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< CarolAnnTX >   It's so good to see you back with us, I was a sick little puppy last week.
< traciann >   oh carol...that's too bad...i've been there lately i know how you feel....
[ Dolores7 ]   Don't forget - we can get kicked off by our server...I prevent it by keeping Netscape open and going BACK and FORWARD once in awhile
< ShirleyR >   Carol..I'm that way now :(
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[ Dolores7 ]   Me too Carol. But no time...I had to work anyway
< mom2andie >   Hi all
[ Dolores7 ]   Hi Mom2andie
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< ShirleyR >   Hi mom2andie
[ Dolores7 ]   Don't forget to LOG the chat
< mom2andie >   has the chat started?  this is my first time here
< mom2andie >   how do I do that?
[ Dolores7 ]   we're gabbing
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[ Dolores7 ]   right click your mouse and choose 'enable'
< ShirleyR >   you're in luck mom2andie..not yet
< traciann >   oh you guys that's awful!!! i sure hope you all feel better soon!  I was sicker with it between christmas and new years than i've ever been in my life...and i'm not exaggerating!!! i'll be praying for all you poor people who have it now!!
< ShirleyR >   WB Nita_B
< cakeshop >   cakeshop/claudia
[ Dolores7 ]   Taci...I dodn't have time then LOL
< mom2andie >   enable is not an option
< CarolAnnTX >   I hope you all had a great New Year!!, I couldn't even make a cake if I had to, I hope you get over soon Shirley
< traciann >   no you don't !! trust me!
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...did you get a menu upon right clicking your mouse?
< mom2andie >   yes
< ShirleyR >   Thanks Carol :)
[ Dolores7 ]   wasn't 'enable' on it?
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[ Dolores7 ]   Nita is having a hard time
< traciann >   mom are you on virc or pirch??
< ShirleyR >   WB Nita_B
< mom2andie >   pirch
[ Dolores7 ]   <---forgot about Pirch
< ShirleyR >   Thats why mom
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[ Dolores7 ]   can't you log on Pirch?
< ShirleyR >   HI Marida
[ Dolores7 ]   {{{Hugs Marida}}}
< ShirleyR >   yes you can
< Marida >   I made it this week.
< traciann >   yes...click on options at top, then log is one of the choices
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< mom2andie >   could not get to the virc97_100.zip
< mom2andie >   when I tried to get to the VIRC file to set it up, kept getting a invalid path notice
[ Dolores7 ]   Hi ohmigosh
< traciann >   i'm sorry...options then preferences then logs...then check channel
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[ Dolores7 ]   just so it works ...mom
< traciann >   mom..you'll like pirch just fine!!! it's a great program...most of us actually prefer it!
< ShirleyR >   HI Trish
[ Dolores7 ]   oh - its Trish
< TrishCA >   Hi All :)
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< traciann >     0,1   0©  0§   0,4 Hello TrishCA  0,1   0ª  0¨
< traciann >     0,1   0©  0§   0,12 Hello TrishCA  0,1   0ª  0¨
< traciann >     0,1   0©  0§   0,13 Hello TrishCA  0,1   0ª  0¨
< traciann >     0,1   0©  0§   0,7 Hello TrishCA  0,1   0ª  0¨
< traciann >     0,1   0©  0§   0,6 Hello TrishCA  0,1   0ª  0¨
< traciann >   uh oh...i hope i didn't steer her in the wrong direction!!
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[ Dolores7 ]   maybe shes trying something
< ShirleyR >   Dolores did you get that fixed on the Virc page..that I emailed you about around before christmas
< mom2andie >   oopppsss
< traciann >   oh good...you're back!!!
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...get kicked off?
< traciann >   were you able to get it to work?
< mom2andie >   tried to log it, and got kicked off
[ Dolores7 ]   hi cake shop....do we know you???
< CarolAnnTX >   Dee, Ihope all is much better for you all now, We all thought of you all a whole BUNCh!!!
< traciann >   that's odd...hmmm
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...we can send you a log
< mom2andie >   that would be great, do you want my e-mail?
[ Dolores7 ]   thanks so much Carol. YES...things are better for me now...lots
[ Dolores7 ]   yes mom....better - email me then I won't forget it
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< mom2andie >   ok, I will do that in the AM, your e-mail can be found on/in/around the message board?
[ Dolores7 ]   I'm proicer@one.net okay
< cakeshop >   I I'm Claudia- can't get it to change my name
< traciann >   poor nita
< mom2andie >   ok
< ShirleyR >   mom if you want to give it in private..type this  /notice therename and msg
[ Dolores7 ]   oh - hi Claudia. I think you must completely EXIT to change names
< Marida >   Shirley--show Claudia how to change her name.
< cakeshop >   Dolores, do you love your new shop?
< ShirleyR >   claudia type this  with the slash in front  /nick newnick
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< LynneCA1 >    12 Hi everybody !
< ShirleyR >   Hi Lynne
[ Dolores7 ]   I'm bouncing between Netscape & the chat so I don't get kicked out for not doing anything online...see...your server thinks you're idle when you're on IRC and you need to use the Browser once in awhile.
< cakeshop >   Hi lynne
< mom2andie >   HI Lynne
[ Dolores7 ]   I figure I can stay about 30 minutes before they kick me off.
[ Dolores7 ]   Hi Lynn...nice to see you
< ShirleyR >   Dolores not if you come in thru pirch
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[ Dolores7 ]   really Shirley...can you log?
< cakeshop >   I wrote it down once, but can't find it . It's / something
< ShirleyR >   Yes Dolores
< traciann >   that's why pirch is so wonderful!!!
< CarolAnnTX >   I'm so glad , When I get to see you again I'm gonna give a big, big, HUG!!DEE!!!
< cakeshop >   is there a space after nick before newnick?
< Marida >   Dolores:  Are you with the IRC '97.  I was on a hour last night and they didn't kick me off.
[ Dolores7 ]   I may try that...its agrivating getting kicked off for being idle
< ShirleyR >   cakeshop   type this   /cakeshop Claudia
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't know what ver I have
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< traciann >   Marida...i liked your cake in ACD!
[ Dolores7 ]   yes - I checked...its IRC 97
< Marida >   Maybe I didn't get kicked off because there were two of us in here and we kept chatting.
< LynneCA1 >   hello all :)
[ Dolores7 ]   Hi Lynne
< Marida >   Hi, Lynne.
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< ShirleyR >   Hi Lynne
< CarolAnnTX >   Hi,Lynne.
< traciann >     13,13. 8,8.    13,1 ¤        8,1¤      11,1¤     8,1 TrishCA     13,1¤        8,1¤      11,1¤     13,13. 8,8.  11,1 Hi lynne!!!     13,1¤        8,1¤      11,1¤     13,13. 8,8.
