Hi everyone. I am Cindy mom of 5 and Army wife. I have been making cakes for 11 years, but did mostly star tip cakes. I have tons of tips (although have not used most of them) and I am looking to start. I have been looking through the gallery and saving all my favorites! I want to try fondant (have never even tried to make it or use it) for 4 cakes that I have to make in may. I welcome all suggestion, tips, advice, what ever you have to give, to help me get started.
My suggestion for using different tips is to practice practice practice!!! Find some designs that you like and ask the cake decorator what they used. Then just play around on a paper plate, cutting board, wax paper, until you get what you want. Good Luck!!
Welcome! You will learn so much here... and I hope you have a comfortable chair because you'll be using it a lot - this site is addictive!
Happy Baking! 
Welcome to the CC.
Practice a lot.
Go top of website and check out the "ARTICLES" lots of stuff to help you their.
If you have a question about a certain you saw in the gallery, private message the person. So they can answer your questions.
Go to the library and check out some books to see what type of cake decoration you want to get into.
Toba Garrett has a good book - Professional Cake Decorating, will take you threw all the steps plus recipes.
http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=656102
I am already addicted to the site. My husband is off work today and we needed to go to the store. He asked me to take the baby so he could go shower, I told him I couldn't I was looking at cakes LOL.
My suggestion for using different tips is to practice practice practice!!! Find some designs that you like and ask the cake decorator what they used. Then just play around on a paper plate, cutting board, wax paper, until you get what you want. Good Luck!!
Ditto...Practice makes perfect (or at least much better 
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Welcome! You will learn so much here... and I hope you have a comfortable chair because you'll be using it a lot - this site is addictive!
Happy Baking!
Man oh Man!! Ain't that the truth!!! We need a addiction support group!!
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