This was my very first tiered cake and my first gumpaste shoe. I used the shoe pattern and instructions found on this web site. I'd welcome any tips on how to place tiers onto cake. I had a hard time and the top tier sunk into the sinking bottom tier (that sunk because of the recipe I used and won't be using again). I'm not sure why the top sunk unless it was just a domino effect. Anyway, need more practice but enjoyed it! Thanks for looking.