1) Someone with your extensive crafting skills does not have "the artistic talent of the average five-year-old." 2) Any new skill takes practice before you can become proficient. 3) What kind of equipment did they provide? If you didn't have a turntable, or a good spatula, it would be harder to get good results. Plus my mom taught me to always keep a glass of hot water nearby for cleaning/moistening the blade as you go, so it doesn't drag across the frosting. 4) The smoothness will also be greatly affected by the texture of the frosting. Did they provide that or are you mixing your own? 5) If you're adding e.g. a shell border, the edges don't have to be perfect b/c you're going to cover them anyway.
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Date: 2014-03-11 05:11 pm (UTC)2) Any new skill takes practice before you can become proficient.
3) What kind of equipment did they provide? If you didn't have a turntable, or a good spatula, it would be harder to get good results. Plus my mom taught me to always keep a glass of hot water nearby for cleaning/moistening the blade as you go, so it doesn't drag across the frosting.
4) The smoothness will also be greatly affected by the texture of the frosting. Did they provide that or are you mixing your own?
5) If you're adding e.g. a shell border, the edges don't have to be perfect b/c you're going to cover them anyway.