Shortly after moving to Blenheim in 2002, Melissa bought The Chocolate Shoppe on Market Street. The shop soon became a favourite of young and old Marlburians alike!
A couple years later, due to customer demand for custom-made cakes, Melissa embarked on a journey of self-education - learning the art of cake making and decorating. As she developed her artistic skills and became more confident in her abilities as a cake maker / decorator, she began to take on bigger projects including wedding cakes.
After about 10 years in business, unfortunate circumstances forced Melissa to make the hard decision to close The Chocolate Shoppe in early 2013. However, the closure of The Chocolate Shoppe did not mean an end to Melissa's love of baking, cake making and cake decorating.
Melissa continued offering her services on a part-time basis.
In 2013, Melissa decided to re-brand her (then part-time) business as Sweet Creations NZ to better reflect the new direction in which it was going.
