Rosey, it's such a lovely hobby, so I hope you have fun. If you can, try to attend a 1 day course locally that will teach you some basic skills. Honestly, you can learn so much in just a day and it really gives you a flying start to branching out into all different of decorating. Personally, I love working with sugarpaste, but I'm intending to do a 1 day course in Piping Skills in the Spring. BTW, most my recipes use organic ingredients as that's what I choose to cook with, but you can follow any of my recipes using non-organic ingredients and it will all cook the same. Thank you for your kind words.