Hobby To Dreams
I actually started out making cakes !!! in 2007 my daughter wanted a 101 Dalmatian cake ! not something that you can find easily so a friend suggested that I make my own so I did a bit of research managed to get a Wilton 101 Dalmatian Cake tin and off I went !! I have to say that when I was icing this cake I swore blind that I would never ever make another cake again and especially not one that was white butter icing !! I did carry on with cakes and made the Dalmatian cake for my others daughters Birthday in 2010. I also went to college to gain more info and come out with my NCFE level 2 in cake decorating this is also where I learnt to make Marzipan Fruits.... At the time I use to sell a lot of stuff we had out grown as a family on ebay so hubby suggested that I make some of the fruits and sell them on there which I did. The first year I made then I think I sold about 5 boxes of fruits.
The following year however I was selling closer to 200 boxes at this point I decided to look into making my own sweet/candy boxes, a huge learning curve but at least now I can make what ever box I want in what ever colour I fancy.....
I have during 2016/2017 started to expand my range and although I opened my etsy shop in 2015 I only added a couple of items and then forgot about it until the end of August 2016 when I started again, I only have around 30 items listed at the moment but I have learnt a lot and I am still learning with lots more ideas to come in the next 18 months ....
Ok so now it is 2019 and there have been a few changes one being the name I was Boxed By Clare but my shop is now Marzipan Artisan with now this is very exciting a second shop coming soon ..... So my second shop is now up and running .. Boxes By Clare this is where I have now listed all my boxes & gift tags including my best selling coffin boxes.