Ladybug A Palooza

My friend's niece is turned one.  Her sister-in-law contacted me last week about putting together a few snacks in honor of the big occasion.  I have been known to throw together a ladybug project or two, so I got buzzzzy.  My house was soon infested. 
I made a ton of lady bug cupcakes for the guest, which I did one time in the past for a Very Hungry Caterpillar Cupcake Event.

 Let me pause for a minute and say I love this cupcake holder, it's so deep that the icing actually stays in tact for cupcakes like this, thanks Taylor!

I also made a baby cake for the birthday girl.  I decided to go with pink icing b/c I could see red icing being a problem if she ate with her hands, which most one year olds do....ahhh....those were the days! 

I added one of the cake balls to the top that I posted about last week.  I bagged these up for the favors they put together for the party. 

Last up.....ladybug pretzels-I blogged about the process to making these here. 

The one tip I'd administer, mostly to my future me, is to go ahead and  buy chocolate covered pretzels.  I didn't last time, but I was making fewer bugs on that occasion.  This allows one less dipping (which can be a little labor intensive if given the time).

 I was able to just melt the red chocolate, and a LITTLE milk chocolate to make the dots.  I skipped the eyes this time....it just creeps me out a little when they are little eyes.