how the heck do i do this??
so, please excuse my testing…. i’m trying to figure out how to link my blog to my facebook profile and my facebook (business) page ~ and vise-versa! arrrgghhh!!!
ok… i know i can do this!!
wish me luck!
Got a nice thank you card today…
In today’s mail I received a lovely personal thank you card from July 25, 09 clients Rosalie and Colin. I had not heard from them since the wedding, and was wondering how it all went and if they liked their cake, so I was really happy to get this:
this picture made me giggle outloud… her expression is priceless ~ and him doing his little jig! 
Hey! are those bikeshorts I see under that kilt! lol! (more…)
Brayden’s First Birthday – 8|15|09
Brayden’s mom Rhona contacted me a few months back when planning her son’s first birthday cake. She wanted something super spectacular with a jungle theme. How fun!
Well, August rolled around and let’s just say… Brayden went on Safari at the local city park!! 
Fondant iced tiers in vibrant green and blue, with handcut animals and folliage. The tiers were only 8″ and 6″, but the 8″ was a double barrel (to accomodate the height of the elepant!) so it was really quite BIG for such a small cake!! lol!
Some details:
a friendly lion (more…)
Priscilla and Joel || 8.8.2009
Priscilla and Joel wanted something bold and unusual for their wedding cake and something with an Indian motif. We tossed around some ideas of a lavendar cake with henna and or paisely designs. Eventually, once the invitations were picked, the cake design gelled. BOLD purple icing (like the main color of the invitation) with gold floral scrolling and a medallion (like the invite’s borders and cover). It’s not often that people want such a color scheme, and I was excited to go for it!
When I received the invitation, I was SUPER excited … beautiful! Rich, deep, metallic, irridescent dark plum with intricate patterns and bright gold scrolling ~ lovely!
The cake has fondant icing with multiple layers of airbrush to create an irredescent plum finish. The pattern, though not exact to the invitation but similar, was first stencilled and then handpainted with gold and outlined with black for definition.
Since the cake itself was such a strong statement, a simple application of flowers was all that was needed…fresh white orchids. I thought that since the cake had a modern feel already, (more…)
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