Course 1 completed...

Here is my final cake from the end of course 1. We had the choice to decorate our cakes any way we liked, using techniques learned during the 4 week course. I have a thing for purple. Is it too much??

Window Shopping

Today I took a much needed mental pause :) On my travels I was able to do some window shopping. Although I find "window shopping" to be such a downer! because I'm not coming home with anything; and 2. I can find a million things I have to have! Look at what I found..... I couldn't pass up going in the Fossil store. I have a few Fossil watches that I absolutely love. They've held up to so many beatings over the years. They are made of such good quality and are beautiful pieces. I've gotten so many compliments on each piece I own. I adore them. But I can't help but feel like I need more!! Can you blame a girl? I mean look at this thing! This picture doesn't do it justice. And don't even get me start on the rose gold collection they have. Oh and the bracelets! Gorgeous! Until we meet again Fossil store...until we meet again!!

Finally...

I've always had a love for decorating cakes and cupcakes. I've made some pretty cute things over the years. They all turned out pretty good but I knew my skills still needed work. I've always wanted to take a cake decorating class and I finally had to opportunity to get into the first course at my local Michael's store.
Michael's offers the Wilton method decorating classes. There are 4 different courses that cover everything from the decorating basics to advanced gum paste flowers. Each course is made up of 4 2-hour sessions. Here is my 1st completed cake from Course 1. Not to shabby! I'm looking forward to Course 2. We'll be learning about cake design and will continue to make more flowers where Course 1 left off. I'm so glad I was finally able to start in the Wilton courses. I absolutely love it!! If you're interested in cake decorating and not sure where to start,  go to your local Michael's or JoAnn's for more information. You may even want to check with your favorite local bakery. Sometimes they'll offer decorating classes too. Happy decorating!!

Welcome

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