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just for fun bakers addicted to all the tools and equipment!

post #1 of 35
7/16/11 at 8:37am
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I can't be the only one who bakes just for fun who is addicted to buying all the fun little tools! I just bought 50 cake push pop containers which let me tell you will just THRILL my hubby! icon_razz.gif I think that is the craziest must have just because purchase to date. What is yours all you just for fun no profit making baking cakers?!! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #2 of 35
7/16/11 at 9:01am
My list is pretty much endless, but my biggest splurge was my cricut which is never touched :'(
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post #3 of 35
7/16/11 at 9:12am
I just HAD to but the Babycakes Cake Pop maker when Kohl's had them on sale AND I had a $10.00 off coupon. I've only used it a couple of times but it IS pretty nifty.

A few years ago, after I took the Wilton classes, Michael's and their coupons were my best friends! I accumulated a bunch of stuff to feed my addiction.
Friends don't let friends buy grocery store cakes.
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Friends don't let friends buy grocery store cakes.
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post #4 of 35
7/16/11 at 9:15am
I hear you! I just started making cakes for my family (mostly kids) and of course need different tools for every cake. Can I do without? Sure, but I have convinced myself that it'll take twice as long and I just have to get all new toys. Haven't splurged on the Scott Clark Wolley DVDs and cutters/veiners, but I probably will. Also have my eye on the Agbay. Completely unnecessary when I only bake once a month or
so.
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post #5 of 35
7/16/11 at 9:23am
I have been buying "tools" since forever....I have to now retain myself and ask if I really need it...do I have a place to put it. I think as your talent grown, styles change and interests change..you buy what you need or think you need.

The saying "There is always room for jello".....Well.."There is always room for a new tool"....lol
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post #6 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:08am
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Originally Posted by jewordsoflife

My list is pretty much endless, but my biggest splurge was my Cricut which is never touched :'(



Yup...me too!! Brand new in the box for over a year!! Maybe one day I'll get the courage to open it up. icon_redface.gif
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post #7 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:24am
Wow, my cricut is my big splurge and I used it the day I got it and all the time since.. I love how simple and easy it makes cutting specific designs since I have no artistic talent.. probably my favorite thing I have cut with it is the Superman logo, Batman logo and toy story characters. I also have terrible piped writing so it is a godsend for that. I have used it on many of my cakes.
The trick has been for me to use mostly gumpaste and freeze it for a few minutes before cutting.
Superman http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1976481/1976486
Batman http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1976481
Toy Story http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1932542
lettering http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2032598
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post #8 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:32am
Very nice luckylibra...maybe I should just bite the bullet and open up that cricut box! Do you use it with SCAL or any other program or just the cartridges?
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post #9 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:36am
Let me see.... I have the Cricut, Edible image printing system, Air Brush & Compresser, Cake Stacker and all kinds of videos, tools and molds. When I go to visit my daughter I have to stop by the Cake Art store and the Nicolas Lodge Sugar Art store before I get there. Those are my "Toys are us" My next purchase is the Agaby. I have a small fortune in toys !!!!!!!!!!
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post #10 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:53am
I love cake toys!!! I am addicted to them!
Edna icon_smile.gif
Visit my website.. www.designmeacake.com
http://designmeacakeblog.blogspot.com/
Check my Gumpaste Tutorials in You tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/tonedna1
Check my new Blooms and Vines DVD!



Thanks Edna
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Visit my website.. www.designmeacake.com
http://designmeacakeblog.blogspot.com/
Check my Gumpaste Tutorials in You tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/tonedna1
Check my new Blooms and Vines DVD!



Thanks Edna
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post #11 of 35
7/16/11 at 10:59am
srkmilklady
I have SCAL but used the demo on MTC to do the batman and superman.. just hit stop before it did the final cut through the piece.. icon_cool.gif [/i]
And I have a friend who has tons of cartridges so she shares with me so I don't have to buy them all.
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post #12 of 35
7/16/11 at 11:01am
Oh, the tools...I don't have the bigggies (read pricey), like cricut, or an air brush or an agbay, and none of those are even really on my wish list. But I have pans, and cutters, and dusts and veiners and so many little tools and gadgets. It's really a good thing that the nearest good cake supply store is over an hour away from me and I dislike internet shopping. My 2 biggest weaknesses are cake stands and books. I think I'm up to about 20 books, including 5 or 6 Wilton yearbooks and a couple of "antiques" I've found at thrift stores. I put myself on cake stand restriction until I find a perfect footed square or a milk glass one. It's been tough but I did win one last night on a blog giveaway icon_biggrin.gif.
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~Elcee~
http://www.facebook.com/IcedandDazzle
http://www.icedanddazzle.com
http://beautifullyembellishedcakes.blogspot.com/

Check out Colorado's premier sugar art show on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/SweetTimesintheRockies
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post #13 of 35
7/16/11 at 11:03am
Edible image system from Icing Images, air brush from Ebay (what a bargain, love it), Magic Line square pans, many books and dvds, some still yet to come. I took a class with Becky Rink in the spring and just enrolled in four more with other well known cake artists toward the end of August. They're not a 'tool' but lots of fun. I'm mostly a hobby baker. I haven't splurged on agbay yet, but I can tell it's in my future. I went looking for the cricut when lots of posts were here about it being reduced but, haven't found one yet. Love cake tools and love to learn about them as well as learn new techniques.
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post #14 of 35
7/16/11 at 11:14am
I love to collect cake pans and dessert cookbooks. I've completely filled up the cake pan pantry my husband built me. Time for a new addition.
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post #15 of 35
7/16/11 at 11:38am
I think my biggest splurge is the Agbay - love it by the way. I am also accumulating a lot of cutters, molds, dusts, etc. If I ever realize my dream of opening a home business, it will all come in handy. In the meantime, I have fun practicing with everything. icon_smile.gif
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