Cake Toppers

Over the years, I've had so many people ask me if I decorate cakes with my bread dough and cold porcelain flowers. I never have............until now. I have no desire to get into cake baking, frosting, and all that might entail if I wanted to go into that end of business. I don't, but there's no reason why I can't create and sell cake toppers.

It's interesting how one idea can lead to another and my main thought was how I would display these cake toppers without a cake. "Well", I thought, "I just have to build an artificial cake". Ha! Easier said than done! My first idea flopped badly as did my second. The third seemed to work until I realized that I needed to add some special effects. Three hours later it was done and I don't know what I like the most.............the cake or the flowers on top! Your opinion please?

New Directions

My hubby doesn't want to do craft shows any longer and after 27 years of his helping me to schlep to shows, I really do understand although it's been difficult for me to accept the fact that situations do change in life and business and that I have to adapt along with those changes.

I've done a lot of adapting in my 27 years as a crafter. Starting my career as a dollmaker, I switched to creating salt dough ornaments when Cabbage Patch (and her birth certificate) took the country by storm. Two years later I discovered a recipe and instructions for making bread dough roses which would air dry to become very hard and durable and spent the next 20+ years creating with them.

I was sent a recipe for cold porcelain which is very much like bread dough but air dries to be even a bit harder and more durable than bread dough. I tried it, liked it, and have been doing cold porcelain floral jewelry for the past year. I will continue to do a few local shows but my emphasis for this year is to be involved with a few local shops and shops on the internet.

My work can be found at:
www.doughroses.etsy.com
www.rosepetals.artfire.com
www.shophandmade.com
www.handmadecatalog.com

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!!!!