< LynneCA1 >   i've never gotten kicked, but then i have a big mouth and usually am not idle for very long :))
[ Dolores7 ]   Is anyone here getting ready for Spring bridal shows?
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< traciann >   oops...sorry...as you can see i haven't been practicing my graphics lately!! hehe
< ShirleyR >   Dolores you can do so much more with pirch and pik4 downloaded
< andies_mom >   sorry, My baby, loosened the cable to the modem today, and I kicked it and got disconected
[ Dolores7 ]   pretty anyway...
< ShirleyR >   LOL mom2andie
< LynneCA1 >   yes, very nice marida
< cakeshop >   It's not working, ShirelyR. I've tried it several times. Afew weeks ago, it did work
< andies_mom >   how do I access the loged chat later?
[ Dolores7 ]   I'll have to try it Shirley
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[ Dolores7 ]   Mom...you go where its SAVED on your computer. The file will be called cakedecorators.log
< MindyMc >   LOL
< ShirleyR >   Cakeshop do you have it resgistered?
< LynneCA1 >   hi dolores, shirley, marida, and everyone else!
< MindyMc >   are you two switching names.
[ Dolores7 ]   Probably in your IRC directory...if you are using IRC
< cakeshop >   Lynne, I was looking through some old ICES mags and saw some of your cakes from about 10 yrs. ago. They were great.
[ Dolores7 ]   Shirley...I haven;t registered. Do you suppose thats why I get kicked off?
< ShirleyR >   cakeshop I asked that because it says it belongs to someone else..when I just tried ity
< LynneCA1 >   no can do :(
< traciann >   doubt it Dolores.
< ShirleyR >   Dolores..I dont know if you can do it thru Virc
[ Dolores7 ]   I should pay anyway...but maybe I'll like Perch better
< traciann >   i think it has to do with your ISP myself...especially with virc...but i've never had that problem with pirch
< TrishCA >   brb
[ Dolores7 ]   I asked before...anyone doing a bridal show soon?
< ShirleyR >   Dolores you dont have to pay...the only thing you have to pay for is the Instructions
< andies_mom >   I am in Feb
< traciann >   no shirley...but they do appreciate it if you do...hehe
[ Dolores7 ]   you don't pay for Pirch...is it free?
< Marida >   Not me, Dolores.  I don't do shows any more.  I loved doing them when I did.
< cakeshop >   I thought I did. Im so computer illiterate.
< ShirleyR >   yep free as can be!
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't want it if I need instructions <BG>
< andies_mom >   Why don't you do show anymore Marida?
< LynneCA1 >   hey dolores, i have a neat list of funnies 'you know your living in the yr 2000 when.........   would it be o.k. if i posted it on the message board?   what catagory?
< CarolAnnTX >   I have  virc 97 and  I am doing okay.
< traciann >   i don't ever even remember seeing one of those please send money messages like we did with virc
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't do shows either...just wondered.
< cakeshop >   It says that when I try to change it also
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't care Lynn...
< cakeshop >   Sometimes when I log on it lists me as cakeshop and sometimes it lists me as Claudia
< Marida >   Some people on the message board are doing shows.  They are wonderful for newbies who want business.
< ShirleyR >   Also Dolores..you dont have to pay if you dont have a Macintosh..thats just for instructions to gert in in ircle
[ Dolores7 ]   Gee, now I need a category for funnies LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   Claudia...kill the one you don't want
< andies_mom >   how long does PIK-4 take to download?
< Marida >   Claudia:  I have never seen you listed as Claudia.  Only Shirley when she changed her name to Claudia.
< CarolAnnTX >   Tracianna, what is a money message?
< traciann >   don't recall...but it wsn't very long mom
< andies_mom >   ok , thanks
< ShirleyR >   mom about 20 mins usually..but if you d/l it do it in your pirch98 folder
< andies_mom >   thats where it going
< traciann >   oh..when i downloaded virc it said somethign about being shareware or somethign and a donation would be appreciated if you enjoy the program
< traciann >   i'm pretty sure pirch never said that
[ Dolores7 ]   Bob can't even find 60 minutes because I didn't turn the channel for him LOL
< andies_mom >   lol
< cakeshop >   I don't do bridal shows. Did one once and lost a ton of money
< Marida >   I think I paid $20.00.  I don't know--I'm so illiterate and when my computer crashed nothing has been the same.
[ Dolores7 ]   MAC users must pay tho
< LynneCA1 >   our show was this past wknd.  can't do them since i'm not legal :(
[ Dolores7 ]   I'd be afraid someone would ask me to do a cake LOL
< ShirleyR >   pirch never said that traciann..I have used pirch for my windows 95 for 3 yrs now
< andies_mom >   lol
[ Dolores7 ]   You don't need to do you Lynn?
< andies_mom >   lost money Ckaeshop?  no orders from it?
< cakeshop >   My best business comes from word of mouth, my yellow pages ad, my membership in the Chamber and a small ad I took out in a local wedding mag.
< Marida >   Bridal shows are big in my area.
< ShirleyR >   Dolores only if they come in through Ircle
[ Dolores7 ]   oh
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< cakeshop >   Thanks, Dee
< ShirleyR >   Hi DavidTX
< Marida >   Carol--did your husband just join us?
< DavidHTX >   Yes I did!
< CarolAnnTX >   He sure did.
< ShirleyR >   Cakeshop you can change your name to Claudia1
< DavidHTX >   Carol told me that VIRC asked for a donation when downloading...
< andies_mom >   I could not download VIRC:(
[ Dolores7 ]   I feel that if we continue to use software we should pay. But like now, I may change to Pirch
< DavidHTX >   Well, a LOT of shareware products do that--you don't actually have to donate anything
[ Dolores7 ]   right David
< CarolAnnTX >   He has the fastest fingers in town.
[ Dolores7 ]   I was hoping Earlene would pop in
[ Dolores7 ]   Carol LOL
< DavidHTX >   Well, if they come out with a VIRC2000 then I will pay for it...
< LynneCA1 >   yes, here you must show a license to be in the building.   can't get one sooooo :(
< cakeshop >   None. It was in a different town from where I live because I live in asmall rural area and there are no shows in my area.
< traciann >   she may still dolores..sometimes she pops in a little late
[ Dolores7 ]   I see....its only 8:30 in Lubbock
< CarolAnnTX >   8:30 here too.
< cakeshop >   \cakeshop Claudia1
[ Dolores7 ]   9:30 here : ( and I'm a day person
< LynneCA1 >   didn't earlene mention last wk that she had a mtg tonight
< traciann >   not sure i was here last week lynne...
