Has anyone tried putting together a wedding cake like the attached picture, from the cover of the winter issue of Martha Stewart Weddings? I reeeeally would love to have a cake like this, but with all purple butterflies. I bought a bunch from Clear Cut Crafts and they are fantastic, but I'm not sure how they'll look on a cake since they're not paper or feathers. One way or another, I'll use those, but I'm not sure if there's a better supplier of butterflies for the cake. The site that's listed in the magazine is difficult to navigate, so I've given up on it for now.
Anyone have any advice, or if you've done this cake, do you have pictures?
Thanks!
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Ooooo I love the butterflies from clearcutcrafts! I'm sure the would work fine! are you worried of them being too translucent? Did you get the purple mix? why not do a trial. it'll be lovely!! i'm so excited to see , I loved this cake!
Yes! I got 3 dozen of the purple mix. We're not going to have a huge wedding, so I'm thinking a smaller version of the cake, 2 or 3 tiers. That is my big fear, that they'll be too transulcent, though I suppose they should be ok since the backdrop will be a white cake. A trial is a good idea, thanks! I may need to go back and order some more butterflies before I'm done, haha.
Here's a site I found (it is UK-based) that has a lot of different colored butterflies you could use http://www.wedding-favours.com/Butterfly%20Decorations%20for%20Weddings.htm.
@happilywaiting Thank you! There are so many choices - this is very helpful. They have sparkly ones OMG YAY!! 
Oh gosh yes! i saw that cake on her show this past week and i just about died! GORG!! now i just need to get married again so i can have that cake 
LOL @beesknees I keep staring at the cover of the magazine. I'm thisclose to hanging it up on my wall so I can see it all the time!
So I had another thought about this... dunno if it will work, but has anyone ever seen little fake butterflies in local craft stores? I'm still early in the planning process so I haven't been out shopping much yet, but I wonder if I'll only find them online. I'm going to try and look in the next couple of weeks and if I find any good sources, I'll share!
Hi JeanL1984,
It is LadyCCC from Clearcutcrafts here. I hope your purple butterflies worked out well on the cake. I didn't design the butterflies for weddings at first but now it is my biggest client base. Since Martha Stewart put those butterflies on her cover life has become very busy. People have pinned them, Stuck them and added them to flowers and ribbons on wedding cakes.
I hope they turn out well for you and if I can help you at all further or anyone else please drop me a line.
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Those would look lovely on your wedding cake!!
I'd really suggest avoiding the sparkly ones though. A customer gave me some sparkly butterflies (upon delivery of course!) to put in the flower arrangement on the cake topper... what a disaster. I warned her, but she insisted on using them-- SPARKLES WENT EVERYWHERE! She didn't mind, but if you plan on eating your cake: avoid sparkles (unless properly sealed).
I have no idea where I found this cake-- but I just had to share it with the butterfly lovers!
Simple, yet stunning!
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@LadyCCC Thanks! They look great and the wedding is still far off, but I'm excited to see how they look. Your pictures were helpful - I've got an even better idea of how they'll turn out.
@RecessionistaBride omg, yeah, I don't want to eat glitter. I'll probably use some sparkly butterflies elsewhere, but not on the cake!
@Shellyintx Yes! Those are the ones I got. She sells them on ebay too, and I think they'll work out well. :)
i really want to have a colorful wedding. i also was wondering about this cake. i saw the magazine in blockbuster like a million times and always thought about buying it but was thinking NO WAY could i afford a cake featured on the cover of a Martha Stewart magazine lol. so now i am lost on how to find something similiar. i saw you said something about a place that sells the butterflies but i cant click on the link. any help?? i have several colors for my wedding. well basically i have all colors. i want it to be VERY colorful..... so if you have seen any other cakes that are very bright and colorful will you let me know?? THANKS!!! 
Sorry, I didn't realize the link was broken! Try http://clearcutcrafts.com
Their prices aren't too bad - hopefully you can get a good price on these and get the colorful cake you want!
@Richardsgirl...the article that features the cake is actually about budget cakes if I'm not mistaken. The butterflies are just cheap crafting butterflies on a plain cake. Simple and so pretty!
has anyone tried these butterflies?
http://www.butterfly-bazaar.com/
i'm thinking of ordering them, because i wanted the rainbow look like martha's and they are in the states, so i figured i'd get them sooner. anyone compare these 2 butterfly places?
thanks,
kimmie
oh wow, i haven't tried those so I can't say, but they look to be similar in quality. The ones from clear cut crafts did ship pretty quickly for overseas, but I can't remember exactly how long.
