HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIFT TOPPER WITH CUPCAKE PAPERS (An Alternative to a Traditional Bow)

Get instructions here:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOW

This idea is another WITOT (wish I'd thought of that)!  A perfect Happy Birthday on a Budget idea: taking everyday inexpensive items and transforming them into something unique and fabulous.

Happy Birthday Card: Take a Few Pieces of Colored Paper and Create Something Amazing!

 

 

 

The above Happy Birthday card was created by someone other than me, but the original link I had no longer worked.  Fortunately, I had saved the visual instructions so that I can share.

WITOT!!  (Wish I'd thought of that!)

Happy Birthday on a Budget Necklaces for Her

All below are some cute Happy Birthday on a Budget necklaces you can purchase. Just click the links and find out where.

 Happy Birthday Necklace - $9.50

 



Happy Birthday Vintage Dictionary Necklace - $12.00

 

 

 

Happy Birthday in a Bottle Necklace - $12.50

 

Happy Birthday Vintage Sterling Charm - $8.00

 

Happy Birthday Necklace Scrabble Piece - $7.25

 

Happy Birthday to You Necklace - $5.00

 

Happy Birthday On A Budget Mini Cupcakes

Here is an easy, yummy and special way to celebrate a birthday for someone you care about.

 

Assemble The Following:

 

cake mix (grocery store)

candy cake decorations (grocery store)

sprinkles (grocery, Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

icing tip #1M (Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

disposable 8" x12" cake pan with cover (Walmart $.97)

mini cupcake pan (grocery, Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

mini cupcake papers (grocery, Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

empty Pringles can (for holding icing bag while loading icing)

2 disposable icing bags (Michaels, Hobby Lobby)

 

 

Use first disposable icing bag to add cake mix to mini muffin cups without spills or mess.  Make 40 muffins.

 

 

Bake cupcakes at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  When they are still warm, squeeze muffins into the disposable cake pan.  Ensure that at least one row has 8 cupcakes across so that you have enough individual muffins to add the letters "birthday." 

Wait for cupcakes to cool completely in pan.  Apply icing.

 

Basic Cream Cheese Icing Recipe:

 

16 oz. cream cheese, softened (two packages)

2 tbs. milk or cream

2 tsp. vanilla

8 cups powdered sugar (one package)

 

Slip 1M tip into second icing bag, load icing into bag using Pringles can and begin to decorate leaving cupcakes in pan. 

Keep bag perpendicular to pan and squeeze gently until star shape emerges. You can go back later and apply another star on top of the first one for a fuller look. 
 

(It's always a good idea to practice on a plate or an extra cupcake before applying icing to final cupcake.  You may need to add more powdered sugar to thicken or a drip or two of water or milk to thin icing.  Should be as firm as possible and still go through the tip.)
 

 

Add sprinkles and candy decorations.

 

 

 Add plastic lid for easy transportation.  When ready to serve, add candles.

 

 

 

Voila! Now you have a delicious, beautiful, hand-crafted and unique Happy Birthday on a Budget celebration cake for a special person in your life.

Happy Birthday on a Budget Vintage Happy Birthday Cards

Are these vintage Happy Birthday cards ever cute?  Available here:
ETSY Vintage Happy Birthday Cards

Happy Birthday on a Budget Personalized Silver Chopsticks for the Sushi Lover in your Life!

Really, really special personalized silver-plated chopsticks come with a silver chopsticks holder and are dishwasher safe.  On sale for $23.05 plus shipping.  I know someone who would love them.

 

 

 

Personalization Mall HB Chopsticks

Happy Birthday on a Budget 3-D Card For Him

Here's another example of a handmade 3-D Happy Birthday on a Budget card.
I found a toy fishing pole with four fish at CVS for $6.99. 

Got a clear vase at the Dollar Store.  Cut a piece of blue glitter card stock paper to fit the inside of the vase.  

Glue-gunned the fish together at the fins so they would fit inside the vase.

Glue gunned the pole to the side of the vase.  Used my Happy Birthday craft stamp and ink (from a former post) to make a gift tag.

 

This adorable Happy Birthday 3-D card could be used as a table decoration along with his other birthday gifts or could be a cute Happy Birthday on a Budget stand-alone gift for a friend or co-worker.