Little Crochet Balloons

This week a good friend of mine will turn 40. I thought it would be nice to bake her a cake and embellish it with little crochet balloons and a Hip Hip Hooray quote made of colored wire, besides the 'real' present. For the cake I used only three, what you see here is what was left (I became really excited after the first balloon).



I found the pattern here, via Annemaries Haakblog.

Comments

  1. Vintage Paint and more...April 19, 2015 at 1:24 AM

    These are really cute - love your idea. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy

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  2. Kathleen BerlewApril 19, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    Cute!

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  3. UnknownApril 20, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    Wow, these are so cute and such a unique idea for a cake topper.

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  4. UnknownApril 20, 2015 at 2:08 PM

    too cute! i could see these decorating all types of parties! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday!

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  5. NicoleApril 21, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    These are adorable!!

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  6. ErleneApril 22, 2015 at 2:16 AM

    How very cute! I've never seen crocheted balloons. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.

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  7. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 8:14 PM

    Very cute! What a lot of work! Hope she enjoyed her birthday celebration. 40 can be a hard one.

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  8. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 12:02 AM

    Clever and cute!

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  9. UnknownApril 23, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    What adorable balloons and what a fun idea for a 40th birthday cake! love this idea! Thanks for sharing it.

    I would also like to invite you to join a new link up party that I am co-hosting, called The Soiree. This post would be a great fit for it! If you have a chance, you should stop by and join in on the fun!

    J @ A Hot Southern Mess
    www.ahotsouthernmess.com

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  10. Janine HalloranApril 23, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    I love crocheting, I've never seen a pattern for balloons, how cool! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.

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  11. UnknownApril 25, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    What a wonderful idea! I hope she is not reading your blog to see this yet! Thanks for sharing with us at Home Matters linky party!

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