It's BEAUTIFUL! what do you mean more practice :D :D !

This is absolutely adoreable! You did a great job! Perfect stripes are hard to get so I think it's wonderful! What is the Natis instructions? Couldn't find it on CC

Great job!

WOW! It is beautiful!

It is beautiful! I can't wait to try one of these. Your shoe is perfect, and I LOVE your stripes!

Fantastic! Where did you find the instructions?

It's gorgeous! I love the striping on the side of the cake, your colors, and your shoe. I wouldn't have known it was your first attempt at the shoe.

You did a great job!!! boonenati did an article on CC on how to make a gumpaste shoe. I tried to post a link but, it won't let me. There is a link to the article under new articles right on the CC home page. It's a great tutorial.

Wonderful work and photo , I may add !!!

Such a fab cake! Can you explain how you did the stripes and lid? Awesome work!

Thanks guys... this one was a struggle. As mentioned above there is a link to the instructions on the CC home page. THe idea was the cake was meant to look like a little box but it looked better in my head. The stripes were done with a clay gun. I covered the whole cake first in fondant and then stuck them on around the side. The lid is just a strip cut with the ribbon cutter. The weather was hot so it kept stretching and lost its shape... practice more we will.

Looks great Karen! Well done

beautiful cake! What kind of clay gun do you use?

its the sugarcraft clay gun...its fairly easy to use and has served us well

That is such an elegant cake!!