What Do You All Do??

Decorating By dshlent Updated 21 Feb 2007 , 1:46am by ShortcakesSweets

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dshlent Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:58pm
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I've been told two different ways about when to put your boarders on. Just curious what you all do. Do you put your boarder on first or last??

~Heather

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MrsMissey Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:00pm
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I was told to put them on first but I find it works out better if I put them on last!

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rhopar33 Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:01pm
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I was tuaght to put them on last. I was basically taught to decorate cakes form the top center to the outside and then down.

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Teekakes Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:02pm
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I was taught to put them on last so they are not in your way while you are decorating the rest of the cake.

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bobwonderbuns Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:05pm
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I always border the cake last, unless it's a top border and I have lots of design on top, then I do that first because it helps me to see exactly how much room I have to work with. But mostly I do them last to set off the cake.

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Steady2Hands Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:08pm
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I do mine last. If I did them first I would demolish them and end up having to redo them anyway - LOL

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all4cake Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:09pm
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I put them on hmmmph, gosh, when I remember to do it.

I know I write first....as for anything else, it's when I feel like doing it.

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berryblondeboys Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:15pm
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For me it depends on what I need to do for the cake. Like, if I'm not sure if I'll have room to write what I need, I'll put the border first so that the decor can spill over onto it if needed, but usually, I do border last.

melissa

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jenncowin Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:16pm
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I put mine on last.

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sweetviolent Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:19pm
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Last- i bump them i ruin them if i do it first icon_smile.gif

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cambo Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:20pm
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I also put them on last.

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Epi Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:21pm
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We put them on last to cover up any gaps between the cake board and the cake itself.

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Michelle104 Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by Steady2Hands

I do mine last. If I did them first I would demolish them and end up having to redo them anyway - LOL





Been there! Done that!!! Now I put them on last!!! icon_lol.gif

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KrazyKross Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:32pm
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I usually do them last. Unless I have flowers on the top that would cascade over the sides. In that case the border would go on before the flowers.

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Bettycrockermommy Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:32pm
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I do the borders last!

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Momof4luvscakes Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:36pm
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I do them last!

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ahmommy Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:37pm
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last

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paolacaracas Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 3:38pm
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same here, borders last, unless something will come on top of it.

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ShortcakesSweets Posted 21 Feb 2007 , 1:46am
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I was taught to put them on last, but my personal preference is to put them first. It helps me with placement of other decorations and I don't have any problems ruining them by putting them first.

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