I also had a cake table. This table was covered with a pirate themed table cloth. I couldn't find an original looking pirate cakes anywhere so decided to make it myself. I started out with a dark blue poster foam board as my water. I made 4 cakes (1 rectagle and 3 circle cakes). I cut all the cakes to look like islands with the largest being the rectangle placed in the center. After just trimming off a little bit on each cake they really looked like islands. I iced them with cream cheese icing for an off white look then added crumbled graham crackers to give the look of sand. I hadn't tried it out prior to making the cake so I was very releived when it did indeed look like sand. I placed the larger cake in the middle and two of the smaller cakes on the sides. I placed them off center to look like random islands in the water. I added the last round cake (most of that cake was cut off) to the top corner. The center cake had a small plastic boat (Landon's toy) in the water looking like it was docked right up against the island. I had three pirates (toys) around a treasure chest (candle) and some gems around the chest (rock stick candy chopped into little pieces) The gems looked really good and real. I also had a captain and a pirate flag (toys) on this island. To complete the island look I added about 4 palm trees(plastic cake decorations) and some coconuts (mini whoopers). The next island had 2 pirates and a small fire. Above the fire was a pot hanging on a triangle stand (these were all toys from Landon's pirate play sets). I also added a few palm trees and coconuts to this island. The next island had two palm trees and some coconuts, a large treasure chest candle, lots of candy gems, a pirate hat (candle that I took the wick out of) and a parrot (another candle that I took the wick out of). The last island was the smallest cake all the way at the top corner. I made another cake using a small loaf pan. I placed this cake on the last island and iced it with chocolate icing. I used red fruit by the foot to make two "leather straps" and a yellow mini M&M for the "lock". It looked just like a little treasure chest. I added lots of gem candy, chocolate gold coins, candy necklaces all around it. I also added a skull and crossbone candle (without the wick) and a sword candle (without the wick). In back of the treasure chest I used some cake scraps, iced them brown and made it tall enough to place an number 4 candle right behind the treasure chest, but tall enough to see from the front of the cake. In the front corner (opposite corner than the treasure chest cake) i added some icing and graham cracker crumbs to look like one more island. I used Happy Birthday cake decorating candies and then I wrote Landon in the "sand" with a toothpick. This cake was so cute noone wanted me to cut it and mess it up.