I'm so excited!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE! - Cake Decorating Community - Cakes We Bake2024-03-29T04:49:26Zhttps://cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/i-m-so-excited-squeeeeeeeeeeeee?feed=yes&xn_auth=noI totally agree Katy. Both Li…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-10-13:4635016:Comment:10940472012-10-13T21:30:23.017ZJune Kowalczykhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/JuneKowalczyk
I totally agree Katy. Both Linda & Bettina are self taught. Something to aspire to. :0)
I totally agree Katy. Both Linda & Bettina are self taught. Something to aspire to. :0) Hey Linda - just seen this. …tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-10-13:4635016:Comment:10937352012-10-13T15:39:33.678ZKaty Notthttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/KATYNOTT
<p>Hey Linda - just seen this. Excellent news - they clearly have good taste asking both you and Bettina. I do hope you will find the time to do it in the future, your work is so amazingly great.</p>
<p>Hey Linda - just seen this. Excellent news - they clearly have good taste asking both you and Bettina. I do hope you will find the time to do it in the future, your work is so amazingly great.</p> Well done to both of you. I a…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-10-10:4635016:Comment:10899052012-10-10T07:34:02.694ZMagdalena Visserhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/MagdalenaVisser
<p>Well done to both of you. I am very proud of my new found friends, you both deserve the recognition!</p>
<p>Well done to both of you. I am very proud of my new found friends, you both deserve the recognition!</p> That's fantastic Linda well d…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-10-09:4635016:Comment:10894152012-10-09T21:58:34.275ZBettina Dwyerhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/BettinaThorp
<p>That's fantastic Linda well done you! OK firstly, it's a love job. If you do it, it's to get your cake in the magazine and your name in print, so any expenses involved are your own. The hardest part of the whole thing is deciding on the design.<br></br>Secondly; the rest is easy, Make the cake, get it photographed then go to the link in the email submit your details upload the photos and you're done. The photo quality needs to be 300dpi. You will then receive a confirmation that the photos and…</p>
<p>That's fantastic Linda well done you! OK firstly, it's a love job. If you do it, it's to get your cake in the magazine and your name in print, so any expenses involved are your own. The hardest part of the whole thing is deciding on the design.<br/>Secondly; the rest is easy, Make the cake, get it photographed then go to the link in the email submit your details upload the photos and you're done. The photo quality needs to be 300dpi. You will then receive a confirmation that the photos and information has been received. The only thing I found difficult was waiting to see which issue it was going to be in. They didn't tell me that so I kept checking to see if it was this one or that one.<br/>Once the magazine is available for download, you'll get an email with a link so you can download a complimentary copy. It also will tell you where in the magazine it has been featured.<br/> <br/> <cite>Linda Wolff said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/i-m-so-excited-squeeeeeeeeeeeee?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4635016%3ATopic%3A1020158&page=1#4635016Comment1088434"><div><div id="navunderads"></div>
<div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Bettina, I just received an e-mail two days ago from Jackie as well for the same reason. I am curious...did you receive any compensation for your photo shoot and the cake baking supplies? I wrote back to her yesterday telling her that for the next couple of months I am not available. I just got another e-mail this morning from her asking if in the future I could be available. Could you tell me what to expect?</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote> Bettina, I just received an e…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-10-09:4635016:Comment:10884342012-10-09T13:46:54.943ZLinda Wolffhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/LindaWolff
<p>Bettina, I just received an e-mail two days ago from Jackie as well for the same reason. I am curious...did you receive any compensation for your photo shoot and the cake baking supplies? I wrote back to her yesterday telling her that for the next couple of months I am not available. I just got another e-mail this morning from her asking if in the future I could be available. Could you tell me what to expect?</p>
