AThanks Maisie, and dont get me wrong I know 9 years isn't many to some who been married longer but we have certainly had our ups and downs. The first 5 years were definitely the hardest for many reasons but we have settled down in the last few.

Meet up sounds great can you imagine how many of us there would be by next year lol!

AIs tylose the same as gum trag??

AYep chezza. But tylo is less expensive I believe.

Jo, no one feels like that i'm sure, we all deserve nice things now and again. Can't wait to see it.

AOh yeah, photo please jo!

I'm off to bed now, I won't sleep tho, I'm too excited! See you tomorrow nanny and tiddy. :-D Night all. :-)

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Gum trag is a natural product, it's made from the ground up root of a plant found in Asia. It takes 12-24 hours to properly activate.

Cmc is the chemically made version of it, it takes 6-12 hours to activate.

Tylo is a weaker form of cmc and the cheaper of them all. It take 1-6 hours to properly activate.

Hth

oooh deffo picture of the bling Jo!

Mr Tiddy is trying (in many ways haha) and I am now having a mini meet up with Nanny and Maisie 

Shall I bring the camera then 

ADefo tidds.

AThat's so nice for you Jo, what an amazing present! Men can be romantic after all :-) Is it a diamond solitaire or a different stone? Pics when you get it?!

My hubby came up to me after dinner last week and told me to close my eyes and hold out my hands. I realised he actually had something for me when he didn't say 'lower' :-D He'd gone and bought me a new phone as mine was borked, and it's one that he'd been on a waiting list for an invite to buy for months. This is far more romantic than it sounds as he would have loved it (and his screen is cracked) but he bought it for me :-)

Have fun tomorrow maisie and nanny (and tiddy?). Try to leave them with a little bit of stock won't you :-P

Yeah, fishy chocolate Sian, yu-um. Honestly, I bought it to do decs for photos so I didn't waste my good stuff, stuck it in the microwave and hubby came in asking what the stink was. The worst bit was when I absent mindedly licked the spoon before putting it in the sink. Bleurgh. It definitely didn't taste like that when I made cornflake cakes with it as a child. They were some gourmet treats I can tell you :-D

Crossing fingers that your boss is human about you having Friday off Jo. Have you got something nice planned or is it just a quiet day?

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I didn't know cmc and tylo were different, I thought it was the same thing but different manufacturing name. That's my new thing learnt for today. I wonder what nugget of info was pushed out to make way for that... :-D

AOh yes ladies a pic will follow and it's a diamond solitaire on a platinum ring. Mine is really romantic tbh, but then again he also has the devil in him when required and is the most stubborn argumentative piece of work going but he's mine lol.

That's nice lizzy I know how annoying a bad phone can be ! I bet it cheered you up, Friday is day off to help give me more time to my cakes I have on. I know this is silly as most of you have full time Jobs and still do loads of cakes but I really don't won't to spend Friday night caking if I can help it and I have holiday to use up.

Look forward to your cc selfie's tomorrow Tiddy, Nanny, and Maisie x

I'm off to bed night all x

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Hehe. Take the van then, just in case :lol:

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Thanks for that

AChezza I use mainly gum trag. I just prefer it :)

A[@]Tiddylicious[/@] I use it cos that's all my supply shop ever has in lol, going to the shop today to get bits for the baby shower cake dunno if to get the mould or just buy the ready made feet (incase I can't get on with the mould dunno how difficult it will be lol) or buy both with the ready made feet for back up and if I don't need them pop them on eBay

AGet some for back up as it will make you feel better but so easy to use the mould. I smoosh it in, cut off excess then freezer it for five mins. Just pops out then, but as we said before put straight on or leave on foam to dry because they will get sticky very fast once out of the freezer :D you can do it :D

AMornING all. Maisie going abit earlier, I need to put some stew on for the afternoon, so you come whenever, I will be there so dont worry, tidds needs to be away for 2, this why everyone gets to see everyone.

AThink we will be there about 12 ish lol

AFab tidds, see you there,and maisie, whe never you get there, whoo hoo, meeting cake buddies, what more do you need eh?

ASorry maisie, typo there, whenever I meant.xx

Have a lovely meet up ladies!  I'm back at work now and trying to catch up.  I am really interested in the differences between modelling paste and how to achieve it.  I want to do a stand up "3" but not sure what to make it with.  It has to withstand a 50 mile journey!  I have fondant, flower paste, tylo - should I order something in?

Thanks

Kathy

AHow about Mexican paste Kathy? Very easy to make and sets very hard :D

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I'm liking your use of work time Kathy :-D

AWell done Kathy :-D

I've just come back from physio with my back all taped up and under strict instructions not to do anything for at least two or three days. Woohoo I thought, until he said that includes sitting for anything longer than 20 minutes. Erm, I've got two dozen roses to make. I also realised as I'm not allowed to bend I can't do the dishwasher so the kitchen is in a state :-/

What caused it? Well I've got degenerative discs in my lower spine which had been feeling a bit better with physio until I over exerted myself. By sneezing. Yes, I sneezed and now I'm in an 'acute flare up' and my spine is 'twisting to the left to compensate'. I feel like Jason Byrne - 'I sat on the toilet and my knee fell off'.

Okie dokie, I'm off to do, well, nothing. But only for short periods of time :lol:

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AMe too, enlarged prolapsed disc, what a bunch we are?