Well the new years resolution was to blog more, which as it’s now February and this is my first one, I’m not doing so well. The good news is I haven’t had chance to because of all the cake toppers being made for 2013 weddings already, which is fantastic. Most months are nearly booked up already, which is very exciting with some great ideas ready to be made.

If you would like to book for 2013 I would recommended booking asap so you don’t miss out, and bookings are coming in now for 2014 as well.

A belated happy new year!

January 2013

Lovely email this morning, with a photo of a beautiful wedding cake attached.Love the cupcake wedding cakes they are so pretty and really popular at the moment, the detail on each cake can be so different.

‘Thanks again for our fabulous cake topper! Here is a photo of it in position on top of our tower of cupcakes…’

It is so lovely to see the toppers on the cakes. Alot of time goes into each topper so it is also good to see that the size, style, and colours match the cakes so well, this is a perfect example. Wedding cakes are as much a work of art as the toppers, just very different materials….and you definitely couldn’t eat a ceramic topper!

If I am completely honest having a chimney sweep at your wedding was not something I knew very much about, until a customer recently ordered a chimney sweep cake topper to go with their bride and groom cake topper. So I thought I would look into where the tradition originally came from.

It is an old tradition (over 200 years old) but one that is still part of many weddings today – a chimney sweep at your wedding, is meant to bring good luck.

The story behind it that as King George II was traveling in his coach and horses, when the horse pulling the carriage was suddenly frightened and became wild and out of control. The only person brave enough to stop the horse from bolting with the carriage which King George was in, was a local chimney sweep who controlled he horse and saved the Kings life.

King George was so grateful to the chimney sweep that he issued a Royal Decree that all chimney sweeps were  regarded as good luck and should be treated with respect.

There are companies still offering the service of a traditional chimney sweep at your wedding, where they will shake hands with the groom and give a lucky kiss for the bride. I think it is a lovely old tradition that would be great fun to have at a wedding.

Here are a few of the companies I found online offering the chimney sweep lucky service!

www.chimneysweepweddings.co.uk
Attending wedding ceremonies within the North East of England

www.luckychimneysweeps.co.uk
Wedding service covering S E London Kent

www.lucky-sweep.com
A Lucky Singing Chimney Sweep – Weddings in Wales The West of England

Toppers pictures are from Atop of the tier – www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk

It is still only September 2012 but just to let you know I am already getting alot of bookings for next year.
It does sound like a hard sell but I promise it’s not. If you have decided to order a topper next year I would recommend booking now to avoid any disappointment. The busiest months at the moment are April, June, July and August.

Thanks Kate x

I have been sent these lovely photos from two very happy customers, which they have kindly let me share with the world!

I love the cup cake wedding tower they look so pretty and with a traditional element on top. The colour scheme for this wedding is perfect for summer and ties in with the topper as well. It’s really vibrant and fun.

Thank you so much to Allan and Vicki for sending me the photos and a lovely thank you card : )

This topper is from our range at Atop of the tier

I am very lucky to have had some photos of cake toppers sent to me from happy customers on their weddings days and on the wedding cakes.

It is really lovely that people take the time to send them to me and it is nice after making them to see where they end up!

Thank you Lene and Laura x

Well the new kiln has been fired a few times already and so it’s back to all systems go go go! A small backlog of toppers appeared which I don’t like…stress, lots of very late nights though and all sorted!! A few little mini mes have been fired already from bisque to glaze so I am very happy and very relieved. Just need to sort out the old kiln, going to try and have a go at fixing it myself, but I am pretty sure the outcome will be getting someone else to do it, probably safer. Can’t put any of the fired toppers on here yet, as the weddings and the Christening haven’t happened yet so I don’t want to spoil any surprises!

Here is a previous topper just to make this blog look prettier! ; )

This topper is from Atop of the tier – www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk

No relevance to cake toppers in any way but have been playing with instagram again. I love the textures on this old door frame at Dunster Dovecote, such amazing lines, had to share!

This is the new member of the family! Sounds extreme but I do spend alot of time with my kilns ; )
It was like my main kiln new though as soon as the new one was paid for, the old one went pop so has gone from back up to main before it was even plugged in. First topper is firing now, can’t wait to check it

We have two sizes of toppers available from two separate websites.

If you are looking for a basic cheaper option, but still a ceramic personalised cake topper then these are perfect.
Small additions can be added little cats, dogs or a basic uniform match. They are still 100% ceramic and will be made to match your hair, clothing and skin etc. www.cake-toppers.co.uk

If you are looking for a larger more detailed topper then these are for you. They are a similar style but bigger and much more detailed. You can add pretty much anything to these toppers and are again made from pottery so will last forever. They really are top quality luxury toppers! www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk

Not forgetting the pets…..
If you are looking for an ornament of your pet we can do that do that to! We can make your dog, cat, chicken, guinea pig and more. There are lots of examples on the website for you to have a look at www.wedding-cake-toppers.co.uk/pet-toppers

Can’t see what you were thinking….don’t worry just ask, we can’t list everything we are asked for so if you have a different idea just ask, you never know! We want to do whatever we can to make your cake topper part of your perfect wedding cake.