<p>Bettina, I just received an e-mail two days ago from Jackie as well for the same reason. I am curious...did you receive any compensation for your photo shoot and the cake baking supplies? I wrote back to her yesterday telling her that for the next couple of months I am not available. I just got another e-mail this morning from her asking if in the future I could be available. Could you tell me what to expect?</p> Congratulation! I can see why…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-07-31:4635016:Comment:10245932012-07-31T18:52:44.505ZMagdalena Visserhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/MagdalenaVisser
<p>Congratulation! I can see why they want you in their magazine. I looked at some of your creations and was awed. Your comment here is sooooo humble. I think you will be a big inspiration to me and a couple of my new friends. Good luck, I know you will impress!</p>
<p>Congratulation! I can see why they want you in their magazine. I looked at some of your creations and was awed. Your comment here is sooooo humble. I think you will be a big inspiration to me and a couple of my new friends. Good luck, I know you will impress!</p> Congrats.tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-07-29:4635016:Comment:10226072012-07-29T18:45:05.990ZAllyson Mobleyhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/AllysonMobley
<p>Congrats.</p>
<p>Congrats.</p> I'm very happy for you, Betti…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-07-29:4635016:Comment:10222962012-07-29T17:11:20.573ZTheresa Happehttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/TheresaHappe
<p>I'm very happy for you, Bettina. You are an inspiration to everyone going through a tough time in life. Life throws us really tough obstacles and we have to find it in ourselves to trust that we can overcome them and find our way to success and happiness. It's easier said than done and I've been in your shoes.</p>
<p>I'm very happy for you, Bettina. You are an inspiration to everyone going through a tough time in life. Life throws us really tough obstacles and we have to find it in ourselves to trust that we can overcome them and find our way to success and happiness. It's easier said than done and I've been in your shoes.</p> My kind a gal! Bettina Dwyer…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-07-29:4635016:Comment:10221832012-07-29T10:42:58.735ZKaty Notthttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/KATYNOTT
<p>My kind a gal!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Bettina Dwyer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/i-m-so-excited-squeeeeeeeeeeeee?commentId=4635016%3AComment%3A1021980&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4635016Comment1021980"><div><div id="navunderads"></div>
<div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks everyone! Now that the news has sunk in I'm as nervous as hell! It will be a 'themed' cake (which has to remain secret) and that's exciting. Of course the nervous bit is 'will I…</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p>My kind a gal!<br/> <br/> <cite>Bettina Dwyer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.cakeswebake.com/forum/topics/i-m-so-excited-squeeeeeeeeeeeee?commentId=4635016%3AComment%3A1021980&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4635016Comment1021980"><div><div id="navunderads"></div>
<div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Thanks everyone! Now that the news has sunk in I'm as nervous as hell! It will be a 'themed' cake (which has to remain secret) and that's exciting. Of course the nervous bit is 'will I be good enough?' There's always that element of self doubt isn't there?<br/><br/> Years ago when I started getting back into cake decorating, people would ask, 'Can you do *insert request here*' and I would have to pause before answering - I had to think, could I do it? When clients ask this now, and most have seen my facebook page - I just raise an eyebrow and look at them and they laugh and say, what a stupid question. LOL. <br/> It's an indication of how far I have come that there is no pause these days and I have absolute confidence that I can deliver whatever is requested, and I really like that feeling.<br/> My family life went to hell in a handbasket last year and throughout it all I got on with cake decorating. Learning new skills, googleing like mad, spending time sourcing tools, ingredients and cutters and even completing a course in micro business management! It didn't stop the hurt and distress, but it did make me push myself to excel in whatever I turned my hand to and it has held me in good stead this year.