[ Dolores7 ]   she hasn't mentioned one to me
< traciann >   don't recall
[ Dolores7 ]   She has a meeting every 1st Tuesday
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< LynneCA1 >   then yhou need to come out to calif -- it's only 6:30 here :)
[ Dolores7 ]   anyone here going to ICES this summer????
< Marida >   Me, I hope.
[ Dolores7 ]   I know Lynn...thats early
[ Dolores7 ]   oh great Marida
< cakeshop >   Absolutely
< traciann >   Dolores.i hope to...it's so close for me!
< CarolAnnTX >   ME, ME, AND BETTER HALF!!!
< andies_mom >   What is at the ICES convention?
< Marida >   I really enjoyed last year.  There is a life out there!!
[ Dolores7 ]   I can't wait. The other Mich. show was really fancy...this should be good
< LynneCA1 >   well if i can get a couple of others to go w/me and share expenses........
< andies_mom >   I am becoming a ICES member this week
< TrishCA >   I want to go.......but....
< CarolAnnTX >   Me too.
[ Dolores7 ]   Maybe my better half too
[ Dolores7 ]   great mom...you'll love the newsletter
< Marida >   Dolores--if we come can you set up a meeting place like last year?
< CarolAnnTX >   Oh good.
< TrishCA >   Isn't this a special anniversary yr for ICES or something
[ Dolores7 ]   yes Marida...but earlier this time so we can plan more
< cakeshop >   Yeah, and if you have a meeting I hope I can find you guys this time
[ Dolores7 ]   yes - 25 years
< Marida >   We had alot of fun meeting each other.  I loved it
[ Dolores7 ]   we'll plan far aheas this time
< cakeshop >   Dolores, do you go to the shop owner's breakfast?
[ Dolores7 ]   I'm trying to think of a cake to bring
< Marida >   Hope they don't lose my luggage this year.
[ Dolores7 ]   ...in between taxes and everything else
< CarolAnnTX >   I thought It was Pretty neat too!!
[ Dolores7 ]   right Marida...that won't happen...
< Marida >   Worse part was--I wanted to go shopping (had a good excuse) and nothing was OPEN!
[ Dolores7 ]   I  didn't prepare anything for tonight. Next Tuesday I promise I will
[ Dolores7 ]   I really didn't know what to expect...didn't know what you all do at chats being away so long
< LynneCA1 >   did anyone bring their helpful hints??
< Marida >   If I remember correctly, we didn't get the idea to get together until near the time of the convention.
< TrishCA >   So Dolores what was that great hint you had to share with us....I've been curios since I saw your post?
< traciann >   i'm so excited to get back into the regular chats!! i had just joined them right before everything got so hectic for everyone!! and reading the chat archives and stuff really makes me eager to get going again!!!
[ Dolores7 ]   HINT: Use florist clay on your flower nail when making flowers on wax paper...instead of icing. It is so much faster
[ Dolores7 ]   thats my own...I thought that up in 1970's
[ Dolores7 ]   I found it at Wallmart in the craft dept.
< cakeshop >   Right, Dee, because you can use a lot of pieces of wax paper on one pice of clay
< LynneCA1 >   *hint*:  use tip #401 for beautiful ruffles.
< traciep >   i think i remember you teaching that in your classes about 10 years ago Dolores
< andies_mom >   never thought of that , that's great will have to do that tomorrow when I make soem flowers
< Marida >   Then, do you just pop it off and not have to reice your nail.
< CarolAnnTX >   Good one Dee, I like that hint.
[ Dolores7 ]   lynne is that like the Argentina tips?
[ Dolores7 ]   traci...I always tell everyone.
< LynneCA1 >   no it's a wilton tip
< Marida >   Lynne:  I just hit that 401 thing and it took me to the beginning.  Did yur mean 104?
[ Dolores7 ]   can't picture it
< LynneCA1 >   those argentina tips **really!!** make great ruffles tho
< andies_mom >   What is an Argentina tip?
< LynneCA1 >   no -- not 104   i did mean 401
< Marida >   Where do you find those tips.
[ Dolores7 ]   just use a VERY small tiny amount...smooth it out til you barely can feel it. It will even stay on when you wash it
< CarolAnnTX >   I learned it at a Wilton meeting.
< cakeshop >   The Argentine tips are now sold as a set in the cake store near me. Used to be able to buy them individually
[ Dolores7 ]   Arg, tip...there is a set. My daughter uses one to make fast ruffles...maybe the # is a 5...something. Anyway, there is a pict. on my TIPS page
[ Dolores7 ]   I think they sell them to us in sets
< andies_mom >   ok, will look it up, tnx
< LynneCA1 >   that tip 401 looks like a giant tip 81 -- it's simular to the 1/2 moon, yet different
[ Dolores7 ]   Marida...I have pictures online
< Marida >   I'll check itout, Dolores.
[ Dolores7 ]   Oh - I know Lynne!
< cakeshop >   lynnne, i can't wait to get to the shop and see if i have that tip
< Marida >   Lynne:  Will that tip make roses?
< LynneCA1 >   never tried that, but i don't think so
[ Dolores7 ]   another HINT: when using the tiny little figures in a scenery on a cake...and they just won't stand up....melt a puddle of chocolate and set the figure's feet in it. It will harden fast and works perfectly
< traciann >   i have a question...especially for Dolores or anyone else who specifically uses Bettercream
[ Dolores7 ]   I wouldn't want to make roses with that tip at all
[ Dolores7 ]   go traci
< LynneCA1 >   the only other thing i know to use it for is to cover pillars -- like if you want to use dowels or disposables a pillars
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[ Dolores7 ]   hi DEBBIE
[ Dolores7 ]   this is true Lynne - great idea
< traciann >   mine never seem to get to quite the consistency i want it...not stable enough...i have a kitchenaid...beat it with my wire whip thing...
< Debbie_F >   hi everyone!! Lots of people tonight!
[ Dolores7 ]   for roses traci?
< traciann >   don't know if i'm doing it on the wrong speed or doing it too long or not long enough or what?
< andies_mom >   I beat mine in my kitchen aid with my paddle
[ Dolores7 ]   me too
< cakeshop >   ditto for the paddle
[ Dolores7 ]   beat on medium speed...about #6
< LynneCA1 >   best to use the paddle -- but i use the whip
< traciann >   well...yes dolores..i've never had to do roses with it before but i would like to do some for a cake this weekend
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< andies_mom >   you mean itialin buttercream?
< traciann >   ok...maybe i'll try the paddle...
< TrishCA >   I guess we're odd woman out..I use the whisk too
< traciann >   no mom...Rich's Frozen Bettercream..it's a non dairy whipped icing
< LynneCA1 >   how much liquid are you putting in buttercream?
