Perry's Blog

Hey all! This week was a whole lot different than last, in a very good way. I managed to get a lot done and finally prioritized some parts of my business. I finally finished the two different Valentine's Day boxes I want to offer this year and even got to test out a new technique. This week was definitely a lot more productive than I thought.  I spent the first few days of this past week trying to brainstorm and decide on what exactly I wanted to produce for the upcoming holiday. I came up with a chocolate dipped strawberry box with some fresh roses and a standard dozen cupcake box. The strawberries were fairly simple to get the hand of, especially since I used to make them so often last year.  The cupcakes, on the other hand, were a whole new ball park. I had never tried to do a sort of ombre icing design before and definitely found it challenging initially. I tried 2 different techniques ( Technique 1 - Two-Tone Buttercream and Technique 2 - Rainbow Frosting Swirl ), both o...

Hey all! I was expecting to come onto writing this blog having completed all of the things I told myself I would have done by today. The harsh reality is that I only really did half of them. Having a small business, while being school full time, and also working a part time job all proved to be too much this week. However, despite some minor deadlines I missed, the way I will bounce back is most crucial.  I spent a lot of my research time this week figuring out how to become more organized while being able to have so much on my plate. I learned that the secret ingredient of organization comes to your priorities. For example, if I prioritize school then I am guaranteed to finish all of my school work on time. In the case of my Genius Hour project, prioritizing my business and attempting to do those tasks related to it, would force me to work more on improving my skills.  In terms of spending more time on my Genius Hour project this week, I am quickly realizing that Valentine's ...

Hey all! Welcome to my new blog that will focus on something that I have been passionate about since I was 13-years-old: cake decorating !  Cake decorating and baking have been hobbies of mine for quite some time, but I always kept them on the back burner while I focused on school. Last year, however, I had the opportunity to finally turn these hobbies into a small business. On January 16, 2020 I shared my small business with the world and began taking orders from people who weren't my immediate friends or family. This past year has been crazy with the amount of support I received and how many challenges I faced, especially in terms of scheduling and growth.  It has been hard trying to figure out which route I wish to take this blog, but I have finally decided to merge two of my bigger ideas: learning new techniques of cake decorating that I have been hesitant to try in the past for fear of failure, and learning how to schedule time to take my small business to the next step t...