7th Grade Kathryn Gets Crafty

Amidst the travel and ferret caregiving, I also had a special wedding gift project I was working on during the past few weeks.  My friend and I have gotten into the habit of sending each other Nintendo gifts over the years.  I give her a birthday Mario blanket, she gives me a Zelda plushie; I send her Yoshi slippers, she sends me a Bowser race car.  It's a fun game and I began looking for a Nintendo wedding gift as soon as she announced her wedding date.  Unfortunately, it appears Nintendo never launched a wedding-themed line of toys and the few items that are hand-crafted by individual artists are not wallet-friendly.  So, after gathering information and ideas online, I decided to make her a joke Mario wedding cake topper myself!

Despite some snafoos and a terrifying battle with foaming glue, it was fun to make.  7th Grade Kathryn hasn't gotten crafty in a while--and let's just say she got carried away.  She wasn't satisfied with a hand-sponged facade and plastic figures.  No siree!  She jumped up an down like Mario in his frog-suit and said, "Oooh!  Let's paint little faces on those mushrooms!"

"And put a tiny bow tie and veil on Mario and Peach!"

"And add a Yoshi-egg present on the back!"

Adult Kathryn groaned at 7th Grade Kathryn's boundless enthusiasm, but agrees the extra-effort (and lack of sleep) was worth it in the end.  :)  

A very happy wedding wish to my beloved Coggins!  May your love ever grow as if you ate a Mega Mushroom and your happiness never end like Rainbow Road!

All the above characters and names are owned by Nintendo.
I purchased the figures.  Everything else was hand-painted.