< cakeshop >   I use the whip for italian meringue bc
[ Dolores7 ]   Traci...try adding a bit more shortening when making roses at first...it helps them keep shape and consistency of icing is easier to acheive
< andies_mom >   oh bettercream, though tshe said buttercream...lol
< traciann >   not buttercream lynne...Bettercream
< LynneCA1 >   o.k.........you probably are not beatinig it enough
[ Dolores7 ]   Lynne...I put 'enough' in mine...thats all I know
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< CarolAnnTX >   When stacking cakes  drive a sharped dowel rod  all the way down the middle so cakes won't slide.
[ Dolores7 ]   ...oh - Bettercream! You can beat it too long and its spongy
< traciann >   ok...you're probably right lynne...the package warns to not overbeat it so i am probably doing that out of fear
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[ Dolores7 ]   Carol...watch out doing that. IF you bend the cardboard it can be a worse disaster...never did that in my life
< traciann >   Yes BETTERCREAM!!! hehehehe
< Marida >   I never see bettercreme in any stores around here.
< LynneCA1 >   guess we all didn't catch 'better'cream.   it probably takes about 10 minutes.  of course that depends on how much you are doing at a time
< andies_mom >   can you do that without bending the cardboard?
< Marida >   If you tap it real easy, Dolores, it will go in okay.
[ Dolores7 ]   It comes froaen Marida...ask for it. OR try Krogers...do you have Krogers?
< cakeshop >   Me either, Marida. I have to get it from the wholesaler
< traciann >   marida it's kind of regional...i know dolores uses it..that's why i directed toward her...it's only available certain places i guess
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't believe in pounding that dowel through...
< LynneCA1 >   mom:  i have had no problem doing it.   just sharpen the dowel and tap lightly
< CarolAnnTX >   Watched Carolyn do it and it worked ok for,lol
[ Dolores7 ]   once in a teacher's class Wilton said to do that...Us experienced decorators really grumbled...said we wouldn't do it...all of us
< andies_mom >   ok
< CarolAnnTX >   me
< Marida >   I only use the dowel all the way through if I have four tiers stacked.
< traciann >   ok..well now that everyone realizes i'm talking bettercream...you all still in agreeance on the paddle instead of the wisk??
< andies_mom >   never have done it, if the cake was more than 3 stacked I took it in 2 pices, and finishe stacking and decorating there
[ Dolores7 ]   The worst thing about stacked cake is IF you tip it a little bit. That can cause the cake to shift. Keep it very level while carrying it
< Marida >   I have never had a problem with it.  I always give it a little twist after I put it in to be sure it will come out real easy when we get there.
[ Dolores7 ]   I've delivered 5 stacked with no center dowels...did fine
[ Dolores7 ]   nope traci...we use the whip
< andies_mom >   my husband usually has to carry mine, because I am clumsy and they get heavy
< traciann >   ok..got it now
< traciann >   so i'm not so nuts after all...that's good to know!!
< LynneCA1 >   no traci:)   also, whip it *slowly* -- like #2.  yes will take longer, but comes out better.   when it is done you will hear a 'slapping' noise.   you **must!* stop mixer right then
< andies_mom >   lol
[ Dolores7 ]   LOL...I won't let my hubby TOUCH my cake...OR drive the car to deliver wedding cakes
< traciep >   it's a matter of opinion traci
< cakeshop >   I don't stack mine til I get to the site. Mine are just too heavy.
[ Dolores7 ]   Lynne is right I think. I bet you have a bunch of airholes
< traciann >   lynne...what is the source of the slapping noise??? the icing itself???
< CarolAnnTX >   I had a lot of problems with stacked cake especially delivering them.
[ Dolores7 ]   agreed cake...
< Marida >   Most of the time around here you do not have time to put cakes together at the site.  Plus, I like to level mine to be sure they are okay.
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[ Dolores7 ]   Hi KARYN
< KARYN718 >   hi
< LynneCA1 >   yes, the icing itself
< ShirleyR >   Hi Karyn
[ Dolores7 ]   I feel that way too Marida!
< KARYN718 >   I WAS FINALLY LET BACK ON
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< mom2andie >   sorry all
< mom2andie >   it still andies mom
< mom2andie >   lol
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[ Dolores7 ]   That time we delivered 10 in one day it was awful...one wrong move and we'd have been sunk!
< ShirleyR >   WB mom2andie
< traciann >   ok...thanks everyone for those tips!!!
< LynneCA1 >   hi karyn and wb mom
< cakeshop >   I ususally won't take more than two in a day.
< mom2andie >   you did 10 wedding cakes for one day delores?
[ Dolores7 ]   we don't know the meaning of 'NO'
< mom2andie >   most I have done is 3
< cakeshop >   me too, mom2
[ Dolores7 ]   no - 14...just delivered 10 of them LOL
< Marida >   We take 4 a weekend now instead of 8 and 10.  I sure like it better on delivery day.  One weekend we put 350 miles on our vehicle.
< LynneCA1 >   once i did 6 cakes in one day........never again :(
< ShirleyR >   Gosh..I'm afraid to do just 1 a day..LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   Sue timed us. We sat up a cake with stairways and fountain (side cakes) and were finished in 5 minutes
< mom2andie >   oh my, how long did it take you to decorate them all??
[ Dolores7 ]   That week I had 5 cakes with fountains and side cakes
< LynneCA1 >   only someone who has done many, many setups could do that!
[ Dolores7 ]   I started at 6am and went home at 3 am the next morning. It was graduation weekend...so I had company LOL
< cakeshop >   I have three fountains, and haven't used them in over 3 years. no one around here wants them.
< mom2andie >   lol
[ Dolores7 ]   That electric turntable is WHY I can do that! The only reason.
< Marida >   This year it seems the brides were getting more all stacked cakes.  Last year we did a lot of fountains but none this year.  A lot of them got that Martha Stewart cake with just rose petals on it.  Loved doing that one.
< LynneCA1 >   i have 2.   not many ask for them anymore
< mom2andie >   I have a cake topper that is a small fountain, very neat
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't like 'plastic' but young girls like it...fountains
[ Dolores7 ]   I think wedding cakes are more simplistic right now
< cakeshop >   I try to steer them away from those cakes by not showing  those type of pictures
< LynneCA1 >   which kind don't you like cake?
< Marida >   I think that is the clue, Dolores.  Young girls.  This year our brides were more mature and wanted nice but simple.
[ Dolores7 ]   They are easy
< cakeshop >   the ones that use all the plastics.
[ Dolores7 ]   right marida. College age don't choose elaborate plastic stuff
< CarolAnnTX >   I have a 9 cake deal to set up this week-end,
< Marida >   Claudia--were you doing more stacked this year?  We were.
< mom2andie >   ones with lots of pillars make me nervous. like 5 tiers...
