crafted out for a while!  I need a nap!  :)



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Superhero Party Masks

**Edit: I'm so glad everyone likes my superhero masks!  I hope you will take a second and click here to subscribe.  I've got lots of other templates/tutorials on my blog and more on the way!** 

Evan and Audrey's birthdays are coming up, and since they are only a week apart, we just have combined parties for now. This year's chosen theme is Superheroes and Princesses! I decided that the boys are going to get superhero masks, and the girls are going to get princess crowns (coming later).  So here are the masks that I came up with for the boys.

They are just made of craft felt, thread, and 3/4 in elastic.  You can make your own by using the drawings or "templates" that I created found here.  You can even glue them if you don't have a machine or use craft foam or paper if you don't like the felt look. I made them each with at least two layers of fabric so they don't flop around.

First, cut out two of the overall shape in the main color.  On the template, the nose curve is pointed.  I changed it when I was cutting to make them rounded.  You can do it either way.  Next, cut out any details (letter A, hair, etc.) then sew them to just the top layer.  For the Spiderman and Thor masks, I just cut up the template and marked the fabric as I went to sew all the lines in the right places.  I just used some black thread the a regular stitch on my machine.  Sorry about the bad lighting.  It was 106 outside, and I was staying as far away from the windows as I could get.

Next, cut your elastic to be about 14 inches long.  Pin the two layers together, sandwiching (and pinning) about an inch or so of the elastic in the middle on each side. 

 Now sew around the whole outer edge of the mask and eyes with thread that matches the fabric.  Trim it up and you are done.  BE CAREFUL not to cut the elastic while you are trimming!!!  I did it THREE times! UGH! Here is the finished front.

 And here is the finished back.  More sturdy with two layers and less scratchy stitching against the kid's faces.

 And of course Evan was SO happy to pose for the camera.  He thought this picture was hilarious "I'm sad that I'm Iron Man."

Audrey, on the other hand, was more than willing to cheese it up for me and be Spidergirl.

 

Going along with the superhero theme, we bought Evan this awesome Look and Find: Marvel Heroes book for really cheap on Amazon.com.  You might have to look around at different listings to find a good price. He loves Look and Find books and this was absolutely perfect for him!  Perfect for keeping him quiet and entertained.

I've got so many ideas for their birthday party!  Check back in for more.

**EDIT**  I have had a few requests through my etsy shop and by email asking if I can make these for you to purchase.  I would LOVE to sell these masks, but due to the fact that they were made using the likeness of licensed characters, I believe it would be illegal for me to do so. These templates are for PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Also, check out my tutorial for appliqued superhero capes!

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Car Seat Canopy

My sister is due any day now with her second baby girl.  I decided that she needed a car seat canopy.  So much better than just draping a blanket over the seat!  I found this great little tutorial on creatively christy.  FYI, you will need about a yard and 1/4 of the top fabric.  I only bought a yard because I didn't see that I would need more for the straps.  Two trips to the fabric store is no fun.

I opted to go with buttons instead of Velcro.  I've never made button holes before, but my Brother sewing machine has this awesome mode that makes them for you.  It was so cool!  I want to put button holes on EVERYTHING! :)  I found these cute little wooden buttons to use.

And don't you just love this fabric?  It's called Aqua Damask Medallion from Joanns.  It also comes in pink.  So cute!  My sister's car seat is green, and she requested that the canopy be gender neutral in case they decide to have another baby in the future.

This was super easy.  I think I might just make a few and have them on hand to give away as baby shower gifts.

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