My aunt called and requested 2 birthday cakes for the day of her daughter's wedding. Her mother and nephew both had birthdays the day of the wedding. They had decided to set out bday cakes at the reception.
Crossword Cake-
My aunt was not sure what she wanted for her mother's cake other than flavor. Fortunately she called back with an idea. Her mother loves crossword puzzles. The rest she left up to me. I wanted to stick to a black/white sort of cake just as a crossword page would be but threw in some red for a color pop. I decided to stick to a more casual flower since crosswords are not typically thought of as an elegant thing.
Army Boy-
My aunt requested something army/camouflage for her nephew turning 8. He had recently made a wish through make a wish foundation for an army jeep so she wanted to stick to that. I decided to sculpt the little boy in an army outfit. I also made a little toy tank that he would be playing with. Unfortunately, I think my picture of him was not very good but I was happy with how he turned out. I ran out of time but I would have liked to have something more around him, oh well. I made the sides of the cake camouflage and then did a border at the bottom of pebbles and rocks. I was able to meet him and his family at the wedding and they seemed to be pretty pleased with it.
