B-day gift for a 12 year old. I wanted to make it black and white but she loves purple so I was forced to use it. Not very happy with the results. I think it looks a messy. The decorations were a last minute thing, the round tier isn't smooth enough, again--last minute thing. The brush embroidery took 6 hours, the purple looks darker in person, I flicked dust on the purple, to give it a distressed/dusty/wintery effect (NO it is not cornstarch, it looked shimmery in person). Overall, I am not that satisfied