That is the coolest cake btw! I ooogled it on her cover also. Me likey Martha!
@RecessionistaBride such a beautiful cake!!! I would like to also have favors with butterfly theme... maybe tags like this: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23542617
I am actually having this cake at my bridal shower. We are just ordering a plain two-three tier square or circle cake & placing butterflies on it. Dont think its that gard. I have found butterflies all over the internet and stuff - but have yet to decide if i want all white or mutli color to match my bridal shower color scheme. That white cake with various tiers & only two butterflies might also be a safer way to go
Here is an update to a couple more attempts at the butterfly cakes. One was done for the centrepiece at the Bridal show held in perth Western Australia. The other is Black monarchs on a black floss ribbon cake. The black and white wedding theme is really popular like the Martha Cakes.
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So I have spent weeks looking for butterflies for my cake. I wanted to do something very similar to the Martha Stewart cake but in one color. Apparently that made it alot harder! I am doing all yellow and have had a miserable time finding them. I just stumbled on a website that has EVERYTHING I want! I'm bummed that I had already ordered some from other websites but I wanted to share it with all of you ladies so you may not have to look as hard as me!
Just search for butterflies and it gives you about 25 pages of them!!!
So here are the butterflys that she used I think. Check out this site, it is awesome!!!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17941624&ref=sr_gallery_8&&ga_search_query=cake+butterflys&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=date_desc&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title
This is just a few of what they have. I might have to do this for my cake! LOVE IT!
those butterfly cakes are my dream cakes for my wedding.please anyone know where i can get those butterflies.thanks million guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is such a useful posting, thanks for sharing all your information guys! This is making my wedding planning so much easier!
I found this today and thought it would benefit the rest of you guys!
How to Decorate a Butterfly wedding cake
I made a Martha Stewart Weddings inspired butterfly cake for my wedding last May. It came out perfectly and was one of my favorite parts of the wedding. I have a photostream on flickr that shows my DIY cake baking practice process. I have also been blogging about the process and would love love love to share any insights or resources I have! Wedding planning was so much fun, and I enjoyed every aspect of pulling off a DIY, budget wedding. Incidentally, FloralTrims.com is having a butterfly and bird sale right now.
Below is a picture of my wedding cake:
Wasn't that just the most amazing cake?! I absolutely loved it and did one for my wedding last May. Instead of the rainbow theme, I did the butterflies in colors that coordinated with my wedding colors (sapphire and silver). Small wedding so a small cake (and on a super tight budget--only $250!) Got so many compliments. You'll love yours! Best of luck!
GAhhhhhh! These cakes are so freaking adorable and beautiful! @hindsight and CMSauer: your cakes are amazing, I would be so proud of them!
ooOOOooOOOoo! I want! I just ran across these butterflies on etsy and I think I need them.
omg..ladies this is the exact same cake i want for my wedding cake !!! with purple and white butterflies and flowers...I am sooooo glad i googled purple butterflies this morning....lol...thank you ladies.....i seen this cake like 1 1/2 yrs ago and said this is going to be my cake. so now i'm getting married on the beach and i found my butterflies.....amen.
I love the faux butterflies, but for anyone who insists that their butterflies be entirely edible cake - try rice paper!
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The Martha Sterwart cake was my original inspiration, and as I used this blog to give me some ideas for my butterfly wedding cake, I thought I'd share the end result from our wedding. We loved our cake and although it took a lot of searching for and coordinating butterflies, it turned out exactly how I had envisioned it.
I got the beautiful painted feather butterflies from Floral Trims (They are GREAT to work with! One of the staff spent over 30 min. on the phone with me trying to match colors as I was only looking for pink, orange and yellow butterflies.) I used packs BF133 and BF706, because the look was perfect even if the colors were not EXACTLY what I wanted. The butterflies looked great with my flowers and overall color palatte of the wedding. They come wired and ready to go! I could also easily return any unopened packages (I over ordered just in case). I highly recommend Floral Trims, they're the best!
(photo-Emma Freeman Photography)
@LadyCCC:Can you buy the butterflies with the wire already attached or do you have to buy it separately/ I am ordering the purple mix from your site but did not see ordering the wire as an option, Can anyone give me some advice on how to attach the butterflies to my cake and bouquet? Thanks, I can't wait to see it come together, the pics I have seen are so beautiful!
Joanne
These cakes are amazing! Particularly the monarch butterfly (black floss cake)! Where did you get the stencils for the damask design?
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