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Charmaine
Jones' Couture Confections
By Virginia Hudson
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4
am at the Delta Airlines airline terminal at New York's LaGuardia
Airport. Passengers busily move through the terminal making their way
to their flights. Others are being patted down, having their luggage
checked and removing their shoes at the security checkpoint. Arriving
fours hours early for an 8 am flight to the Bahamas may seem extreme,
but for the cake designer Charmaine Jones it's a necessity. She sits
watching the spectacle inside the terminal with three large brown
cardboard boxes next to her. "It's always drama," she
stresses. "That's why I like to get here early."
At the boarding gate, 30 minutes before departure a small group-a
couple from Long Island, a woman traveling alone and a young couple
gaze at the boxes wondering what's inside. After a number of inquiries
Jones lifts the lid off of one of the boxes.
"Oohs" and "ahs" are heard,
with her cakes becoming the topic of conversation. The box reveals one
tier of a three-tier cream wedding cake. Yum.
Jones will admit that she handles her
mouth-watering tasty treats as if they are precious cargo. She puts
creative energy and passion in each and every one of her Isn't That
Special Outrageous Cakes - it's no wonder she's been dubbed the cake
diva.
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Jones has been making her spectacular cakes for
more than ten years. Her heavenly designs have graced the pages of
national and local magazines, television's steamiest soaps and she has
created sweets for well-known celebrities and numerous corporate
clients. But while the rich and famous devour her edible creations,
you can too. Jones promises that her designer cakes are for everyone.
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A tall woman with creamy ivory brown skin and
shoulder length reddish-brown ringlets, Jones was previously a
successful model traveling the world. Before trading in make-up and
mascara for baking pans, flour and sugar, Jones studied art. Little
did she know that her newly learned skills would open up a fledgling
business. She put her flair for style and creative ideas into her cake
design firm Isn't That Special Outrageous Cakes in Hoboken, New
Jersey.
And what about the cake making its way to the
Bahamas? No problem. The couple celebrated their wedding in style as
their cake arrived safe and sound. For Jones, it was business as
usual. However, she's glad it's over. "I can relax now!" MORE>>
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Courtesy C. Jones
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However, getting a slice of her
artistry is not cheap. Prices begin at $250.00.
And For more on Charmaine Jones and
Isn't That Special Outrageous Cakes, visit www.cakediva.com or call
201/216-0123.M
July 2002
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