Showing posts with label Cookies - Flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cookies - Flowers. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2014

Flowers, flowers and special words

Spring....

Spring is a time of new beginnings, new life and warmer weather. With that comes beautiful flowers and moments with my family that I love to cherish. 

This latest cookie project had a few things that I was dying to try: 

- Wet on wet creations
- More flower petals with the brush technique

I looked on my Pinterest account for 'Spring' cookies that I may have pinned and also looked to my trusty fellow decorators for inspiration. 



These daisy cookies were inspired by 'Ellie's Bites Decorated Cookies'. Her beautiful creations can be found at: 
http://elliesbitesdecoratedcookies.wordpress.com/

Her original set was made with a square cookie cutter and I loved the way it looked. I love the way the wet-on-wet technique and then the dry flowers on top give the cookie a great 3-D feel. These were my favorite cookies to make. I was so hesitant, though, and wanted each flower to be just perfect while making them. I stress myself out for no reason, as my family loved them!




These cookies were inspired by my dear friend 'The Bearfoot Baker'. Her beautiful creations can be found at: http://thebearfootbaker.com/

Her original design had a striking brown background that made the flowers really 'pop' out of the design. Since I only made three colors for these cookies, I stuck with the Blue, Yellow and White I already had on hand. I love the way these came out too. 



I also made cookies with words that best described my loved ones. 
They were even more special because I thought of my mother, sister, aunt and loved ones while I searched for words that described each of them.  


Springtime and Mother's Day inspired this set of cookies. I think it added such a personalized touch to such a Special Day and Special time of the year.




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Friday, June 15, 2012

A Picture Tutorial: Brush Embroidery Cookies

I had the honor of being asked to make cookie favors for my dearest friend's mother's birthday celebration. 


As I always give credit to the the wonderful bloggers I follow and take inspiration from, I also wanted to add a few pictures that show you all the process of completing these cookies. 


All I had to do, during my initial research, was 'Google' "65th birthday cookies" and was pleasantly surprised to find a post by 'Haniela' on this exact topic. I almost jumped up and down in excitement. I couldn't wait to see how she made her beautiful cookies.  


Her original post with picture tutorial can be found here: 
Coral Green and Ivory Birthday Cookies 


I followed her instructions and changed the colors to match my friend's request and was extremely pleased with the results.


Here is a photo displaying the process. An explanation of each step is below this picture. 



Picture #1. I started out piping the Royal Icing '65' onto wax paper.I let them dry overnight.


Picture #2. I then flooded the cookies. While the icing was still wet, I carefully removed a '65' from the waxed paper and placed it on the wet icing and let the cookies dry completely.


I had been dying to try 'Brush Embroidery' and thought this was the perfect occasion to test out my skills. So at 10pm, with a strong cup of tea, I started watching Youtube videos and found this great one by "SweetAmbs Cookies" demonstrating how Brush Embroidery is done. 






**A post with her beautiful cookies can be found on her site by clicking HERE


Picture #3. My practice sheet that I made before attempting to decorate the first cookie.


(My hands were shaking so bad because I really wanted them to come out nice.)


Once again, I'm really pleased with the end result and I can't wait to make more of these beautiful cookies. 



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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Summer Cookies

These cookies were made for a Summertime Party. 
The theme was fun and summer chic.


I included: 
Flip Flops
Beach Balls
Suns
Bikinis
Butterflies
Flowers


Here are a few examples


This is the finished platter


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