Hello Cake Central!!

FINALLY!! I met up with Jackie and Heath from Cake Central on my trip to Seattle. I have been part of Cake Central since 2006. I stumbled across the site when I was searching for some kind of cake pan or something....boy oh boy! It only took a few hours of viewing before I was hooked. The site has everything a cake decorator could wish for and all in one place too. Jackie and Heath were there in the beginning when my Online Tutorials took off, even advertising them on the site for me for a while. Over the years I have become a well respected member of the site and have met so many members in my classes already. It's been a pretty amazing ride is all I can say. When they found out I was going to be in Seattle it was the perfect opportunity to meet up....I didn't even know this is where they were based! Hahaha! Last night we all met for dinner and had such a great time. It was pretty surreal to be speaking face to face with this lovely duo....and not forgetting Leanne too. Somehow I doubt this will be our last meeting, I sincerely hope not. This has been one heck of a trip this year.....I won't forget it in a hurry! Cheers my Cake Central buddies....I've had a blast!

Bride and Groom class gets underway

Today we did the Bride and Groom....or at least the Bride and half a Groom. The Seattle venue (Warwick Hotel) is just fabulous, providing us too with an excellent lunch. By the end of the day my ladies were well ready to go have a lie down! Haha! Despite the intensity of the first day they are all eager to return tomorrow to finish off their pieces. First day is always pretty concentrated but what use would a class be without a little challenge involved. I'm lovin' it!

Well hello Seattle!

After recovering from the flight the previous day, I spent the day shopping for supplies for class and visited Dawn's Cake and Candy store. There I was greeted by these two characters but alas, the costumes were of the empty sort! Hahaha! If they hadn't been I probably would have run a mile. Anyhoo....a little wander around this fabulous store and a visit to Michael's later (well...you can't not visit Michael's when you're in the US) we then ventured to Mike McCarey's place of work to meet the super genius himself and have a wee chat. Having now seen up close the work of this man, it has to be said....Mike IS amazing...his business is aptly named Mike's Amazing Cakes! Today is the first class in Seattle...the ever popular Head and Hands workshop, followed by the even more popular Bride and Groom over the next two days. That means....there is a day off in the middle! A little sight seeing perhaps and maybe, just maybe.....a few Starbucks along the way! Yeeees!

Almost there...

....in Seattle! I'll be arriving on Wednesday and classes begin on Friday. You can find the list on the Big Cake Calendar These classes have been in the plans for a long time and I can hardly believe they are here already. Does this mean I've aged along the way too? Naaaah! Surely no! Sooooo....if you're booked in to any of the classes, I'll see you there. Cheers m'dears!

New class for April 2011

Now online for booking at Extra Icing website. There are 12 places available in this class...well only 10 as I post this! This has been a much requested class and I'm happy to finally be bringing it your way.

Sneak preview!

I am currently working on the Asian Bride and Groom workshop project which I will be teaching in London next April. I have all of next year's dates organised and this is the only subject that I haven't completed to be able to advertise the classes coming up...so I need to get a wriggle on! I don't normally show a work in progress but I was pretty happy with my lady today that I decided to put her on show a little earlier than planned. Her groom will be complete tomorrow so you'll see the full project in the evening....so what's 24 hours between friends! Haha! The requests for this class are quite something so I am presuming it is going to be a popular and fast selling class. I may teach it twice throughout the year depending on how it is received in the first weeks of advertising. I'll keep you posted. All of the London classes will be online to book on Extra Icing website very soon. The Bride and Groom class for March is of course online now and is already doing very well and has just about reached the halfway mark. Not bad, eh!

Happy Birthday my little princess!

Happy first Birthday to my little princess, Tegan. Granny made the cake of course...more pink and white! Oops! The border was done using the FMM embosser and cutter set and the blossoms were done using the PME plungers. Love those things! The butterfly is cut using the Patchwork cutter and dusted with pink and snowflake lustre. Hand made bear of course...but thank goodness for cutters when you're short on time! I like the white and pink bear, very girly indeed.

Updates for September

I attended an amazing wedding at the weekend in London and stayed in beautiful Windsor. I made sure I had some relaxation before heading home to the preparations for upcoming classes. Starting with the Seattle classes this month, there are a few places still available so if you'd like to come along, go to The Big Cake Calendar and book your spot! The next US classes will be in New Jersey and at this time, the "Head and Hands" class is full and there are only a few places available in the "Bride and Groom" class. Sooooo...if you'd like to attend this class or any other then go to Extra Icing website and book your spot...or spots! I am busy working on the list for London 2011 and will be posting the remaining classes very soon. The first "Bride and Groom" class is in March and is already booking so I am thrilled to bits. More Online Tutorials are in the pipeline but I am struggling with time at the moment to work on them. The annual Cake Show at the NEC, Birmingham is on the way this November and is a 3 day event this year. I will be demonstrating at my own stand this year...C19. So if you plan to be there, do come and say hello. I'll be there with a huge smile on my face...but think I'll leave the tiara at home! Cheers!