[ Dolores7 ]   wow Carol...thats a biggy
< cakeshop >   almost all stacked, Marida.
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...if the tiers are all separated you don't need to give it a thought.
< Marida >   Use pushin pillars.
< mom2andie >   I am afraid of some kid banging into the table and knocking itover
< cakeshop >   Or they were on the separate pillars, like the Van Horn-Hayward type stands
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< ShirleyR >   Marida..I ordered some wedding plates from ebay yesterday..I'm going to give it a try..LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...take a picture showing it was okay...that helps
< Marida >   We do a lot with that Van Horn type stand.
< mom2andie >   never used a push in, are they really more stable?
< ShirleyR >   Hi helenoh
< Marida >   Shirley, I know you can do it.  we will all be cherring for you
[ Dolores7 ]   mom...sure are faster. I like the wilton crystal twist pillars the best
< cakeshop >   I have too, Marida. I don't have that acutal stand. I have the one from HIS
< mom2andie >   thats in my contract, that once it is delivered, set up, and I leave it is not my reasponsiblity any more, but I still worry about them
< cakeshop >   However, I have the flower towers from VH-H
[ Dolores7 ]   HI HELEN!!!! 'bout time
< CarolAnnTX >   3 cakes up the middle on a gazebo and fountain, and stairs on eaach side leading down to three minnis on each side.
< ShirleyR >   Thanks Marida..if I bumble it up..I'll send you a email saying I told ya..LOL
< mom2andie >   are those the S shaped stands?
[ Dolores7 ]   I'd like to introduce my friend Helen. She lives close by. We've traveled together...shes a gem!
< cakeshop >   Hi Helen
< traciann >   Helen are you in Cinci too???
< LynneCA1 >   hello helen
< ShirleyR >   Hi helenoh welcome
< Marida >   Dolores:  Did you see the new spiral cake stand at the convention?  I think someone on the message board might have been asking about that one.  It looked like a real pain to use to me.
[ Dolores7 ]   she is north - Dayton ...traci
< LynneCA1 >   shirley -- you won't have a problem for sure
< traciann >   ok...gotcha!
< CarolAnnTX >   Hi Helen
< mom2andie >   well all, my baby is awake so I need to go.  Thanks for the tips, see you all next week
< cakeshop >   Bye mom
[ Dolores7 ]   yes Marida...but as you know I'm not doing cakes just now, so I don't want to start anything...
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[ Dolores7 ]   and I sure don't want to try that stand!
< ShirleyR >   Thanks lynne..you all have more confidence in me than I do..
[ Dolores7 ]   Helen...are you here????
< Marida >   I didn't like the looks of it.
< LynneCA1 >   marida, i don't think that's what they are looking for.   what i got out of it, they want a cake that turn like dolores' auto turntable
< cakeshop >   I ordered a brochure about that spiral stand. Weird!!!!
[ Dolores7 ]   what Lynne?
< Marida >   Who had it, Claudia?
[ Dolores7 ]   There was a spiral stand...the cake had to twine around. Really wierd and dangerous looking
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< ShirleyR >   Hello ShirleyNV
< cakeshop >   I don't remember. I ordered it from the company who makes it. Had to pay $2.00 for it. I can look it up if youre interested. Let me know
< cakeshop >   Thats what I thought too, Dee
< LynneCA1 >   from what i read, they want a cake stand that will rotate, not a sprial
< traciann >   ok...i've obviously missed a very important piece of info somewhere along the line...Dolores you're not doing cakes right now??? i haven't heard of this...just you personally isn't decorating or your shop isnt doing them at all????
< Marida >   No, I am not going to get into that cake.  It sure was unusual.
[ Dolores7 ]   The way I figure it...we take enough chances
< CarolAnnTX >   I saw the spiral stand , I  don't know if I'd like it?
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[ Dolores7 ]   no - I can't. Putting out 50+ mail orders per day is about all we can do. My daughter Joyce has that job now.
< LynneCA1 >   hey dolores, want another decorator???    i
< TrishCA >   Dolore I know you've been  awfully busy with the move and all but just wondering when the new newletter would be posted?
< LynneCA1 >   d love an excuse to move that way
< traciann >   so joyce does the decorating in your shop then??
[ Dolores7 ]   Lynne...maybe they wanted that mirror stand - Thats what I thought
< LynneCA1 >   it's up trish
< ShirleyR >   Trish it already posted..I d/l it today
< Marida >   Dolores, do you think you would have a market for that book from Austrialia.
[ Dolores7 ]   yes...she can turn out about 75 cakes for a Saturday
[ Dolores7 ]   nope
< TrishCA >   LOL.....the only day I didn't check...thanks thats great !
< traciann >   wow!! that's great!
[ Dolores7 ]   remember that real dark blue stacked cake? How ugly!
< Marida >   Lynne, come my way.  I could get you a ton of business.
[ Dolores7 ]   She isn't a perfectionist. I am too slow with novelty cakes...takes me an hour to do one I think.
< Debbie_F >   Marida, I don't know if it's the same book you're talking about, but I saw a book with beautiful cakes from Austalia today
< LynneCA1 >   i think it'd be too expensive to come your way :)
[ Dolores7 ]   Lynne...come back to Ohio!
< cakeshop >   or Oklahoma, Lynne
[ Dolores7 ]   probably Debbie. I think that would be a good book to show...LOTS of variety
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< Marida >   Debbie, it had almost all fondant cakes in it.  I don't do fondant but you could duplicate some of those in buttercream.
< traciann >   too expensive in ohio??? oh it can't be any worse than california can it?
< cakeshop >   I got both vol1 & 2. Theyre terrific. I'm going to put my order in for Vol.3
< TrishCA >   too expensive?
< Debbie_F >   Yes, wedding cakes, chocolate, and lots of variety
[ Dolores7 ]   But Kerry Vincent got those...100 of them. I think she had them sold when she ordered them. But she might have a few...no harm in asking
[ Dolores7 ]   ohio Lynne???
< LynneCA1 >   i ment expensive to live in marida's area
< cakeshop >   If you want Vol 3 which will be out next fall, contact Kerry
< Debbie_F >   Yes, Kerry Vincent book
< LynneCA1 >   i'd love to come to ohio.....hubby would too
< Marida >   Claudia, Kerry is sending me the first volume.  Even though there are no instructions in there, a good decorator could sure get some ideas.  Seems like there were a lot of package cakes also.  Fondant is not big in this area.
< traciann >   oh..never mind lynne...that was to marida..i got it
< LynneCA1 >   o.k.   what did i miss?  vol 1,2,3 what?
[ Dolores7 ]   Where I live it is WIDE open. You could open up a market for fondant, gumpaste or anything. Build up prices a little at a time and they'd pay. They really like quality here.
