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Continue reading →: MARCH GNOME AND FLORAL COMBOIt is time to bring a new design by Amy from @seriouslysweet, in her cool series of matching gnome with flowers. In perfect tune with the month of March, here are my babies! Visit her site to join the fun, and get access to all the gnome-florals of 2023, past and future.…
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Continue reading →: PLAYING WITH CHOCOLATE ROYAL ICINGChocolate Royal icing is a departure on the regular, white type, made by replacing some of the powdered sugar with cocoa powder. I used the recipe published in Amber’s new cookbook (which I recently reviewed here). If you don’t have the book, you can always use recipes found online. Cocoa…
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Continue reading →: HANIELA’S LOVE STATUE COOKIESTo learn all you need about these cookies, check this post from Hani’s blog. If you are skeptical about Royal icing transfers, these cookies will convince you that they are a great way to embellish many designs. Haniela provides the template so you can pipe the LOVE motif either over…
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Continue reading →: INSPIRATION CHALLENGE FOR FEBRUARYReporting for duty, here I am to share my take on this month’s adventure set up by Marlyn, from @montrealconfections: use small cookies to made a larger composition. I chose one of my favorite shapes for the composition, and as a starting point a design from Marlyn I had played…
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Continue reading →: HUGS AND KISSESBy now it is pretty clear I am not ready to drop the love theme… This set of cookies were demonstrated in a tutorial by Andi Kirkegaard. You can get all details and join her classes visiting her website with a click here. I have followed her classes before, these…
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Continue reading →: TUNDE’S COOKIE BOX ADVENTURETo join Tunde’s Cookie Club, visit her site with a click here. Another great online tutorial hosted by Tunde Dugantsi, I would classify it as a more advanced project because some assembly is needed. As you might see from my write-up, the sizing of the panels can make or break…
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Continue reading →: FEBRUARY GNOME & FLORAL ADVENTUREHAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Remember my previous post on this subject? It is time to bring a new design by Amy from @seriouslysweet, one more online tutorial completed. At the risk of repeating myself, I have to say these were loads of fun to make! I had to make the floral…
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Continue reading →: MY FIRST COOKIE DECORATING CLASSI was contacted a couple of months ago to offer a cookie decorating class at the Senior Center in town, on February 13th, the day before Valentine’s. After a lot of hyperventilation, monologues around the house, intense arguments with myself, I said yes… So here I am to share with…
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Continue reading →: YODA ONE FOR MEYou want to talk about cute? This breaks the Cuteness Scale by the longest shot… I remember when I first saw Marlyn demonstrate the making of this cookie, and it seemed totally out of my skill level. It makes me happy that I could do it now, although I will…
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Continue reading →: VALENTINE’S COOKIES BY TUNDE DUGANTSIFor Tunde’s Cookie Club information, click here If you are familiar with Tunde’s work, you know her cookies are the essence of elegance. They often rely on piping fine detail lines, so if you are beginning your cookie decorating adventures, they might be a bit tricky to get right. Still,…

