yep..me too.

Can't seem to help myself but fuss and fiddle and move decorations around...

and still never be completely happy with the end product.. i would love to be a fly on the wall where my cakes are just to here what other people are saying and whether they pick out all the flaws that i see...lol

kylie

I am the worst when it comes to my cakes. All I see is what I did wrong. But when the party starts, nobody notices. At first it shocked me but then when I stepped back and looked at it, it looked pretty good.

Joe

This is such a relief to realise it isn't just me that thinks my cakes aren't that good!
I am definately really cricital of my stuff and even after I have finished it I'm saying things like, that doesn't look right or I bet they wont' like it and my family are saying 'are you joking, it looks fab'! And when it gets delivered everyone loves it! (thank goodness)
People see the overall effect, we see every little detail and any imperfection there might be.
I did a posy of roses and shoe (in my photos if you want to give me feedback)!!!! and I wasnt' happy with the shoe and not happy with the roses until the day before they were delivered and I thought - not bad at all girl!!!!
cheers
Jan

Me, too. Dh keeps telling me they're good but I think he's just being nice. And it seems that every cake that I do has something that I haven't done before. I've only been decorating for 6-7 months and am trying to teach myself. I can never do what I see in my head. But every cake I do I can see that I'm improving and that makes me happy!

At first, I am never satisfied with my cakes and I always see flaws. But, when everyone sees the cake and tells me how great it is, I usually become somewhat satisfied with my end result. The whole point is to make the customer happy, and if that mission is accomplished, I am happy.

I"m on the opposite end of the spectrum, always felt that even my worst cake was better than what my clients could make, otherwise they wouldn't come to me.

So, I don't fuss, I mean, I take great pride in what I do and always try to do the best work and look at every cake as a challenge.

But, once it's paid for and out of my hands...it's forgotten and I am more than happy to move to the next challenge

Gosh, why do I always have to be the odd ball?

I for one absolutely adore my cakes. The next day I look at them and think they are fabulous. It's like being in love with your new baby!

Now don't get me wrong - there have been some I can not stand. Kind of like the neighborhood brat that has tantrums. I will look at it try to change this or that to appease the design but the screaming tantrum doesn't stop until I get it out of my house and deliver to the recipient.

But on the whole I love 'em. I look at my photo's and see how far I have come and dream of the next latest lovely creation.........(I guess it just must be my studio arts training......)

I look at my cakes and say I HAVE ALOT TO LEARN!!!!! Baby steps is what it is taking for me!

I've been decorating for just a little over 1 1/2 years and I have never been totally satisfied with any of the cakes I have done. I only decorate as a hobby so I don't get alot of practice. (If I baked all the time just to practice my husband and I would both be as big as a house!) I am some times pleased that the cake turned out close to what I had pictured in my mind, but I always see things I could have done better or differently. I think I tend to be too much of a perfectionist. I am never satisfied with with my base icing. I never get it smooth enough. I know practice makes perfect, so maybe some day! My favorite cake so far is the last cake I did for a baby shower. I think it turned out cute, but there again, I didn't get the icing as smooth as I would have liked and the corners are not sharp enough.

I am always like this too. I always see what is wrong with it and ask other people and they tell me they love them. I just find it hard to take a compliment sometimes. someone will say it is great and I will say thank you but this is wrong. or this should look like this... I guess we all do that.

There is a point in every decorating project where I am positive it's going to look hideous. But usually, by the time I'm finished, I'm pretty happy with the result. I know they aren't perfect, but that's how things are. I will never rise to the talents of many of the decorators on this website, but for what I do, I do better than a lot of the bakery personnel in my area, which makes me happy. You should all give yourselves a break and stop being so critical!

I am never satisfied with my cakes. The customers are happy with the look and taste. I feel good that they are happy.

I always have a "well, hmm, is this going to look good?" in the back of my mind when I first start with the decorating of a cake. Then after I am done, I feel very proud of my accomplishment. And say, "H*ll yes!!!"

I always look at my pictures after I'm done with the cakes and they've been delivered and think, "I could have done that.. or I should have done this".. I always, always see things I coulda shoulda done lol

i am still kinda new to this.....i always come up with ten ways to make the cake look better or a cooler idea all together when I am done! but i have yet to make the same cake twice so we'll see if I remember my own tips when the time comes!

I find on cakes that I kind of dont like, the people getting them always love them, so I think sometime I am just to picky.

I find I like almost all of my cakes. The one's that I don't like are usually because I didn't really care for the customer or the cake idea that they wanted.

A few of my cakes I like, but in general I find I am dissatisfied. Usually I wish they were more neatly done, or more professional looking. I aim for the flawless look in the professional pictures and I have a long way to go before mine are like that. But hey we all have stuff to learn!

I guess I usually have this picture in my head and if my product does not match what is in my head then I get really frustrated with myself.

I am hot and cold with my cakes...............some turn out ok, others I really don't care for. When I look at pictures and realize mistakes, feel embarassed at what I missed. Seems the more I think about a design the worse it looks. And I never should do any decorating after 10pm at nite - so far two cakes with mis-spellings that were done late!

Until recently, I was not happy with most of my work. I am a perfectionist like most everyone one on this site. Some of my cakes I really liked, if I don't like them, they are never seen again!

I do like my flowers and the displays I make with them.

A fellow decorator and friend told me that not accepting a compliment is an insult to the one making the compliment. Essentially, we are telling this person that they don't know what they are saying. We should all learn to take a compliment with dignity.

Only judge your cake when you're working on a competition cake. For the most part, the public won't notice the flaws.

Michele

Michele it does surprise me to hear you say that you ever doubted any of your work. I have been looking at your cakes for years and of course the ones posted in "Here Comes The Cake" books, since I have never made it to a OSSA show. Every one of them is an amazing creation.

I agree about how not taking a compliment comes across to others and have made myself learn to smile and simply say "thank you, I'm glad you like it"

While I am never completely satisfied with my cakes, I really think I'm not too shabby! I just think about how far I have come and how much I have learned in less than a year. I still have a lot to improve upon and much more to learn, but it is part of the journey.

i always think they're awful. i start off with great enthusiasm and by the time i finish i think it's the worst cake ever created. i still take it to the family event because i know it'll taste great. but it's horrible looking and i'm always embarassed when people tell me it's good.

i've made 3 cakes so far (see my photos) and the only one i like is the halloween one, and that only sort-of.

i honestly don't know how y'all do it. i have 2 kids (2+4) in school all day, but always seem to have no time. i'm either doing laundry or grocery shopping or cleaning, cooking meals, or something. i know i need lots more time to just practice my decorating skills... i can't even do a decent shell!... but i just can't find the time. i really admire y'all's ability. i'll just keep plugging away at it and hope to get better eventually.

dl5crew - click on the little photos button under my post. See them? They're not the greatest, but they're my own and I like 'em. I can see the improvement in just those 21 posts. I was very hesitant to put my first pitiful things on here, and was ready to erase them very fast and go hide and never post again. The ladies and gents on CC were and are very encouraging and helpful. Trust me - nobody will laugh...
I say to EVERYONE - POST THOSE CAKES !!!

OH DEAR ....how did that happen...mine and Sugarflowers message got combined...sorry Sugarflowers, I was just agreeing with you
Denise

I was shy about posting my pics in the beginning and then said to heck with it.

I entered my Halloween cake in the contest and was fourth runner up. So y'all post those cakes and enter the contests!!! You never know what will happen.

Sandy

Happy Thanksgiving!!