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< cakeshop >   Fondanat isn't big in this area either, but there are so many ideas that would trnaslate to bc. I use a lot of fondant "accents", marida
[ Dolores7 ]   Shirley...what happened?
< Marida >   There you go, Lynne.  Stay some with Dolores and some with me.
< ShirleyR1 >   I got booted off..lol
< LynneCA1 >   no one around here will pay for fondant!   if i gave it away i'd get a few
[ Dolores7 ]   I saw how Earlene opened the fondant/gumpaste market. I know we could here
< cakeshop >   I had someone ask me for fondant, today.
[ Dolores7 ]   using Pirch Shirley?
< Marida >   Most around here don't like the taste.  Some of the decorators are using Chocopan.
< traciep >   i take fondant cake for work orders all the time.  they love it
< LynneCA1 >   i found chocopan hard to work with
< cakeshop >   I mixed fondant with white chocolate candy clay
[ Dolores7 ]   she gets up to $15.00 per serving...now thats business!
< Marida >   I can't work with any of it.
< LynneCA1 >   can't?  why?
< traciep >   i would much rather work with findant than buttercream.
< cakeshop >   It's not as white but tastes a whole lot better. I know someone who uses a comb. of fondant, rolled buttercream and candy clay.
[ Dolores7 ]   it is so easy Marida...really is
< Marida >   I wish Earlene would do a book.  She could sell as well as Colette Peters.
< LynneCA1 >   for sure on that.
[ Dolores7 ]   I teach my students...no one has messed up yet...even the worst ones. Even if they are a bad decorator, fondant always looks smooth and they are so pleased with themselves.
[ Dolores7 ]   I sure do too marida...maybe she is working on one.
< Marida >   Maybe I need to take a good class.
< LynneCA1 >   i don't mind fondant on smaller cakes, but nothing over 12" for me
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[ Dolores7 ]   a simple class marida
< cakeshop >   I have trouble rolling out the larger ones, Lynne. Sometimes I have my husband help me roll.
< Marida >   I did a rolled buttercream and it came out great.  I probably need to just give it a shot.
[ Dolores7 ]   After I covered that 2 foot long limo cake I can cover anything with fondant LOL
< CarolAnnTX >   My students had a ball trying the fondant.
[ Dolores7 ]   Earlene has a special method. She uses a sheet of vinyl and turns icing and all over, onto the cake
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< Marida >   You can roll it between plastic sheets and it peels off real easy (rolled buttercream).
[ Dolores7 ]   Carol...we make the clown. Is that what you have them do too?
< Marida >   Earlene must do it the way someone told me to do.
< CarolAnnTX >   We made clowns too
[ Dolores7 ]   Wilton and Regalice are easy Marida...try that.
[ Dolores7 ]   probably marida. She DID tell exactly how on a chat not too long ago on aol
< LynneCA1 >   wilton is only available to me -- at michaels.   i've made my own, but it usually is soooo hard to roll out i pay wilton to make it.
[ Dolores7 ]   a clown is what I have them do
< Marida >   I bought some regalice and I still have it but have not tried it.  keith told me that is what he uses.
< cakeshop >   I use Pettinice
< ShirleyNV >   I have to ask a fondant question!  How do you keep the fondant from drying hard on a cake?  I tried the fondant to make bows and it turned hard really fast.
[ Dolores7 ]   A customer got some today just to make lace etc out of. This gal is an up and coming GOOD decorator...with great ideas too
< LynneCA1 >   i've tried them all.   don't remember now which i like best as i have never had them all at the same time
< cakeshop >   The moisture from the cake keeps the fondant soft on the inside
< CarolAnnTX >   I can't wait to get my pictures back I made an armadillo laying on his back sucking a beer bottle,with a little help and his sides were fondant
< Marida >   I used it as an overlay on a cake like a tablecloth and it got hard also.
[ Dolores7 ]   shirley...what recipe or brand did you use?
< CarolAnnTX >   Carolyn helpped.
< ShirleyNV >   Just wilton's premade
[ Dolores7 ]   i used regalice and wiltons both together...regalice MAKES wiltons anyway.
< LynneCA1 >   will you have the picture posted somewhere that we can see it then?
[ Dolores7 ]   gets hard if you don't cover it
< Marida >   Do you mix them, Dolores?  I like to use Wilton's for my bows.
[ Dolores7 ]   oh my Carol!!!!
< ShirleyR >   Carol thats sounds like it will be cute..LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   yes I DID mix them. They are the very same
< CarolAnnTX >   I sure will.
< traciann >   carol i'd love to see that one!
< Marida >   Was it a 50-50 mix?
[ Dolores7 ]   Wilton's has NO flavor and regalice has a faint lemon taste...that is all
< ShirleyNV >   I've never had an order for a fondant cake, and don't really want one.  :-)  BUt I really like the bows.
[ Dolores7 ]   I used regalice til I ran out then used wilton - on that castle cake
< cakeshop >   Dolores, do you use extracts or candy oils to flavor the fondant
[ Dolores7 ]   bows with pearl dust are heavenly!
[ Dolores7 ]   either...but I like the oils since it won't thin it down...lots of people prefer hazlenut Lorann oil
< CarolAnnTX >   Now that I have a scanner I can get some of my pictures going, I hope
< Marida >   I think I will do one for fun for us and see how it turns out--only I gave us sweets (11 days --355 to go!).
[ Dolores7 ]   congrats on the scanner carol!
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[ Dolores7 ]   yeah Marida! We made you enthused
< ShirleyR >   WB helenoh
[ Dolores7 ]   Helen...did you get kicked off????
< ShirleyNV >   I ordered the pearl dust from you Dolores, but was confussed with it coming in colors.... I chose blue, but just picked a color to try.  To get a white, what should I use?
[ Dolores7 ]   Helen...can you see us???? just type YES if so.
< ShirleyR >   Dolores she is pinging in at 3 secs
[ Dolores7 ]   I'd get pearl color Shirley,,can't go wrong
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< cakeshop >   Shirley, my favorites are "super Pearl" and /or "Silk White"
[ Dolores7 ]   Shirl...what is she doing wrong do you know?
< CarolAnnTX >   thanks, I got the set up for the frosty sheets but Davids having more fun , Ill learn sometime how to use it, he's my right arm
[ Dolores7 ]   i don't see lag time????
< Marida >   The same thing happened to me one night.  I thought no one was here.
< ShirleyR >   not really Dolores
< TrishCA >   I love super pearl
[ Dolores7 ]   I wonder if shes doing something wrong too. Her son just sat that computer up and sent it to her. Wasn't that nice of him!
< ShirleyR >   Dolores I'm not sure where its at for you coming in thru Virc
< cakeshop >   Have you tried silk white, Trish?
