tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44535415442089510802024-03-12T17:53:58.960-07:00CupookieCupcakes and CookiesAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-75188698396335115532014-11-02T14:52:00.002-08:002014-11-02T14:57:51.889-08:00Day Of The Dead Gingerbread Woman<div style="text-align: center;">
It has been almost two years since I made the big Day of the Dead gingerbread man. Here is the link to him... <a href="http://cupookie.blogspot.com/2012/12/traditional-bah-humbug.html" target="_blank">Day Of The Dead Gingerbread Man</a>. Today I made his sister lol. I made this cookie purely for fun and because I was feeling inspired not to mention <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead" target="_blank">Day of the Dead</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <span lang="es"><i><a class="extiw" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_Muertos" title="es:Día de Muertos">Día de Muertos</a></i></span>) is Novemeber 1st and 2nd. Here she is...</div>
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The cookie is a pre made gingerbread man from <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/" target="_blank">Cost Plus World Market</a></div>
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The icing is all royal icing. Even the roses ;) </div>
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♥ Thanks for stopping by ~Andrea ♥</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-22358199869470705032014-10-30T14:07:00.001-07:002014-10-30T14:08:42.988-07:00GO BO and Gaby Cookies ♥<div style="text-align: center;">
It seems I have been making cookies few and far between. When I first started cookies I was so gung ho and enjoyed it so much. As time went on I became a little burned out. Right now I make cookies when I have the time, feeling inspired and purely for fun. There are so many fun things to do in life and I do not want to spend it all on cookies ;) BUT....when I do make cookies I truly enjoy the moment. Here are a few cookie projects I have done for the month of October...</div>
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Let's talk about GO BO. This was the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Go-Bo-Foundation-Bake-Sale/1483000808616732" target="_blank">3rd Annual GO BO Foundation Bake Sale</a> and it was the biggest one ever. This foundation and the awareness is only growing. Over 400 cookie artist nation wide participated in the bake sale. Over $25,000 was raised. Can you believe it. Makes me so happy to be a part of the GO BO Bake Sale. Here is a photo of my cookies I did for this years event. 12 fuzzy bears and one butterfly went all the way to Wisconsin for the huge bake sale.</div>
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I also made some cookies for a girl named Gaby. Gaby is a sweetheart and loves horses.</div>
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What more can I say....</div>
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Thanks Gaby for being an inspiration...</div>
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Imagine ~ Dream ~ Believe</div>
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-62973994365510069032014-03-24T20:46:00.001-07:002014-03-24T20:46:16.696-07:00Rainbows & Gold Shamrocks. <div style="text-align: center;">
Phew...I cannot believe it has been over three months since my last post. As you can tell I took a break from cookies. Yea I was a little burned out. One month turned into three months. When I felt the urge to decorate cookies I was not motivated to bake and then mix up all the icing. So therefore no cookie decorating for me HA! Well I finally got in the mood and made some. Perfect timing because I made them for St. Patricks Day. Rainbows and gold shamrocks la la!</div>
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I was a little intimidated at first. I felt like it has been so much longer than three months since I had a piping bag in my hands. It felt nice I must admit. :)</div>
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On to inspiration...this years <a href="http://cookiecon.net/" target="_blank">CookieCon</a> was just this past weekend. I did not go. I went the first year they had it and had a great time. Well this year I decided to pass on it because I had other things going on. I must admit after seeing so many fellow cookiers photos on Facebook from the event I am bummed I didn't go. This years CookieCon looked to me so amazing and fun. I know when I got back from last years event I was so full of inspiration. It is a wonderful event and getting together with so many cookiers whom share the same interest is a wonderful thing. There is always next year because cookies are not going anywhere. They are just getting more popular by the day. </div>
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Cheers to cookies!!!</div>
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A couple months ago I was asked to participate in a cookie project. I eagerly agreed and I am so happy to be a part of this amazing project. Rebecca from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheCookieArchitect" target="_blank">The Cookie Architect </a>is the ring leader of this project and she gets a big round of applause from me for getting us all together to make this happen. She put in a lot of work baking all the gingerbread pieces then cutting them out so precisely so they all fit together like a puzzle. Sending them out to us so we can put our inspiration onto the cookie. We all were to decorate each side a holiday theme of our choice.</div>
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My inspiration....<i>"Intrigued by the intricate henna designs. I was inspired to incorporate holiday colors and a detailed design into one." </i></div>
