Crocheting a Rainbow of Sweetness!

How long ago was it that rainbow-themed parties kept popping up all over Blogland?  My records indicate somewhere around March or May.  At any rate, guess which crafty mother fell in love with that theme and has since been biding her time and planning for a special day in the middle of September?  Now guess which lucky soon-to-be five year old is going to have a kick-astronaut rainbow birthday party?  (No, there's no outer space theme thrown in there.  The substitution of "astronaut" for a three letter a-word is something my sisters and I thought was pretty clever back in the day.  I still think it's clever.)

Here's something else I think is clever:  little crochet cupcakes.  One in each color of the rainbow.

Technically not every color of the rainbow.  I forwent the whole ROY G. BIV thing in favor of an even number and a simple purple instead of getting all specific with indigo and violet. 

The yellow cupcake is my favorite.  It's so bright and cheery!  I used an Ana Paula Rimoli pattern from Amigurimi World.  I didn't do the face, though, because the black eyes that I had didn't show up very well against the dark brown fabric.  Not as cute, but more realistic.  As realistic as a cupcake made from yarn can get, I suppose.

I know I'm going to use them as decoration at the birthday party, and they'd also make nice party favors.  However, there will be more than six kids in attendance...so maybe they'll be prizes for games or something.  (You'd think I'd have that all figured out by now since I've been planning this party for nigh on six months.)   

I hope you're down with the rainbow theme because it's about to get all Lisa Frank up in here.  If you were shopping for school supplies in the 80's and early 90's you know what I'm talking about.