< TrishCA >   Dolores do you carry wafer paper in colors like you see in ACD this month(the frog cake)?
< ShirleyR >   Dolores I think I met her son a few weeks back..he said he was setting it up for his mother
< traciann >   oooh trish you got your ACD!!
[ Dolores7 ]   YES...wafer paper in COLORS - JUST became available TODAY as a matter of fact!
< LynneCA1 >   haven't tried silk white.   is it dull or sparkley?
[ Dolores7 ]   online shirley?
< TrishCA >   No I can't say I've tried silk white
< ShirleyR >   yes Dolores here
< cakeshop >   Not as sparley as super pearl, but nice for making lace pieces "stand" out
[ Dolores7 ]   Her son came to the chat she told me.
< ShirleyR >   Dolores he said he was waiting on his mother here
< TrishCA >   Is it the double thickness like in ACD?
[ Dolores7 ]   He wants her to email him.
< LynneCA1 >   yes he did.  i remember that
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't know...like I said...I just got word. We don't have it yet. It is now being made
< LynneCA1 >   trish, i beleive any colored is dbl thick
< LynneCA1 >   only the white is single
< Debbie_F >   isn't the white rice paper, and the double thick made of corn?
[ Dolores7 ]   yes, I expect it to be double thick. I imagine that Donna Horn is right in there advising.
[ Dolores7 ]   debbie...don't know but we will know soon
[ Dolores7 ]   it shows helen here???
< LynneCA1 >   yes it does
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< LynneCA1 >   she just left
< Marida >   Maybe she doesn't know how to type in the stuff..Oh, she just left.
[ Dolores7 ]   she got the boot...bet I get a call first thing in the morning!
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[ Dolores7 ]   no, I don't think she is that shy...not usually anyway
< ShirleyR >   Dolores is she coming in thru aol?
[ Dolores7 ]   Speaking of Helen...once she and I went to the Philidelphia candy show...anyone here ever done that?
< Marida >   It took me a few minutes to figure it out LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   not on aol, no
< TrishCA >   I've seen the color wafer aper for awhile now in ACD ...odd it's so hard to find
[ Dolores7 ]   shes on a Dayton Ohio ISP. I don't know anything about them
< ShirleyR >   ok Dolores
< Marida >   Did you read that ACD is only going to demo flowers that are not wired?
< LynneCA1 >   not really trish,   no one around here has any cuth :)
[ Dolores7 ]   Trish..the company went out of bus...just now someone is making it again. We have a few colors but not the popular ones.
< LynneCA1 >   marida, they said they would focus on non-wired, but some would still be wired
[ Dolores7 ]   yes...Addie wants things edible. Watch for real down to earth simple cakes in the near future for her too.
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't like wires. I agree...don'tuse them if you can help it.
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< Debbie_F >   Marida, I got my ACD today...your cake looks great!
[ Dolores7 ]   traci went to sleep!
< ShirleyR >   LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   I think she has the same server I do.
< ShirleyR >   Traciep is on aol Dolores
< ShirleyR >   I think
< ShirleyR >   LOL
[ Dolores7 ]   yes Marida...beautiful. Earlene had an article too. I've had mine for 2 weeks at least
[ Dolores7 ]   oh - I thought she had a local
[ Dolores7 ]   shes a computer whiz
< ShirleyNV >   Marida, I don't get ACD, but you said the ckae that is in this issue is on your web site.  Which one is it?  You mentioned on a mirror, but I couldn't find it.
< traciann >   she's definitely on aol...cuz she couldn't get on through it for that long while
< Marida >   That was on my kitchen table.  It is on my website on a mirrored table.  That picture on my website is copyrighted so I was afraid to send it in.  same ole same ole.
< CarolAnnTX >   Earlene has  a great article on  wedding cakes and brides, the cakes are so pretty.
[ Dolores7 ]   hmmm...I wonder if there are 2 Cincinnati traci's
[ Dolores7 ]   Remember that Jesus cake Lynn Wheatley shared with us recently? I saw it on another person's web site Sunday.
< Marida >   Shirley, it is seven tiers and I think it is on the lefthand side about two columns down.  They are suppose to put a couple of new ones on there.  I have one with the sailboat for a groom's cake I want on there.
< traciann >   well...we're the only 2 traci's that we know of lately around here...
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< TrishCA >   .Thank you Dolores for the info, explains alot. I'll keep an eye out for it to arrive on your catalog
< ShirleyR >   HI Earlene!
< Earlene >   Hi Room
< ShirleyR >   really Dolores??
[ Dolores7 ]   you ar right...I guess I just thought shed have a local ISP
< Earlene >   I had a meeting tonight and just got home
< ShirleyNV >   BRB
< CarolAnnTX >   Good morning Earlene you made it.
[ Dolores7 ]   It will be a couple of weeks yet Trish
< Earlene >   Finally
[ Dolores7 ]   yeah...Earlene finally got here. I know your ears were burning!
< Earlene >   I am glad to see Dolores in here - Welcome back
< Earlene >   Surely you weren't talking about little me?????
[ Dolores7 ]   thanks...we've ben having a great time
< Marida >   Earlene--we just took a vote and you need to write a book.
< Earlene >   :< )
[ Dolores7 ]   yep...about your ACD article and Marida's cake
[ Dolores7 ]   thats right...we need a book by Earlene
< cakeshop >   I didn't go to sleep, my son called
< Earlene >   I really hope to get started on just that this year.
< TrishCA >   I'd buy
< Marida >   Then, we can all say we knew her---
[ Dolores7 ]   all of us want one
[ Dolores7 ]   autographed too
< ShirleyR >   yup..me too!!!
< Earlene >   Did you guys notice some of the input you gave me in that article
< traciann >   yes i did!! liked the article very much!
< Earlene >   Remember I got stuck and you guys gave me some more ideas and then it started flowing
< TrishCA >   okay ...I want to ask a question and do I have to  wait till the book to be published
< Earlene >   Blush,,,,,,, BLUSH,,,,,, Blush
[ Dolores7 ]   LOL
< Earlene >   Ask Girl
< CarolAnnTX >   I thought it was great, time for a BOOK<RIGHT GIRLS!
< TrishCA >   Earlene want one R. Watson mold would you recommend to buy to start off with? Which done do you use most often?
< Earlene >   I guess it was a good thing I didn't get here tonight - it gave you someone to talk about.   LOL
< ShirleyR >   I loved that cake Earlene..it just shines with the light!
[ Dolores7 ]   thats right Earlene...but we're nice...it was ALL good : )
< Earlene >   I use the lace wraps more than anything else.
< Earlene >   Those are half the price and you can do lots of things with them.
< TrishCA >   but aren't they more time consuming than the two piece molds?
