Self Taught Decorators Club

Comment by Melanie on April 2, 2013 at 11:12am

My husband is invaluable! He's definitely a hands on dad, but he's also a neat freak. So he does a lot of cleaning. I can't tell you how many times I've left my shop in a mess just so I could go get some sleep. I wake up, dinner has been made and my shop is as clean as a whistle! He also is my airbrusher! He's very artistic and creative. I typically will only take 4 orders a weekend if its just me. My assistant is 17, lives right next door, is extremely capable of making cakes solo, and is like family! She not only helps with cakes, but chips in with my 4 year old, and I don't even ask. He loves her! If I have her working with me, I will take 6 orders. She goes to private school and gets here by 2:00 when she works. So that's the time we start. Depending on the day, I either love or hate what I do, lol. I get in slumps, but I love the finished product. Hardest part is that my business has quadrupled in the past 2 years. I used to occasionally get weekends off, now I have to schedule them off, and turn down multiple orders to do so. A few weekends ago I took on 7 orders, 1 over our normal, and I had to turn 9 orders away for that weekend. I'm to the point that I want to raise my prices merely to weed customers out! It's a crazy life!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on April 2, 2013 at 11:25am

Wow Melanie

That speaks volumes about your cakes & ability that your business has doubled!!!!   Good for you.   And also you said your husband is creative.  Because of that, he  can totally understand your cake "creativity".  That is extremely helpful.

Comment by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on April 2, 2013 at 11:42am

Joann, start baking those cakepops, your coffee break is over....lol. You are very lucky to have a partner who helps you like mine.

Comment by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on April 2, 2013 at 11:51am

That is why I only pick the pretty cakes to do...but lately they are many pretty ones to do. Lol. June...and if you remember my meetings are Friday's nights, Sunday's mornings, and Saturday's mornings is service work (this is also shared with my husband) and I attend faithfully. If only days were 36 hours long...

Comment by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on April 2, 2013 at 11:57am

Wow Melanie, what a success...very happy for you.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on April 2, 2013 at 11:58am

Yes I appauld you Sandra. Your faith service, and doing cakes. Believe God is helping you honour your cake commintments.

Comment by Sandra I. Vazquez Lossiseroni on April 2, 2013 at 12:04pm

I believe you have to put HIM first, then the others things will fall into place.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on April 2, 2013 at 12:24pm

Yup

You got that right........  :o)

Comment by Katy Nott on April 2, 2013 at 12:58pm

My hat goes off to all of you who manage to juggle so much in your lives.  Youth and energy is a wonderful thing!

Comment by Katy Nott on April 2, 2013 at 1:03pm

ARONA - If you ever get to find this after all our previous yakking, I have had a message back from my friend in Atlanta.  He says -

Traveling within the US-- no worries at all. She should definitely take them with her-- provided they are all solid, and there's no liquid involved. If they're allowed in the back, there will be no climate control and they'll likely melt. And I would suggest she buy an insulated carrying bag like one would use to transport foods to a picnic or church social

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