<br/> I am really pedantic when it comes to detail and perfection is my byword; but these days I don't get all Bakezilla about it and find a way to either work with a flaw or camouflage it. (I can show you all these perceived flaws in many of my cakes but of course when I do thisto friends, they look <em>really</em> hard to see this so called flaw, then I get 'the eyebrow', a pitying look, a pat on the back and a 'You really need to get out more.' statement. LOL). <br/> If you start to focus ONLY on what you think is wrong with a cake, you stop seeing all the really amazing work you have put in elsewhere - handmaking figures, flowers, cake jewels, etc. You also fail to notice just how good you're getting as you still think of yourself as a hobbyist who can throw a little something together! <br/>You miss feeling good about what you <strong>have</strong> achieved, which I think is more important. If you feel good about what you're creating, it shows in your work and, oh call me a big fat old hippy, I think <strong>that</strong> positive energy goes into your cake and people respond to that. You can see it not only when they look at your creations, but also when they consume it.<br/> Just because <strong>I</strong> can see it, doesn't mean that anyone else would recognise it as not completely perfect; I've learned to let some of that perfection obsession go. It can get in the way of getting a job done. Of course I'm not saying that I've let the reigns go so much that my cakes are going to turn up on Cakes Wrecks in the 'THIS is what the bride wanted....and THIS is what the bride got.' section any time soon, I've just learned that there will always be something you're not absolutely 100% pleased with and that's life baby.</p>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote> Thanks everyone! Now that the…tag:cakeswebake.com,2012-07-29:4635016:Comment:10219802012-07-29T01:40:45.900ZBettina Dwyerhttps://cakeswebake.com/profile/BettinaThorp
<p>Thanks everyone! Now that the news has sunk in I'm as nervous as hell! It will be a 'themed' cake (which has to remain secret) and that's exciting. Of course the nervous bit is 'will I be good enough?' There's always that element of self doubt isn't there?<br></br><br></br> Years ago when I started getting back into cake decorating, people would ask, 'Can you do *insert request here*' and I would have to pause before answering - I had to think, could I do it? When clients ask this now, and most…</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Now that the news has sunk in I'm as nervous as hell! It will be a 'themed' cake (which has to remain secret) and that's exciting. Of course the nervous bit is 'will I be good enough?' There's always that element of self doubt isn't there?<br/><br/> Years ago when I started getting back into cake decorating, people would ask, 'Can you do *insert request here*' and I would have to pause before answering - I had to think, could I do it? When clients ask this now, and most have seen my facebook page - I just raise an eyebrow and look at them and they laugh and say, what a stupid question. LOL. <br/> It's an indication of how far I have come that there is no pause these days and I have absolute confidence that I can deliver whatever is requested, and I really like that feeling.<br/> My family life went to hell in a handbasket last year and throughout it all I got on with cake decorating. Learning new skills, googleing like mad, spending time sourcing tools, ingredients and cutters and even completing a course in micro business management! It didn't stop the hurt and distress, but it did make me push myself to excel in whatever I turned my hand to and it has held me in good stead this year.<br/> I am really pedantic when it comes to detail and perfection is my byword; but these days I don't get all Bakezilla about it and find a way to either work with a flaw or camouflage it. (I can show you all these perceived flaws in many of my cakes but of course when I do thisto friends, they look <em>really</em> hard to see this so called flaw, then I get 'the eyebrow', a pitying look, a pat on the back and a 'You really need to get out more.' statement. LOL). <br/> If you start to focus ONLY on what you think is wrong with a cake, you stop seeing all the really amazing work you have put in elsewhere - handmaking figures, flowers, cake jewels, etc. You also fail to notice just how good you're getting as you still think of yourself as a hobbyist who can throw a little something together! <br/>You miss feeling good about what you <strong>have</strong> achieved, which I think is more important. If you feel good about what you're creating, it shows in your work and, oh call me a big fat old hippy, I think <strong>that</strong> positive energy goes into your cake and people respond to that. You can see it not only when they look at your creations, but also when they consume it.<br/> Just because <strong>I</strong> can see it, doesn't mean that anyone else would recognise it as not completely perfect; I've learned to let some of that perfection obsession go. It can get in the way of getting a job done. Of course I'm not saying that I've let the reigns go so much that my cakes are going to turn up on Cakes Wrecks in the 'THIS is what the bride wanted....and THIS is what the bride got.' section any time soon, I've just learned that there will always be something you're not absolutely 100% pleased with and that's life baby.</p>