Yankee Candle

My friend Margot works for Yankee Candle and asked me to make some Yankee Candle cookies for her meeting with some buyers.  I drew a template for these and hand-cut them.  These scents are for next spring.  

Batman Cookies

 

Kelly's adorable little boy, Tommy, turned 4 last week and she hosted a Batman party.  Harper had fun running around being the princess amongst super heroes.  I'm not used to boys, especially a whole house full, and ka-pow!  they have energy!  And boy oh boy are they adorable!

I made these bright batman cookies for the party.  I was nervous about free-handing the bat signal cookies, but I used a food marker on the cookie for an outline and then just piped over that.  So much easier (well, at least faster) than printing and tracing a template.

Happy birthday, Tommy!  Ka-Pow!

onesies

'Tis the season!  For babies, that is.  Yes, it seems like many of my friends are having babies and adopting babies these days.  I made these cute onesies for some sorority sisters I recently met up with at our annual reunion.


LeeAnn and her husband, Ricardo, live in Spain.  So I made pink onesies that say "Baby" and "Love" in Spanish (please forgive these last-minute iphone pictures-I was packing up for the trip in a hurry!).

I also made some Cowboys onesies for Michelle, whose husband plays for the cowboys (#82, our Tennessee Volunteer Jason Witten!).  

Happy baby love!

Derby Day!

Maryland Therapeutic Riding asked me to make a Kentucky Derby cookie basket for their silent auction this weekend.  What a wonderful organization!  I was so excited to do some research and make fun cookies for this event.  I am not a big fan of horse racing-it makes me way too nervous to watch.  But, I LOVE the work that this organization does for children, wounded veterans, and people with both physical and emotional special needs.


I found some great ideas and wanted to make ALL of them, but I stuck had to stick with 3.  This is such a fun time of year, and such a whimsical and nostalgic event.  When I think of the Kentucky Derby, I think of HATS

mint juleps

and of course, the horses!

Best in Show: French Bulldogs

Look at these little sweeties.  I couldn't find a cookie cutter for these, so I traced a pattern and hand-cut them with a paring knife.  Extra work-but totally worth it.

They were so cute that I almost felt bad eating them (what can I say, I have to taste test my cookies before I give them-right?)...almost.  These were guest favors for a lady's birthday party.  She shows French Bulldogs!  I love a dog lover! 

To give them some sparkle (because every show dog needs to shine), I piped and flooded the crowns with tan royal frosting and then later painted them gold with gold luster dust and vodka (the vodka evaporates).  

Then they were bagged, bowed, and showed!  I couldn't think of a cuter breed for a cookie.  

  

little louis

A sweet lady asked me to make Louis Vuitton handbag cookies for her friend's surprise birthday party.  What a sweet friend!  We decided to go with the Greta multicolor monogram because they're pretty and festive for an April party.  They have some gold details for buckles, and I hand-drew the monogram with edible markers.  This was so fun!

Moms' Club and Nordstrom Cookies

What's more fun than a Nordstrom bag?  Why a Nordstrom Bag Cookie!  

The ladies of the Greater Severna Park Moms' Club will have their annual Nordstrom shopping event tonight.  I used their colors and anchor symbol and used a fun silver shimmer dust for the shopping bags.