I've been "baking"

[jodcold]

Delicious looking! I thought they were real!

[MOM2SNOX]

Awesome! Thanks for the link!!

[jody01]

How adorable what a fantastic ideal

[sdwhru]

How cool! They look great. You did an amazing job.....

[blaznpat]

YUM

[Grandma Flowers]

Holy cow, you've been busy! They turned out really cute.

[scrappie_stacie]

Those are too cute!!!

[Emsdancemom]

Those are wonderful. And for such a great cause!!!!!

[KBeachy]

If you don't mind me asking...how much does it cost to make a batch of those??

[immom2anc]

If you don't mind me asking...how much does it cost to make a batch of those??

I don't mind at all. Actually, I was kinda silly the first time and bought my plaster at Lowe's (4lb for $6), but then I found it at Michaels (8lb for $7!) and if you have a 40% off coupon, even less than that.



So...I'll calculate my first batch, before I figured out the details... Let's see... I made 36 cupcakes with:



4lbs of Plaster of Paris (about 1/2 for "cupcake batter" & 1/2 for frosting) --$6 (Lowe's)

1-2 bottles of acrylic paint (the cheap kind)-- $1 (craft store)

disposable cupcake pans (foil with 36 cupcake wrappers included)-- $3 (grocery store)

water-- free

plastic bowl-- $1

paper clips-- had on hand but $1



So about $12 to make 36.



I think my 2nd batch only cost me about $6 though because I now had the cupcake pan & bowl on hand and only had to buy more wrappers, plaster & paint.



**TIP: USE LOTS OF PAINT FOR VIBRANT COLORS, THE PLASTER REALLY LIGHTENS THE COLOR & MAKES IT SORT OF GRAYISH. ADD WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED, THEN DOUBLE IT!**

[Beth-W]

Kristen, those are adorable!!!!

[1grandma]

Good job. They are so cute!

[Beth-W]

I just looked up the link on cakespy.com and here it is for anyone else interested:

http://www.cakespy.com/2009/03/sweet-ar ... -fake.html

My dd would love to help me make these. We will see if I can do it with a 6 year old.

[Kimandasmo]

They turned out fantastic!

[catsx2]

cute! can you post the directions again?

[bellaconsmom]

those are cute! You did an awesome job. Good luck with the sales!

[immom2anc]

I just looked up the link on cakespy.com and here it is for anyone else interested:

http://www.cakespy.com/2009/03/sweet-ar ... -fake.html

My dd would love to help me make these. We will see if I can do it with a 6 year old.

My 3 & 4 year old helped by choosing the colors & sprinkling the glitter. The rest was a little too messy for mom to handle clean up if they "helped". Good luck though!!



And that's the link I used! There are others out there too, but this had the simplest directions. A tip when you're mixing too, the batter should be the consistency of a pancake batter, thick but pourable (I used a plastic spoon to fill the liners, rather than actually pouring). And the frosting should be a little thicker so that you can shape it (think homemade whipped cream, with stiff peaks)

[Nikki_E]

How cute are those!

[1momma]

Those are adorable. I would think you could get about $5-7 for one after all it is for charity.

[AlwaysHappy]

Those are so cute and you're selling them for such a worthwhile cause. Bless your heart, you probably won't look at another cupcake again for a long long time. LOL The little photo holder cupcakes would be great for almost any occasion, especially with the pre-teen crowd. They would make great end of the year teacher gifts, birthday and slumber party favors. I think they should sell well, but I'm sorry I don't have any idea about what price to charge. I know you've put a lot of hard work into the cupcakes because I think one time you gave us instuctions on how to make them. Good luck with your sales!