Failing To Meet Expectations

They asked for this:

Got this:

("... and this was after he tried to fix the creeper face with frosting all over his finger tips - see the squares where it looks messed up?")

...then went to another bakery, which whipped this up in only 20 minutes:

See, folks? It CAN be done!

From "Wonderful"

...to "Wonder What They Were Drinking"

They asked for this pink camouflage:

And got something that SHOULD be shot:

Pretty sure I've seen popped balloons that looked more appetizing.

And finally, here's a surprisingly clever use of photo paper:

Even so, my first thought? "Uh-oh."

Because I knew - I knew! - this was coming:

o.0

Thanks to Deanna W., Julia C., Courtney G., & Kendra C. for the Elizabethan tragedy.

*****

And speaking of cows, I love CowCow dresses; they're comfy and casual and come in ridiculous prints that always make me smile:

CowCow Women's Dino Dress

 I'm torn between this and the neon pixelated dinos for my next one.

I Cannot Stress This Enough: GOLDEN GIRLS 4EVAHHH

It's International Stress Awareness Day, minions, so let's all take a nice, long, deep breath in...

.... annnnnd relax.

Oops your face fell off.

YOU RELAXED TOO MUCH.

Now, you might think making cakes for a living is all free cake scraps and frolicking, but there's a downside to all that maniacal sugar buzzing.

For one, your "creative genius" can be a little hard to follow.

 For two, drawing straight lines is a challenge:

"I wasn't even moving!"

And for three, being questioned all day by bewildered customers is, like, SUPER stressful.

"I told you, it's an aerial view of an Oompa Loompa! GAH. Could I *MAKE* it more obvious?"

::conspiratorial wink::

 So today let's give our fellow woman - and bakers in particular - a break. We're all stressed, we're all a little frazzled, and we're all in desperate need of a good Golden Girls marathon, am I right?

Tell you what, you start the show, I'll bring the cake:

Thank you to Becca F., Karen S., Marissa H., Celeste H., & Courtney S. for being a friend.

 Oh hey, and if you REALLY want to de-stress, we can add in the Golden Girls drinking game:

Bahaha!