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So imagine 29 cookie artists from all over putting their creative talents onto a cookie that will be pieced with another cookie but different from theirs. Pretty fun right? Before I get into the final piece I want to mention this project was inspired by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames" target="_blank">Charles & Ray Eames</a> House of Cards. Here is an example...Of course this is made of card stock.</div>
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Are you ready for the cookie version? Here it is...</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-68906655226964178152013-11-25T21:48:00.000-08:002013-11-25T21:50:05.928-08:00Polka Dotted Pumpkins<div style="text-align: center;">
Fall is here and I finally made some pumpkin cookies. Phew...now I can relax LOL. Have you heard of this pretty awesome site called <a href="http://design-seeds.com/" target="_blank">Design Seeds</a>? It is a wonderful site if you are looking for a great way to inspire your color palette. You cannot go wrong with this site. I wanted to try something different from my usual bright and vibrate colors I love to decorate with. So I picked a beautiful autumn color palette and went from there. This is the one I chose...</div>
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I used this color palette to inspire these pumpkins.<br />
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After flooding all the colors and they were dry I added some fun polka dots. I added these by dipping a toothpick in some <a href="http://www.globalsugarart.com/old-gold-luster-dust-by-gsa-p-16482.html?gclid=CLHdr5vfgbsCFRSIfgodpGEAkw&amp;gdftrk=gdfV25706_a_7c2149_a_7c8856_a_7c16482" target="_blank">gold luster dust</a> along with various shades of <a href="http://www.americolorcorp.com/" target="_blank">AmeriMist</a> sheen colors. </div>
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One last hoorah for Sugar Skulls this year. I had all the colorful icing left over from my last set of skulls I just did. I figured I would make good use of it and make some more. As most of us cookiers know mixing all the different colors is tedious and time consuming but oh so pretty when you have all the colors lined up in their perfect little piping bags ;) So it is good timing when you can use all the colors on a different set of cookies if possible.</div>
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Usually when I bake cookies I will make a batch of dough then just cut out various shapes with plans to decorate in the next few days...weeks or months. The nice thing about decorating cookies for my own creative sanity is doing them when I want and how I want. I usually have undecorated cookies in the fridge just waiting for me to get inspired and get all colorful on them lol. </div>
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So I made these super colorful Sugar Skulls with cut out flowers for the eyes. I used a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Flowers-Sugarcraft-Plunger-Cutters/dp/B008AOUX7S" target="_blank">Plunge Flower Cutter</a> (usually used for fondant) to cut out by the eye area. Baked the cut out pieces and used the extra little flower cookies for eyes. Flooded the skulls and the flowers white then colored with airbrush. After they were all dried then I added all the colorful piping designs. </div>
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Here are some close ups of the eyes as cookies and cut outs..</div>
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Sugar skulls seem to be really popular these days. I really enjoy seeing them. All the different colors, designs and mediums. From tattoos to t-shirts to jewelry to cookies. <span class="st">Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) </span><span class="st">is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other
cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to
pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. </span>The celebration takes place on<span class="st"> October 31, November 1 and November 2 but you can find these colorful skulls in many places throughout the whole year. </span> </div>
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I made a <a href="http://cupookie.blogspot.com/2012/12/traditional-bah-humbug.html" target="_blank">Day of the Dead Gingerbread Man</a> last year so this year I wanted to try something different. I saw the coolest ornaments at <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/" target="_blank">Cost Plus World Market</a>. I decided I wanted to try and make a cookie version of them. Here is a pic of my inspiration...</div>
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Now on to the cookie...I cut out a simple skull cookie using my <a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=2310-3620" target="_blank">Wilton Skull Cutter</a> and then just hand cut some horns. Added the hand-cut horns to the skull and then baked the cookie. That's it. Pretty simple. After they were baked the fun began. Lots of intricate designs with plenty of colors. </div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-45713297774468050842013-10-26T11:10:00.000-07:002013-10-26T11:10:29.136-07:00Heart Rib Cage Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
I saw this super cool print on a T-Shirt awhile ago and like most cookiers you see something and think "how can I get that on a cookie?" Perfect timing with Halloween coming up and all. So I made these fun ribcage heart cookies. After piping the white bones onto the cookie it just needed something else so I painted some shadowing to give it some depth. Just thinned down some ivory food coloring with water and shaded the edges. To top it off.....cuz we always have to top it off with something lol. I added a glittery heart. Kinda turned a creepy cookie into a cute cookie I guess. But then again some would still say this is a creepy cookie. I prefer creepy Muahahaha!!!</div>
