Clients that Can Hurt Your Business

I don’t decorate for money, I’m strictly a hobbyist. But I saw this article on another website, and although not specific to decorating….the principals are the same. Very interesting read. I hope...

Cake mailed from Westport MA to Austin TX

Just wanted to show you how the cake arrived. Last year’s cake made it in better shape. But all in all, it is not too bad considering it traveled almost 2000 miles. Had to make a new handle...

Hermit Crab Tutorial

Supplies needed: scissors, 2 brushes, 1 embossing tool, pearl dust, 1 black food gel color, 1 blue food gel color or what ever color you want , 3 different shades of fondant your choice ,...

TUTORIAL - Simple Swags by The Violet Cake Shop

This is a quick tutorial for simple swags as seen on my Modern Steampunk Hat cake that was featured in Cake Masters magazine (November issue)… Not sure if anyone else has ever done swags this...

Gelatine Shards for Frozen style cakes

I was playing around with gelatine following Kara’s sequin tutorial when I had the idea to make the shards for a frozen cake from gelatine. Worked really well. Cheaper than isomalt and less messy...