"Oh Baby" Drip Baby Shower Cake - Why can't I get my drips to look right?

Sigh--- I just can't get my drips to look right.  My cake looks more like a tall, melted candle than a pretty drip cake.  I guess my chocolate is still to thin, and my drips too close together and there are too many of them.  I tried to fix the drips but they ended up looking worse.  I even scraped the front drips off and tried again, but that still they looked like shit.   Oh well - the mom-to-be didn't seem to care.

But the top of the cake looked nice with its macaroons, meringues, and sugar cookies.  And my Cricut cut topper came out nice.

The gum paste shoes and block added the finishing touch.  You can't see it, but the letters on the block spell out the baby's name: Blake.  The mom-to-be loved that.

 So another cake finished, but still a lot to learn. I will master the drip technique one of these days.

Happy Decorating,

Carol

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Supply List: 

Multi Cutter Square Fondant Cutter - To cut the sides of the baby block
FMM Alphabet Tappits - Upper and Lower Case - For letters on baby block
Knit Weave Impression Mat - To give texture to fondant baby blanket
Fondant Crimper Set - To finish the edge of the baby blanket with the ruffled look
14" Cake Drum
Cricut Explorer 2 - To cut "Oh Baby" topper
Clear Lollipop Sticks - to attach to "Oh Baby" topper