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It has been about five months since I decorated cookies. Yep...went through a little cookie burnout stage. Well there could not of been a more perfect come back cookie so to speak. This is the <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">2ND ANNUAL GO BO! FOUNDATION BAKE SALE</span></span>. Last year I made cookies for this amazing event and here we are again one year later. This year is even BIGGER...<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45,"tn":"*G"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">All 50 states and 8 countries have gone orange for Bo</span></span>. Pretty exciting!! There are going to be so many cookies and baked good at this years event the people coming to check it out are not going to know where to start. </div>
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So now on to my cookies. The theme this year is Autumn/Fall and Halloween cookies. I decided to go with the Autumn theme and make some leaf cookies. Added some henna inspired designs with the perfect gold touch of "Go Bo!" I am really happy with them because they are for a great event and I feel blessed that I can donate to such a beautiful foundation that is doing so much. </div>
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<i><span class="size10 Helvetica10" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">You Only Live Once.</span></i></div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-75550971124297265912013-04-15T20:42:00.000-07:002013-04-15T20:47:28.590-07:00Piggy Bank Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
I wanted to share a fun cookie today....Piggy Banks. These are special piggy banks. The kind you can eat. Not only a cookie but a yummy piece of chocolate as well. Sugar cookies & chocolate go great together so why not. I got a pack of those chocolate gold coins at the store and thought these need to go on a cookie...</div>
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Drew out some fun designs and here they are...</div>
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A fun traditional piggy bank with a blingin' sparkly $ </div>
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Ruffles for a piggy in a tutu :) </div>
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My Stache....because every piggy needs a stache. </div>
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Fun Fund....need I say anymore?</div>
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And my favorite...Good Fortune piggy bank. </div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-16220927639438490492013-04-01T10:19:00.002-07:002013-04-01T10:19:54.222-07:00Happy (belated) Easter<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi everyone. I am a day late but I hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend. I was not on my computer much yesterday so I failed to post my Easter cookies I made. I made them a couple weeks ago or so but was planning on posting them here on Easter. Some of you may have already seen them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=502910733100454&set=a.319178624807000.75434.127787053946159&type=1&theater" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. This Easter I wanted to try something different. Not the typical eggs and bunnies. Even though I find them adorable I wanted to try something different. I had three sun/flower cookies baked so I was doodling and coming up with some fun Easter designs. The first one was with a bunny. I thought how cool it would be to have the bunny ears going in each of the petals around the cookie. Then it dawned on my that the design I was drawing looked like a <span class="userContent">kaleidoscope. So I figured I would do a chickie and lamb as well.</span></div>
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<span class="userContent">I have gotten in the habit of tracing the cookie cutter onto paper and doodle the design. It makes it easier when the time comes to start decorating. I will even write the colors I want to use. Sometimes the designs and colors come out as planned sometimes they change. But overall it makes the process a little faster and easier. After flooding the base and adding some fun airbrush I made some circle royal transfers...the bunny face and the lamb/chick body. From there on out it was adding all the tiny details that made the design remind me of a <span class="userContent">kaleidoscope. So here are my Easter <span class="userContent">Kaleidoscopes ♥</span></span></span></div>
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And for the fun of it....since I was not on my computer much yesterday I was out on a beautiful hike. I wanted to share this photo. Any Tim Burton fans out there?</div>
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You can get inspiration from anywhere and seeing this reminds me of Tim Burton. I'm sure he gets many of his inspirations from nature ;) I'm a big nature fanatic. I LOVE the outdoors. Getting out and taking a look around opens my mind for so much creativity. Im serious...Take a PEEK!</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-23331894604143008002013-03-21T17:02:00.001-07:002013-03-21T17:06:23.827-07:00Decoupage Flower Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
Decoupage: <i>The decoration of the surface of an object with paper cut-outs.</i><br />
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<i> </i>I remember this style back in grade school and high school. We used to make some of the coolest art projects by cut outs from magazines, fabric, construction paper and much more. Ahhh art class was ALWAYS my favorite next to P.E. Yes I was one of the girls that loved P.E. ;)</div>
