THAT CRUMB COAT!!
Let me
start this blog by giving a shoutout to 4 awesome sistas!
Ondria, Melanie and Tawana are the owners, proprietors, and creative minds of Purses and Proverbs. Never heard of it? That’s why you have me! Purses and Proverbs is a “creative space and boutique”. You wanna make scented candles? A resin pocketbook? A journal with a painted cover? You wanna take those bills and make beautiful jewelry? (I know....MIND BLOWN!) Going through some things and you just need to woosah? Purses and Proverbs is the place to go! Go on to their website and check out the workshops. Grab a couple of your BFF’s, or go alone. (cause you know sometimes we need some “me” time away from even our friends) The atmosphere is calming, welcoming, and a hell of a lot of fun! You will thank me later! https://pursesandproverbs.com/
Tomyka is the owner, proprietor, and creative mind of Sweet Lue’s Cake Studio. (Her buttercream icing makes you want to slap somebody!) Tomyka recently did a cake decorating workshop at….you guessed it!....Purses and Proverbs! I’ve watched my Grandmother, Mother, and various Aunts put icing on cakes, but never realized there is an actual art to the whole process. A proper way to hold the spatula, to turn the lazy susan, and so much more. And of course, in Tomyka’s workshop we decorated our cakes with silk flowers, edible foils, sprinkles and the like. I may not be ready to start a wedding cake business but my cake was sooo preeetttyyy!! https://sweetluescakestudio.com/
You can check out both these phenomenal black owned businesses on Facebook and Instagram.
NOW ON
WITH THE SHOW!
When
decorating your cake, you stack your layers, and put your icing and/or filling
in between. Then comes the all important
CRUMB COAT!
The crumb
coat is a thin layer of icing over the cake before you put on the final icing
layer. The 2 reasons you want to crumb
coat your cake is to (1) catch any loose crumbs that might try to show up in
your final layer; and (2) to create a smooth surface for your final layer.
Did you
ever realize that we all walk around wearing a crumb coat? It’s true!
How many
times have you put on a smile to get through your workday, even though things
are falling apart at home? How many
times have you laughed in a room filled with family and friends yet felt like
you were facing the world alone?
Or are you
one of those people who wears their frustrations on their sleeve. Your man made
you mad this morning so you’re growling at everyone at work. Maybe you need to
touch-up your crumb coat.
Your
finances are in chaos so all you talk about is money and how much you need more
of it. Do you realize this behavior
makes people feel like you’re constantly begging? (You need a crumb coat,
BADLY!!!)
You wear
your crumb coat to hide the bits and pieces of your life, or yourself, you
don’t want the rest of the world to see.
But be careful! It’s easy to skip the crumb coat and go straight to the
final layer. That’s when you’re hiding
from yourself. It’s called being in
denial.
You
convince yourself you can afford that $600 car note, even though you struggle
every month just to pay your rent. You
just got your cell phone turned back on, and your lights are about to be turned
off, but you take your tax refund and buy that $500 Hermes pocketbook
anyway.
Guess
what?! Nobody’s fooled. Nobody’s impressed! You’re a fake, and everyone around
you knows it. There are so many crumbs
in that pretty decorative layer you’ve covered yourself in that you look
unappetizing. Your crumbs on display for
all the world to see. You lather on more
icing…yeah that’ll fix it…. SMH! How long are you going to keep that up? You’ll
either run out of icing, or you’ll collapse from the weight of it.
So, how is
your crumb coat? Do you have one? Is it just thick enough to keep your crumbs hidden?
Don’t know
where to start with your crumb coat? Not sure how to hold the spatula? Start
here:
“The
Lord is my shephard…”
Don’t
worry if you don’t know the rest of the Psalm. HE just wants you to keep
talking, and HE’LL guide you from there!