< Earlene >   I am working on some things right now that use some of the little oval, heart shape and etc molds in making some little boxes
< cakeshop >   I prefer the two-piece molds, even tho they are more expensive. I think they're easier to work with/
< Earlene >   Maybe just a little Trish.  You make yourself a pattern to cut just slightly smaller than the mold and then place it on the mold and press it with your hands.  No triming and you can leave it in the mold to apply to the cake
< TrishCA >   I want them all .....LOL
< Earlene >   You don't stretch it out of shape because it goes directly from the mold right on the cake
< TrishCA >   thats true
< Earlene >   I know Trish.  LOL   When I was there the first of December Becky asked me if I didn't have all of them now.  NO WAY.  Although I do have a lot of them.  I love her molds
< TrishCA >   Your right they are 1/2 the price,,,,of course that just means I can buy twice as much...lol
< cakeshop >   Werent' you one of the judges, in her contest, Earlene?
< ShirleyNV >   Does Dolores carry these molds?  If so where, or if not, where on-line can you see some?
< Earlene >   I have some of the two piece molds that I reallylike to. Trish
< Earlene >   Yes Claudia.  That was fun
< TrishCA >   which ones?
< cakeshop >   I received a nice little mold, jusst for entering.
< LynneCA1 >   what contest?
[ Dolores7 ]   We carry the lace molds...but Rosemary doe not wholesale them You buy hers direct.
< Earlene >   A smaller heart shaped lace piece, A teardrop lace piece are two of my favorites.
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't know what all we have. I think I put pictures on of them all tho
[ Dolores7 ]   we have aheart-shaped lace mold.
< Earlene >   She is going to have another contest next year.  So watch for it in the future on her web site.
< cakeshop >   She had a contest  to send in a small piece, using one of her molds. It was advertized at Convention, on her web site and in the Ices Mag.
< Earlene >   I finally found the InStyle magazine with the cake pictures in it
[ Dolores7 ]   never heard of that mag.
< LynneCA1 >   interesting isn't that magazine?
< cakeshop >   I received an "honorable Mention". I figure that was for everyone that entered that didin't win
< Marida >   I saw it today.
< Earlene >   There are lots of cake pictures - over 20 in the special wedding edition of InStyle magazine.
[ Dolores7 ]   oh my!
< cakeshop >   I mean't to look at the store for that In Syle mag, today and forgot
< Earlene >   A new one from Collete and Ron besides many others
< ShirleyR >   Where do you get the In Style magazine at?
< cakeshop >   Anyone seen Martha's new Weddings Issue. Worst one yet, in my opinion
< Earlene >   I found it on the grocery store magazine rack
< LynneCA1 >   one whole pg of sm. 'on the table' cakes
< ShirleyR >   ok Thanks earlene
[ Dolores7 ]   YES! I didn't see anything good. Looked like she stood back and pitched icing on that one cake
< CarolAnnTX >   Earlene which month , I found one of the books and found no cakes in it?
< Marida >   Those small cakes must be
< TrishCA >   lol...might of been
< LynneCA1 >   what, claudia, don't you like spiked shells?
< cakeshop >   Jeeze- where does she come up with that stuff?
< Earlene >   Right Lynne - But lots of other cakes to.  And I found two other cakes back in the regular section.  One was hot pink and a little tilted????
< Marida >   Those small cakes must be in.  There was a whole section on them in that Austrialian cake magazine.
< Earlene >   Just a second CarolAnn and I will go get the cover
[ Dolores7 ]   welll...looks like she had no ideas and it came publishing time this round LOL
< LynneCA1 >   hhmmm, i just went thru it quickly at the store.   don't remember that one
< CarolAnnTX >   ok
< Marida >   When I found the InStyle book.  The Wedding InStyle book was right next to it.  The first one had no wedding cakes in it and I almost left until I saw the wedding issue.
< Earlene >   The heading reads   "InStyle A Special Issue for the Bride"
< Earlene >   and under that in great big type it has in white Weddings
< CarolAnnTX >   I'll have to look again, thanks.
< Earlene >   Spring 2000
< cakeshop >   I have a cake featured in the Spring 2000 Issue of Elegant Bride
[ Dolores7 ]   you DO cake???
< cakeshop >   I'm trying not to get a big head. LOL
< traciann >   wow! that's great!!
[ Dolores7 ]   welll it IS an honor!
< Earlene >   Great Claudia - I will have to check that one out
< ShirleyR >   cake you deserve a BIG head when you get a picture in a magazine!
< Earlene >   Ruth Rickey e-mailed me and said my butterfly cake was in the new OK Bride magazine
< TrishCA >   WOW..thats impressive
< CarolAnnTX >   Will look for it tomorrow.
[ Dolores7 ]   congrats Earlene
< ShirleyR >   Congrats Cakeshop!
< cakeshop >   No, I just have to come up with some new ideas. I can copy anything, but its hard to come up with new ideas that haven't been done.
< Earlene >   Who else was in this issue claudia?
< ShirleyR >   Congrats Earlene!
< CarolAnnTX >   WOW>good for you.
< cakeshop >   Loydene, Kerry, and Maxine.
< traciann >   well ladies...i'm pretty tired...going to have to call it a night!! talk to you soon!!
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< ShirleyR >   night traciann
[ Dolores7 ]   I don't think we get elegant bride up north
< Earlene >   That Kerry is one fantastic PR person
< CarolAnnTX >   Nite traciann
[ Dolores7 ]   yes she is
< Marida >   Earlene, are you talking about Kerry Vincent?
< Earlene >   I have to really look for it Dolores.  Only some stores have that one.
[ Dolores7 ]   I agree with traciann...its past my bedtime.
< cakeshop >   Ron Ben Israel  has a cool cake in another issue of a bridal mag, but I don't remember which one. I know it's not in a "wrapper". you can look at on the newstand.
< Earlene >   RIght Marida
[ Dolores7 ]   maybe if I went to the mall
< cakeshop >   You're right, Earlene.
< Marida >   She sent me that magazine and is sending me the first edition.  It has some great cakes in it and also hers are great.  I love looking at other people's work
< Earlene >   He has one in this InStyle magazine.  I got his picture with that cake when I was in his shop
[ Dolores7 ]   I am SO sleepy...can someone send me the rest of this log? Gotta go to bed
< cakeshop >   Kerry got some pictures of cakes from the Ok show in the new Australian mag.
< CarolAnnTX >   Carolyn called she got our mag in can't to get mine,
< CarolAnnTX >   wait
< Marida >   I have to leave.  See you soon.
< ShirleyR >   Night dolores..Sweet dreams..I will
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[ Dolores7 ]   thanks Shirley...night all. Was LOADS of fun being back...night
< Earlene >   Good night Marida.  and Dolores