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Earlier this month I received a beautiful card for my birthday (thanks Mom) and I couldn't help to notice the creative and pretty flowers on the card. I hung on to it with the idea of a cookie design. So that brings me here. I started these cookies inspired by the card and the wonderful designs in each petal....</div>
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I wish I would of taken step by step photos of the process but honestly as I was doing these cookies I didn't think they would turn out as planned. WRONG! They turned out as I envisioned so lesson learned.....don't go into something thinking negative. I knew that already but dang I couldn't help myself LOL. </div>
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I flooded some round cookies with white, airbrushed them with a pinkish purple color then flooded each of the colored sections for each petal. Letting each color/petal dry before flooding the next one to it. After that I painted the designs. See this is where I started becoming skeptical. It was not til after I piped the brown outlines that it really came to life in my eyes. Mixed some gold luster dust with gold air brush color and painted on the stems then adding a touch of glitter here & there. Ahhh sparkly in all the right spots. And here they are....</div>
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I'm very happy with these. Actually they are still sitting on my kitchen counter. I am going to cringe when my husband asks if he can eat them later this evening HA!</div>
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<i><br /></i>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-30934238562819512562013-02-12T09:16:00.001-08:002013-02-12T09:19:34.885-08:00Be Mine...<div style="text-align: center;">
Valentine's Day is coming up and I am reminded every time I step in a store. Does not matter if it is a grocery store, clothing store or a drug store. The hearts, candy and shades of red and pink hit you as soon as you step foot in. I am not one to get all crazy for Valentine's Day. Don't get me wrong I may indulge in a box of yummy conversation hearts....I ♥ NECCO or buy a cute heart decoration for the cuteness of hearts. Other than that it is just another day. Funny because Valentine's Day was a lot of fun as a kid. I can remember making cute Valentine's Day holders to tape to the side of my desk in school and then we would all go around and drop our cute little Valentine's in every ones holder. Always looking forward to seeing which one I got from the few boy crushes I had. Then we would have cupcakes, cookies and punch before school was let out. What a FUN day for a kid. So saying that...<br />
I made some fun fuzzy wuzzy 'be mine' bears. XOXO </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b> HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!</b></span></div>
Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-41016162562970149922013-02-11T10:27:00.000-08:002013-02-11T10:27:05.018-08:00Butterfly L♥VE<div style="text-align: center;">
A group of cookie friends decided to send some butterfly love to a very special friend whose Mother had recently passed. Butterflies represent many things, to ME a butterfly represents not only beauty but a Celebration of Life. A butterfly emerges from it's cocoon and flutters away in it's new life.</div>
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Beautiful isn't it? I think so. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay now on to the <span style="font-size: small;">cookies</span>..<span style="font-size: small;">. I was excited to make butterfly cookies si<span style="font-size: small;">n<span style="font-size: small;">ce I have yet to make some. I <span style="font-size: small;">cut about four to decorate<span style="font-size: small;"> figuring I will <span style="font-size: small;">mail my favorite. Well I got sick <span style="font-size: small;">and</span> was unable to finish in time. They sat out <span style="font-size: small;">and</span> got stale LOL. A we<span style="font-size: small;">ek later I baked a couple more so I could send her a fresh one. Because we all know that fresh cookies are the best unless your my husband that really <span style="font-size: small;">doesn't</span> care because he will dip the co<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">okie</span> in milk to get it sof<span style="font-size: small;">t again haha! <span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes the second go around your cookie ideas are even better because I also baked some hearts to add to them<span style="font-size: small;">. The "<span style="font-size: small;">Love" <span style="font-size: small;">heart was not in my original idea. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">With that being said here is my cookie for a very special friend ♥ Beautiful<span style="font-size: small;">...<span style="font-size: small;">just like her! XOXO</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Like a butterfly emerges<br />
And unfolds its graceful wings,<br />
A child grows and develops<br />
With the love a mother brings.<br />
I'm thankful for the times<br />
When you encouraged me to try,<br />
For God gave me my wings,<br />
But, Mom, you taught me how to fly.</span></span></div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-42797673309710508532013-01-28T06:59:00.001-08:002013-01-28T06:59:17.488-08:00A Groovy Cookie Project<div style="text-align: center;">
Another fun cookie project I joined in on. This one was using this fun cupcake cutter designed my Pam at <a href="http://www.cookiecrazie.com/" target="_blank">CookieCrazie</a>. Idea was to take this cutter and design a cookie...."No theme involved......just use your imagination with this cutter."</div>
