Birthday Pops

My son's birthday was Thursday, so I made him cake pops, of course, and piggy backed more display experimentation onto the effort.

I added a non cake pop insert ("Happy Birthday" signpost) to the display. I did this same sort of thing when I added the whimsical flowers and butterfly to the 60s-themed display. (See "Stands and Displays" post) I like the "offset" effect, but next time I'll raise such "flagship" pieces well above the pops so that it stands out more, adding more interest vs getting lost in the pops.

 I lustered all the pops this time vs just a few, and the over-all effect was pretty stunning. And it made "chunky" sparkles look like jewels. Very cool.

I made the same sort of base as I did for the 60s-themed pops. I LOVED the covering! (Hand-made paper, as with the 60s base, with a stitched design) But as with the 60s display, the pops felt too spread out to me, or like they were missing a sense of cohesiveness. I've decided the stand is too big, at least for the sorts of displays I've been doing to date. So next time I will either make it smaller, or add some sort of border along the edges to pull the display in. I have some ideas about cool borders. We shall see.

I think part of the problem also was too many of the shorter pops. I think maybe it's best to have mostly middle-sized ones.

Here are a few other pops from the display...

 

[In the background: Grandson, Charles---my biggest fan and most enthusiastic cake pop devourer]

And there you have it.