Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Real Life: Winter ONEderland
Yesterday, my girlfriends daughter celebrated her first birthday with a themed party titled, "ONEderland". (I know, koodos to my overly talented and creative girlfriend, Sonia, who came up with it!)
When I walked into her house to deliver the cake the place was decorated to the nine. Huge blue and white balloons, sweet tables, snowflake backdrops, candy bowls, decorated marshmallows. I was completely blown off my feet (and I've seen my fair share of dressed up wedding halls and snazzy parties).
But at the same time, I would never expect anything less from her. It's who she is and these amazing things just come naturally to her. Jealous.
Real Life: Blainopoloy
Blaine loves Monopoly. Whether for the deeper meaning of market domination of a single entity or just light-hearted fun of the game, I don't know.
When my clients request celebration cakes, many of them don't come with pre-determined ideas on what they want. We chat a little bit about the person who will be receiving the cake and together we come up with the best fit.
To maximize the potential of this cake, I knew I had to have the actual board game with me throughout the design process. When I fished through my pile of games at home, I must have picked out every single release of Monopoly (Junior, Visa, Canada, etc) except for the original version. Who would have thought I shopped with the trends?!?
I found the original game at a local toy shop and spent the evening playing a round of the game with friends before kicking the cake into gear. Here are a couple pictures of the final project.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Love Day
Just a reminder boys and girls - Valentine's Day is only three weeks away.
Love Boxes are now available from Frost.
What's a Love Box? A beautiful pink box tied with a large white ribbon and filled with your choice of Raspberry and Vanilla Bean macaroons, Raspberry and Vanilla Bean Guimauves, or Raspberry and Vanilla Bean cupcakes.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Hello, Sweet 2011!
I can't believe this is my first blog of 2011 - has it already been 3 weeks?
Many people have already kick started this year by joining a gym, eating healthier and overall just trying to be better people. As delightful as those resolutions sound, my new year resolution was to get my newly branded company, FROST CAKE CO. on the map.
Dividing my time between my graphic designer, web site designer and marketing and brand manager - I've filled the only remaining spare time with over 20 wedding cake consultations. Did I mention it's January 21?
So farewell gym - healthy eating what? It's going to be one sweet year for me!
xoS
PS. Don't forget to check out my new webpage at http://www.frostyourlife.com/.
Many people have already kick started this year by joining a gym, eating healthier and overall just trying to be better people. As delightful as those resolutions sound, my new year resolution was to get my newly branded company, FROST CAKE CO. on the map.
Dividing my time between my graphic designer, web site designer and marketing and brand manager - I've filled the only remaining spare time with over 20 wedding cake consultations. Did I mention it's January 21?
So farewell gym - healthy eating what? It's going to be one sweet year for me!
xoS
PS. Don't forget to check out my new webpage at http://www.frostyourlife.com/.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Real Weddings: Maggie & Mike
One of the most satisfying moments as a cake designer is being able to provide your family and friends with edible art sculptures that contribute and compliment key events in their life.
My friendship with Maggie dates quite a bit back and although I knew it was inevitable (I would have forced her regardless), I was thrilled when she asked me to make her wedding cake.
Congratulations to you both!
xoS
xoS
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Happy Birthday to ME!
Today I celebrated my birthday - and besides my traditional McCains Deep and Delicious birthday cake that I religiously have every year (yyuummmmm!!!)... my beautiful mother made me my very own custom designed cake. Her first one ever - and the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Loves it.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Real Weddings: Bree & Krystian
A cake designers dream is to create a lasting relationship with their clients.
Initial expectations and standards are usually covered after the first event, and preceding events become a little bit more natural between the parties.
Bree & Krystian were one of those couples for me.
They share an incredible love and passion, and working with them from the beginning has been a true gift.
Standing 4.7 feet tall, weighing close to 300 pounds and decorated with 370 handmade sugar roses... this was my first extreme masterpiece.
Initial expectations and standards are usually covered after the first event, and preceding events become a little bit more natural between the parties.
Bree & Krystian were one of those couples for me.
They share an incredible love and passion, and working with them from the beginning has been a true gift.
The engagement party
The Bridal Shower
The Wedding
Standing 4.7 feet tall, weighing close to 300 pounds and decorated with 370 handmade sugar roses... this was my first extreme masterpiece.
I thought I would add a picture of my sister and I standing next to the cake, too.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
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