Another "signature" Wedding Cake

I love the black and ivory colour combo on this cake, even though it meant washing my hands after almost every step. I've worked on this endlessly for 6 days, and that doesn't include the bride and groom who were created a week earlier. These cakes have become my signature and I only get to do a few each year, but they are so worth it. The bride's reaction is always The Icing on the Cake! If you want to see more views of this, go to my Flckr photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/extra-icing/2496101923/

Enjoy! :o)

REGISTRATION FOR AUSTIN, TEXAS WORKSHOPS HAS BEGUN!

You can now register for my classes in Austin, Texas in October! Those of you who were already on the mailing list for this should be receiving this invite soon. Here it is at last! I look forward to seeing you in Austin!! http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/286093/b9c83715bd/1400000624/aea7e29b92/

AUSTRALIAN CLASSES...REGISTER YOUR INTEREST NOW!

Since the question was asked if anyone would be interested in classes from me in Australia, there has been a fantastic response. Now I would like to ask you to register your interest by sending an e-mail to extra-icing@hotmail.co.uk and leaving your name, e-mail address and where you are from. The original question related to Sydney in Australia but it would seem that many of you from Melbourne would like to be included. This will take a few months to organise so it would be great if you could add your name to the list that has already started (those who have left comments and sent mail previously have been included) and it would give the organisers an idea of the numbers for each class on my visit. Does that sound good to you?? It surely does to me! Thank you to all of you who have already been in touch!

New Flckr Group to show off YOUR Aine2 creations!

I get so many photos sent to me by those of you who follow my tutorials or have taken inspiration from my work and want me to know. Well I think the world should know too, so I have tried to make things a little easier for myself by creating a new group on Flckr http://www.flickr.com/groups/aine2/ I have posted many photos on my Windows Live Space (the link can be found at the beginning of my blog) but to be able to add your own with your own story attached is much more personal for you. If you still prefer to send your photos directly to me then that is perfectly fine too. I will always ask your permission to send them to the Flckr group before I do so. By uploading the photos yourself will give you the opportunity to share comments with the admirers of your work that you will no doubt attract. It also means that I won't need to worry about not getting around to sorting out photos therefore not giving others the opportunity to view them. I hope this idea works out well, I always love to view your work. :o)

Bouncing Tigger

This was fun to do. Tigger is speared on a dowel to keep him in place...ouch!!

NEWSFLASH!! TEXAS IN OCTOBER...HERE I COME!

Great news! I have been invited to Texas to do workshops and the dates have now been finalised. The classes will be Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October. I will have details of the venue and classes soon but for the moment....TEXAS, HERE I COME!! :o) I'll start stocking up on my kisses now! ***Just another little update, there are going to be more than 2 days of classes now. There may be 5 classes organised instead! YAY!

A demonstration version of Bear Hugs!

I had a demonstration last night at West Lothian College in Livingston where I recreated my Bear Hugs tutorial with a little change to the eyebrows....nothing stays the same with me! I really enjoyed this demonstration as it was the first one I had after returning from the BSG Seminar in Lancaster at the weekend. A big thank you to all of the ladies who attended and thank you too for all your questions and enthusiasm. I look forward to seeing some of you again in forthcoming workshops where YOU will be doing this for yourself. :o) Talking of workshops, more dates will be made available for the Bride and Groom workshop as the July and August classes are now full. There will only be two places available for another one as I already have interest in the class before I know the dates myself.....fabulous! If you want those two places, do let me know soon. Cheers!