Cake decorating

This is post is not about homeschooling but it is part of what keeps me "calm".  My hobby is cake decorating.  I started it seven years ago for Nate's first birthday.  I bought a simple cake decorating kit and taught myself how to do it with the help of the internet (mostly  www.cakecentral.com).  I've come a long way and made my first wedding cake last month for my cousin's wedding (see pic below). I still have a lot to learn because I've mostly done it for the kids birthdays and occasionally for a baby shower or something.  I've had people pay for them a couple of times but I never charge enough.  I would love to some day do it as a part time business so I am starting to try and get my skills up to par.  This weekend was the Baking and Sweets show in Toronto and I got to go!!!  I attended a demo class from Michelle Bommarito.  She is a celebrity chef from the food network. She was great!  I learned a lot from her about fondant and I'm looking forward to trying out some of the techniques she suggested.  I also scored a bunch of  bakeware and decorating supplies for super cheap!!!

I'm hoping that maybe in the near future I can take some hands on classes somewhere and also start selling my cakes on a more regular basis to help supplement our income.