This was my first year at Cake Camp. It was really fun. I've met a few well know cake decorators and even hugged them. I took pictures with every single one. There were also a few vendors and most of the things are really cheap. Fondx was $20 per 10 pound buckets and the gumpaste flowers from CalJava are EXTREMELY CHEAP. There are a lot of affordable things everywhere--I actually have gone overboard with my budget.
Anyways, after a some flirting with the really really really CUTE young gentleman from CalJava (isn't he handsome?), he gave me a big box of gumpaste flowers (no charge, yes you heard me). If I was single, he'd be my husband.
Christine from Satin Ice also gave me a free bucket of Dark Chocolate fondant -- she is really sweet.
Also, Dominic was really nice to demonstrate a lot of different things. Thanks for the free stuff as well.
Every money spent was totally worth it. All the molds and cutters are awesome. I can't wait to try everything I got.
Next stop, ICES! (hope to see the cute guy from CalJava again)
Here are some of the pictures (I have more but I'm too lazy to resize them):
http://s640.photobucket.com/albums/uu126/rylanty/?action=view¤t=89f5db60.pbw
I'll also post them on my website once it is done.
Wow! Cool pics! And I'm not jealous at all. Nope, not one bit. Not me. Noway.
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Anyways, after a some flirting with the really really really CUTE young gentleman from CalJava (isn't he handsome?), he gave me a big box of gumpaste flowers (no charge, yes you heard me). If I was single, he'd be my husband
Next stop, ICES! (hope to see the cute guy from CalJava again
Careful now,I don't want you to get into any trouble
so very jealous i was in Vega like 5 days before camp for a wedding and i came home and found out about cake camp and was like nooo way! i would have wayyy rather gone to camp instead hahahah and i cant believe all the big great cake guys were there"O so lucky u r!
Thanks!
Oh yes, the famous people were so down to earth. I actually had a long chat with Marsha, she is so sweet. She also mentioned the Cake Central member who helped them on one of the challenges (TLC)
Btw, there was a lady who did a demo of the gelatin flowers. Omgosh, I can't believe it is that easy. SUPER easy.
The one who demonstrated the gelatin to use is Diane. I believe you are reffering to the other one who wasn't there.
Btw, I was sitting on the table and had a long chat with this one lady about modeling chocolate. When I saw a picture of Toba Garrett, it was actually her! I am so dumb! I should have taken a picture with her.
OMG I wished I was able to go... Any word when the next one will be?
POUT POUT!
Glad you had fun! It sure looked like it was amazing!
so very jealous i was in Vega like 5 days before camp for a wedding and i came home and found out about cake camp and was like nooo way! i would have wayyy rather gone to camp instead hahahah and i cant believe all the big great cake guys were there"O so lucky u r!
Britta, I was also in Vegas for 5 days before camp!!!!!! 
wow, what a coincidence!!! my daughter, her boyfriend and my grandson went on vacation and it was extremely hot, but we had a lot of fun. When we were leaving I found out that cake camp was going to happen in a few days....I felt so stupid 
I know my family wouldn't be interested in cake camp, but I could had spend, at least, a day there....oh well, I would had spend a little too much $$ anyway LOL 
Nope, the one in your pics is not Diane Simmons - that is Michaelle Stidham! (I have met them both several times)
Ooops you are right Loucinda! I'm wrong and you are TOTALLY RIGHT. I got mixed up. Diane was the one who didn't show up. Hehehe I guess I have to recheck everything before I sound stupid. hehe.
Man, Rylan, after all the talk about the cutie from CalJava, how could you NOT show us a photo of him??!!! I'm very curious, and now I'm left hanging . . .
I forgot to take a picture of him. I should have though and now I couldn't find him. I don't think he'll be interested with me anyways hehe.
topsy turvy pans! What great idea, Anyone use thoes? Would be a huge time saver.
I was at Cake Camp!! It was so awesome! This was my second year and I can't wait to go back.
No I didn't see him. Now I wish I had paid more attention lol.
The VERY cute guy is named Allen. He took the ten buckets out to the car for me. I bought them for a total of $179. I LOVED the pixie/disco dusts and bought a ton of them! Thank goodnes I drove because I bought so much stuff.
All of the instructors were very friendly and I had such a good time.
I was there too. It was my first year and my husband came along. I took 3 classes and loved them all. Norman Davis is just such a great person, he is the best.
I would love to know about the pans as well. I was wondering if the cake would bake too unevenly.
Melissa
I got to go to cake camp this year too and had so much fun! And to top it all off, my class projects made it all the way back on the plane still intact!!! I'll post pics soon...I loved Nicholas Lodge's class especially...that man is super organized and we learned so much in such a short time! I got to do so many things that I've read about but simply hadn't tried up until cake camp.
I was a tad bit star struck, but did take pics with a couple of my instructors. All of the instructors I had were so kind (Autumn Carpenter, Cecilia Moreno, Debbie Brown, Nicholas Lodge). Cecelia Moreno spoke English as her second language (she's from Argentina) but her DH was her interpreter, and many of the class members also spoke Spanish, and we all got our class projects put together!
The thing I was most impressed with was how we cake people are so willing to help each other.....great community of people to belong to!
....and I was so thrilled to finally get to meet Kathy, my cake buddy from Cake Central (ladyellam) whom I hadn't had the chance to meet in person until cake camp!
Cake camp was awesome! I had so much fun! I posted some pics on facebook...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=113152&id=108416373575 if you can see them.
Here's a link to some pics I took at cake camp (also on facebook). http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113152&id=108416373575#/album.php?aid=109154&id=134687073698
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