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…)
Lindsay and John | july 17, 09
Lindsay and John’s reception was held at Jefferson Street Mansion in Benicia, CA and was a romantic color scheme of pinks, ivory and gold.
Their cake, named “Regalia”, was buttercream icing in ivory with pink and gold accents. Lindsay wanted pink to be a definate color on the cake, but not a solid pink because the color was to be so prominent in the rest of the event decoration.
Here is, “Regalia” for Lindsay
and some details/closeup shots of the assorted tier decoration:
And, let’s not forget the groom John! Lindsay wanted to be sure that he was equally represented in the reception decor elements. He is a proud Richmond, CA firefighter and his groom’s cake was a 3-D replica of his helmet. Lindsay sent me some inspiration pictures… and yes, they definately inspired me!
I’m published!!! wow!!
This past Spring I was invited to submit some of my recent cake designs for consideration in the next issue of Today’s Bride San Francisco. I sent some, but didn’t have too high of hopes considering the amazing local cake talent and the high numbers of submissions the magazine must get. But… ya, never know, so I said what the heck… why not?
I went by the local bookstore today and saw the newest edition out… of course, I flipped the pages ~ hopeful.. but not holding my breath. WHAT?!?!? is that my “Tie the Knot” cake there on page 229???? It sure is!!!
It’s not much of an article/feature .. just my cake and credit on an add for the magazine’s website “Idea Gallery”.. but, I’ll take it! It’s a “mini-milestone” in my little cake career! =)
- “Tie the Knot” in Today’s Bride San Francisco
Wow! my first time published… it felt great!! =D
Of course, I bought a copy (and one for my mom!)
For full images of this cake and the gorgeous reception set up that it was in, please visit the “Tie the Knot” post
Thanks Today’s Bride! You made my day!!!
SF Style Unveiled – a wedding blog
Glass Slipper Gourmet got a small nod on “SF Style Unveiled”, a gor-geous wedding blog full of inspirations!, for participation in the Una Bella Sera show in April. It was a small mention, but HeY! any press is good press, eh!?!
Check out the blog… it’s really lovely and I hope to have a bigger nod at some point!
http://www.sanfranciscostyleunveiled.com/thelounge/2009/4/23/una-bella-sera.html
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