I have these two great ideas and really want to talk to someone about them but I'm not sure if it's bad to talk to other designers who might be entering the same competition about the design.

Geeze - if that doesn't make sense, please excuse me. I'm hopped up on Nyquil right now to calm this HORRIBLE cold I have.

Rachel

OMG!!!! I have been thinking the same thing ALL day today!!!!! I hope someone replies I am very curious to know also!!!!!

If you are talking about the OK show then yea I would keep it to yourself.. LOL or pm someone you trust to talk about it. I know the people that enter that show don't tell people what they are entering or making, especially on the cake boards.

Crap. LOL - Thank you!

Rachel

I totally agree with bonnscakesAZ! Last year I kept my design secret (from CC) until I returned from the Austin show, despite the fact that I wanted to post the final product SOOOOOO badly. I would just pm someone if you really want to discuss it.

This year, same thing, keeping it quiet!!

april

Hi Rachel,

I am entering the Sydney Easter show and so far I know of one other CC member who is entering the same section as me so I am going to keep it secret, it adds to the surprise and excitement of entering the competition! all I know is that once I have made the cake I am going to go crazy not being able to upload my photo for feedback!

I think you could safely say that we would not be entering the same contest so If you want to PM me we could bounce ideas off each other!!


Sandra

You can tell someone whatever you want but can they replicate what you are talking about?? Without a picture I could be thinking a completely different thought than you!

I have tossed a many ideas in my head!

I'm not a competition person, either entering or just watching. Feel free to PM for opinins.

LOL, I have a big mouth when it comes to talking about my cake ideas, but I've since learned (the HARD way) that there are people on the competition circuit that you can't trust.

That said, if you want to bounce some ideas off me, I'd love to hear what you are thinking about. So that you feel comfortable telling me (or if you want to decide not to!) I compete in the Austin, McKinny Sugar Wonders, and Oklahoma shows, and will be moving into the Professional division this spring. That way, if you feel like you'd be telling a competitor your ideas, you can chose not to.



Deanna

I would keep it to yourself......I too am entering my local competition again for the 3rd time and I would love to talk about it and get ideas/advice, but not on an open forum and definitely not with anyone that may be entering as well!
Find someone who you trust their talent, judgement and that will not be entering and talk to them

For the most part, I keep my designs to myself. I do tell a couple of friends what I'm doing, but we have different styles, so we don't compete against each other in some categories or divisions.

I do give feedback to people who ask and I NEVER take their ideas and try to pass them off as my own. I have told some that I wish I had thought of their idea and now I can't use it!

As others have said, the Oklahoma show is usually kept secret. It's not usually because of the fear of copy cats, but for the surprise. There are also some people who don't need to know what is being entered. It's not always known who the judges will be until much later. This information can skew a judges view. It shouldn't, but it does. Other problems crop up in Tulsa as well.

Those are my issues.

Michele

Michele, I trust you completely!

I am hoping to try something out of my usual orbit this time around. We'll have to see. I may lose my nerve and stick to the usual. I'm still in the pre-show wishy-washy stage.

Can't wait to see you again, though!

Deanna

I blurt my ideas out; who cares if someone copies me, it's not like they'll do it better than me. Haha, JK.

But I do tell people my ideas (which is odd since I trust nobody) and if they want to steal them, that's their problem; they know that I thought of them first.

It would be stupid to copy someone else's design anyway; if you're entering the competition and you make something very similar to an opponent's (even if it is far superior in quality), the judges will see that and think less of your entry. JMO.

How do you prove who thought of it first though!

I can tell you that everyday I worry that I will open CC and see something that looks like my competition cake.....if I actually told people, then I'd really be worried!!!! I know.....total paranoia!!

I would never share......here is why, back when I was just a young adult, I was entering a Halloween costume contest for big bucks. Anyway, my best friend was pumping me for information on my design. Then guess what? Yeah that's right she showed up in the same design but poorly constructed costume. I fumed for weeks, now I don't share with anyone, not even with those I love who might be creating or entering the same contest. LOL!!!!!!

Hey Ape, there have been a couple designs that I have in my sketch book that showed up on cake central that were similar to my piece before I created my piece. "In the art world, movements are created with similar thought processes like that and it happened all the time to me when I was creating photo installation art." But now for another example, my very first steak cake I wrapped and slapped a label on, sure enough I found Mike's Amazing cakes after I posted it here, then next I found another similar cake on CC. And I thought I was so original - Ha not so.......

Okay Edited for Stupid Spelling Error......I Should just Add this Sentence to Every Post I Make!

I'm sure it happens all the time.....there's only so many different designs! But I keep it all to myself (except for my non-competition friends) until after the competition. I'm sure if I was just medicated, I'd be better!!! HEHEHEHEHEHE!

And I have to add.....HOW RUDE OF YOUR FRIEND....that's just rotten!!!!!