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So of course I was not going to make a cupcake. We have all seen so many cupcake cookies out there. Don't get me wrong...a cupcake cookie can be so very cute & I have seen some wonderful ones. I looked and looked at this cutter and the ideas started popping up in my head. For some reason I saw BIG hair. I traced the cutter design on paper and from there I got some ideas online and then my design came about.</div>
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The star glasses and the hair pik are royal icing transfers. Added some black sanding sugar to the hair to give it some texture and there we go...GROOVY isn't it? </div>
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I must of made 20 royal icing hair piks. They all were breaking. So fragile but then I was being very impatient by not letting them dry for a full day. Finally....FINALLY I was able to get one in ONE piece. </div>
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Very fun project. Or should I say GROOVY project.</div>
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Here is the collage and links to all the others that participated. I just love how creative everyone is. The ideas that were put onto a cookie from a cupcake cutter are brilliant. Don't you think??</div>
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I'm a little late but hey I still hear people wishing me a Happy New Year. So here I go...<br /><span style="color: blue;"><i><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR!</b></i></span> Cheers to an amazing <span style="color: purple;"><b>2013</b></span>.<br />Be inspired, <b><span style="color: lime;">INSPIRE</span></b>, find your passion and have <b><span style="color: magenta;">FUN!</span></b></div>
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Just some fun wintery New Year cookies I made. </div>
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Love Polar Bears. They are the cutest!!!</div>
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<br />Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-48564099263113171562012-12-30T19:47:00.000-08:002012-12-30T19:55:42.619-08:00Traditional?? Bah Humbug!<div style="text-align: center;">
A few weeks ago I was out looking around at <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/" target="_blank">Cost Plus World Market</a>. I saw this really cool jumbo gingerbread man. I figured it would be fun to decorate for Christmas. Well Christmas came and went and there sat my naked little gingerbread man waiting to get spruced up.</div>
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So I thought & thought and the ideas flooded my crazy lil brain with many ideas. I traced him out and then started doodling a cool idea with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead" target="_blank">Day of the Dead</a> design. I personally have a love for skulls and bright colors. Day of the Dead designs pretty much resemble both that. Google Day of the Dead and you will see what I mean. It's so festive and pretty.</div>
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After getting what I wanted down on paper...I went to piping & flooding!</div>
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Having the colors already picked out and on paper made it SO much easier and faster! Oh...and I cannot forget to mention his cool pimpin gold tooth. That was a royal icing transfer. I made extra and attempted to wear one but it quickly disintegrated in my mouth HAHA!</div>
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The funny thing about this....this gingerbread man does NOT smell like the yummy spicy gingerbread cookie we are most associated with. It smells like a store bought cookie that you don't want to eat that resembles the texture of a thick sponge LOL. So what I have decided to do it let it dry out on a cooling rack then I am going to attempt to put a lacquer varnish on it with hopes to keep him around til next Christmas for a festive decoration. Wish me luck! :)</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-44731026418686220792012-12-18T06:00:00.000-08:002012-12-18T10:29:16.301-08:00HO HO HOme for the Holidays<div style="text-align: center;">
A group of cookiers got together and decided to do a 'Home For The Holidays' with this HUGE 5"x 9" cookie cutter....<i>Christmas Village Collaboration: With everyone using the same cookie
cutter create your take on a Christmas homefront (front facade only) In
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<i> </i>My mind was going in a million directions with ideas. I surely did not ant to do the typical fancy Victorian house or the whimsical gingerbread house. Both ideas which I love but I had to be a little different. Going off the path somewhat lol. Summer and Tiki Hut popped into mind and the ideas went from there. Bamboo and straw with strands of Christmas lights, a small totem pole with a Santa Hat and Christmas isn't Christmas without Santa right? The totem pole and Santa are royal icing transfers. Just seemed the easiest way to do those. The straw was done with a <a href="http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=20561&name=Multi-Opening%20Decorating%20Tip%20&gclid=CO-imfHsn7QCFal_Qgodoz0A6Q#233%20%28for%20Grass%29-by%20Wilton&gdftrk=gdfV25706_a_7c2149_a_7c8856_a_7c20561" target="_blank">Wilton tip #233</a>. The bamboo technique was inspired by <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2012/08/how-to-make-bamboo-border-cookies/" target="_blank">SweetSugarBelle</a>. I also painted some brown food coloring on the bamboo to give it some depth. I must say Santa looks to be having a much better time in his Tiki Hut rather than freezing his big bum off at the North Pole! HAHA! </div>
