Posts by costumeczar

Quote: Originally Posted by sherox  Ha haa...love reading all the posts,so much you can relate to! I had a customer who said ' so tell me why I should order from you and not the other bakery... after all I'm sure they're...

Quote:Originally Posted by sweetbirdies I have just finished a cake for lady who wanted a cake for her daughters 18th (not a special occasion at all!!) and when I told her my pricing she called me back two days later and said 'after...

Quote:Originally Posted by Chooken85 OMG! I don't usually get annoyed by much, but I had this one lady who gave me a budget of $60. So I gave her every option I could in that price range for a custom designed Dora cake, just for her...

I haven't been keeping up with this thread this week because I've been so busy, but that story about the three-side-decorated square cake beats all. Other than the half-off 100th birthday cake. What the heck are people thinking?

Quote:Originally Posted by sarzoemom Save the JD for when you are done, you'll need it. LOL. Good luck. Ain't that the truth...I'll come over and share some of that too, with the day I'm having so far...

you can try to use water if you're desperate, just make sure you use VERY LITTLE or it will melt everything.

Some colors just fade more than others. If you use powdered food coloring they tend to fade less. I love the Crystal Colros powders that you can get from Sugarpaste.com, they're strong color and they don't fade....

Is it just food coloring on the icing? Use vodka and a paper towel or a paintbrush and GRADUALLY work it off. the vodka will dissolve the sugar if you put too much on at a time, but it will take it off eventually. You might not be able...

I have a $175 minimum for any 3-D cake, and that would probably fit in there, so $175-200. If it was going to be larger or have more internal structure to it it would be more.

I hate it when people put pictures of cakes on my facebook page, because I really don't care about cakes, to tell the truth. I don't spend time looking for photos of cakes just to look, it's not my preferred way to spend my free time,...