Diamond Jubilee

We are nearing the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and have some exciting events coming up for this. We will be adding more details for the craft evenings very soon. Here's a sneaky preview of one of the items we will be making at the events....

 Jubilee Paper & Felt Bunting

We also have some fabric Jubilee bunting available to purchase in our shop. This bunting measures 3.75 meters and has an appliquéd Queen's head on the white flag. If you have any specific requirements for Jubilee bunting get in touch.... we make to order! Click on the image below to take you to our shop.

We will also be at the Taste Summer event being held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay on Tuesday 5th June 10am-6pm.

Nappy Cakes!

2012 seems to be the year for babies! After holding a baby shower for my friend Emma, where she received a nappy cake before the birth of her daughter Lilly, I have been inspired!
I have spent the afternoon making a nappy cake for my friend Sam's baby shower this week who is expecting a little boy.

Blue for a Boy

Pink for a Girl

Neutral if you're keeping it a surprise! 

And here's what it looks like under all those baby gifts! 44 nappies (6-13lbs)

The 3 tier cake contains 44 nappies rolled up to produce the 'cake' layers. The bottom layer is wrapped in a blue cellular cotton blanket and the top 2 layers are wrapped in baby blue muslin cloths. Decoration includes an elephant baby comforter, 3 pairs of socks, baby booties and 2 tiny baby hats. Finished off with blue ribbon on each layer and 3D baby boy craft decorations. I think these nappy cakes look fantastic and are a great, unusual gift to receive for a baby shower or baby birth present. And you won't want to take it apart!

If you would like us to create a bespoke one for you, get in touch! 3 tier nappy cakes are £34.99. We will be uploading pictures of a neutral soon.

Contact us for any special orders and delivery queries.

Retro Aprons!

I have been busy lately creating a range of retro style aprons. These orange floral half aprons have a lime green contrast waist band and ties and were made for Gwdihw Bar in Cardiff for their girls to wear during the day. The owl logo has been embroidered on one of the pockets of the full skirt.

These retro 50's diner style aprons have been created for The Happy Cupcake Kitchen and will soon contain their logo.

They will be available to purchase through Crafty Cakes and The Happy Cupcake Kitchen very soon! We are excited for the launch! 

Sara from The Happy Cupcake Kitchen modelling her apron! 

Aprons are available made to order so if you have a specific style or materials in mind get in touch and we can give you a quote. You can also order through our Folksy page.

Easter Craft Evening

Sunday saw the first of our Easter craft evenings at Cafe Brava in Pontcanna. We had a full house of crafters to make their own personalised easter bunting using flowers, bunnies, chicks and eggs.

There were also Easter nests available for busy crafters!

It was great to see such a variety in designs, some crafters personalising the bunting for their rooms. Others stuck with the Easter theme, but we ended up with 16 unique garlands :)

As always Crafty Cakes produce was available for purchase and for customers to place orders for bespoke items.

If you fancy making a garland yourself there is another Easter craft event Wednesday 4th April at 6.30pm held at Emma Jane's Cupcake Kitchen on Crwys Road Cardiff.

Crafty Cupcake Kitchen Evening

We are excited to announce that we are teaming up with Emma Jane's Cupcake Kitchen to hold the second of our Easter events at her shop on Crwys Road, Roath. Our event at Cafe Brava on April 1st has proved to be extremely popular so we are hoping for the same response for this event.

The event will consist of yummy easter cupcakes made by Emma, endless tea and Easter bunting galore!

The evening will provide an opportunity for you to socialise whilst crafting your very own Easter garland.

The evening will be held on Wednesday 4th April from 6.30pm till 9pm. Tickets are limited and available to purchase from Emma's Cupcake Kitchen or via email ejcupcakekitchen@gmail.com All materials are provided along with yummy cupcakes and endless tea & coffee.

Get your tickets now to avoid disappointment. 

Mother's Day Craft Event

Sunday saw another craft event held at Brava Cafe, Pontcanna Street.

This event was Mother's day themed with mothers and daughters crafting together and daughters crafting gifts for their mother's. We saw lots of new faces on Sunday many of who we look forward to seeing at our next event.

The craft involved creating hand made layered fabric flowers with button centres finished in a glass vase. Crafters were provided with templates for varying petal sizes and were provided with a large array of fabrics from which to choose their pattern and colour combinations. It was amazing to see the variety of designs produced by all the ladies.

Lots of happy customers! We hope all your mums enjoy their flowers! 

We were also lucky enough to receive some cupcakes from one of our crafters. Emma-Jane has her own Cupcake Kitchen on Crwys Road and we are looking forward to holding events in her tea room in the near future.

We also had our usual stall of hand crafted items available for purchases.

For more pictures from the event visit our facebook page or to purchase hand crafted items visit our Folksy shop.

We look forward to seeing you at future events! 

Easter Craft Event

We have had an overwhelming demand for tickets to this event already! With only a few spaces left available you need to order your tickets now! Email us at craftycakescardiff@gmail.com and we will arrange an online payment link or deliver tickets directly if you are unable to pay online. If we have enough interest then we will look in to putting on a 2nd event. Location Cafe Brava To Be Confirmed.

We will be making a unique hand made Easter garland at the next event. 

The Great Roath Bake Off

On Saturday 18th Feb, The Coffi House, Wellfield Road, Roath saw the first ever, extremely successful Great Roath Bake Off. Organised by Wayne Courtney, the event saw the Roath community come together for an evening of cake, good company and music.

We were privileged to have been asked to decorate The Coffi House for the event, for which we provided table cloths and bunting galore. 

With over 30 entrants there was a fantastic array of baking on display for a panel of four judges to plough their way through. Judges included Nikki from Your Last Mouthful, Matt from Roathcardiff.net, Sarah from The Cakehouse and student journalist Emma Gilbertson. 

Bakes were judged on three categories; taste, presentation and originality. There were a few soggy bottoms but regular 'good bakes' in honour of Paul Hollywood! First place was awarded to Kate Hughes for her Earl Grey infused Chocolate cake. Unfortunately myself and Jade only got to sample a few of the cakes, but got to enjoy the great atmosphere that the event brought to The Coffi House and great music from Callum Ross.

We really enjoyed being involved in such a wonderful event and looking forward to getting involved in more events organised by Wayne in and around Roath in the future.

Becca x

We are now on Folksy!

We are now on Folksy! You can purchase items through the store and browse those that we currently have for sale. For any bespoke items please email us @ craftycakescardiff@gmail.com

Mother's Day Craft Evening

Fancy making a hand crafted bouquet for this mother's day? Why not come along to our mother's day craft evening on Sunday March 11th. A chance to socialise, craft, eat cake and drink wine. Evenings are run by Becca, Jade & Charlotte and start at 6.30pm - 9.30pm depending on how much time you need to finish your craft. Tickets are £10 a head with limited spaces so please email to reserve your ticket to avoid disappointment. The event will be held at Cafe Brava, Pontcanna Street. Have a look at some of our past events to get you in the mood.... Valentine's Event & Christmas Event.