Hi all!
I just wanted to know what everyone did as a newbie...you know when you have a million things you want to try out? There are SO many things i want to try, filled cupcakes, ganache, sooo many different frostings to try out!!!! SO many cookie recipes!! How did you cope? make em all and give them away?? (i recently gained 5 pounds thanks to this website hehehehehehehe)
Also what were the first things that you tried?? 
I am a newbie to cake decorating. The first cakes I made when I started decorating are on in my photos they arnt great but I really wanted to do the grass as well as all the little stars so I did. I also wanted to do cake balls and with in 2 weeks I have made 2 huge batches.
I have been doing this for a year and a half and my list of wanta do's is larger than ever. There is no hope for me now. My office loves me though!
i am not a newbie to cakes and there is still so much i want to do...like yeast donuts covered in chocolate ganache....the sound of it is fattening and i am trying to lose 77 pounds.
hahah...
I'm in the same boat...I gained 75 pound between...culinary school and not working out!
and now...I'm too tired ( from being so big) to work out..and the gym is just paces from my door!! 
I am a newbie as well and I definitely understand wanting to try EVERYTHING!! I try to focus on practicing one skill at a time once I feel comfortable with whatever I'm working on...For example: I'm taking Wilton Class 2 now and we just finish colorflow. I went out last weekend and got materials to work with MMF. I figure that's the best way for me. My next project will be cookies.
As many newbies, I am noticing my pants are a bit snug!! It's hard to resist sampling all of the new recipes, but I am finding that I don't crave sweets as much as I used to...I think the smell satisfies most of my craving. After a bite or 2 I'm done. I try out different techniques and send them out to my husband's work or to friends. My kids are in preschool and Kindergarten, so there's always some party to bring cupcakes/cookies to.
I'm new to decorating as well. I'm starting course 3 (Wilton) and I'm so excited about fondant. Just looking at the cakes on this website makes me want to try everything! There are a lot of beautiful cakes on here. I guess I can start practicing more and just send the cakes to work with my husband like one of you suggested (thanks). I'm dying to make cookies as well.
Good luck to everyone! Can't wait to see more new cake photos. Hopefully, I'll get more posted soon.
I am also a newbie, and finished Wilton 3 about a month or 2 ago. I really want to get my BC and fondant cake covering smooth and more professional looking. I figure practice makes perfect and I know I have a long way to go.
But as far as decorating over the BC/fondant goes I just finished my first figurine or basically a fairy without wings from the directions on this site. And I taught myself how to make stripes in fondant colors without pasting one color over another - at least on the top part (hehe).
This site is so inspirational, and a great learning tool to see what can be done but ultimately I want to experiment and create my own things.
i am not a newbie to cakes and there is still so much i want to do...like yeast donuts covered in chocolate ganache....the sound of it is fattening and i am trying to lose 77 pounds.
hahah...
I'm in the same boat...I gained 75 pound between...culinary school and not working out!
and now...I'm too tired ( from being so big) to work out..and the gym is just paces from my door!!
lets do it together....i am starting again today....eating properly or trying to atleast.... then i am going to start excersising too this week...swimming and total gym.. not to hijack the thread but....
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