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Jill<b>: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-FCS/212511055506815" target="_blank">Jill FCS</a></div>
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Laura: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaurasCookies" target="_blank">Laura's Cookies</a></div>
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Nadia: <a href="http://cakecreationsforyou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Little Bakery</a></div>
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Anne: <a href="http://www.flourboxbakery.com/" target="_blank">Flour Box Bakery</a></div>
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Andrea (me): <a href="http://cupookie.blogspot.com/2012/12/ho-ho-home-for-holidays.html" target="_blank">Cupookie</a><span id="goog_1137856953"></span><span id="goog_1137856954"></span></div>
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Anita: <a href="http://www.sweethopecookies.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Hope</a></div>
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Lorraine: <a href="http://lorrainescookies.com/" target="_blank">Lorraine's Cookies</a></div>
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Georganne: <a href="http://www.lilaloa.com/" target="_blank">Lilaloa</a></div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-73591378856537090522012-12-14T22:07:00.003-08:002012-12-16T15:06:59.855-08:00Deeeeeelicious Christmas Cookies!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Chocolate Mint Cookies:</b> I substituted the candy cane pieces for 1 1/2 cup of ground Andes chocolate mint baking chips. <br />
<a href="http://www.sweethopecookies.com/christmas-peppermint-candy-roll-and-cut-cookies/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.sweethopecookies.com/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>christmas-peppermint-candy-<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>roll-and-cut-cookies/</a><br />
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<b>Chocolate Chip Cookies:</b><br />
<a href="http://astore.amazon.com/twpeanthpo-20/detail/B0081I1I90" target="_blank">Cookie Cravings Cookbook</a></div>
Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-91605711907904039622012-12-14T22:01:00.002-08:002012-12-14T22:01:30.788-08:00Gold Medal Winners!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Five friends who train together, laugh together, motivate one another. What better name can they call themselves other than the "Gold Medal Winners' I received some photos of the group and tried my best to make each one resemble each other. I must say it was a challenge at first but once I got into the groove I really am happy they way they came out. Also made some fun fit muscle buff bod cookies to go along with the medals. </div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-81301848970406788562012-12-04T16:08:00.000-08:002013-01-06T12:03:58.359-08:00THANKFUL<div style="text-align: center;">
This past Thanksgiving I baked some cookies with the idea of spelling out the word 'THANKFUL' and <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">make them out to be something related to Thanksgiving. Well Thanksgiving flew by and I didn't have time to do them. So I came up with an even better idea. </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Make each letter correspond to what I am thankful for. I really am happy how they turned out. Such fun cookies to make.</span></span></div>
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is for Technology. With today's technology I feel the possibilities are
endless. Ive met so many great people over the internet and I am so
thankful for them.</span></span></div>
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is for Health. Probably the most important to me. It is important to me
to take very good care of my health because I feel health and happiness
go together! I am healthy and I am thankful for it.</span></span></div>
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is for Animals. I have such a big heart for animals. I would do
anything for them. I am thankful for all the most precious creatures in
the world that make my life happy and enjoyable. ♥</span></span></div>
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is for Nature. I love everything about the outdoors. Being outside is
like a drug to me lol. I'm addicted to natures beauty and so thankful I
can walk outside and see it everyday.</span></span></div>
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world. Kindness rubs off on one another and it is truly a blessing to
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are strong and close. Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your
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your stomach hurts. Laughter is truly the best medicine and I am
thankful I can voice my laugh whenever I want. HAHA!!</span></span></div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-15801810543051583952012-12-03T07:36:00.000-08:002012-12-03T07:48:36.102-08:00Homespun Christmas Tree Cookie Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm sure some of you are familiar with Pam of <span class="st"><a href="http://www.cookiecrazie.com/" target="_blank">CookieCrazie</a>. She </span>designed a new chrsitmas tree cutter that you can get over at <a href="http://www.karenscookies.net/Homespun-Christmas-Tree-Cookie-Cutter-KC_p_1891.html" target="_blank">KarensCookies</a>. I got this cutter in my amazing bag of goodies from <a href="http://cookiecon.net/" target="_blank">CookieCon</a> the beginning of this month. It was so much fun & I got to meet so many wonderful cookie artist.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG75OvsAxSGZFqnuFrfBTQACEPkEjCdomR_nUMpDHAM0zibG3EJm0umTBKEzdPE3GEGHGe0YbswHrGxH-Zi_KO3_9CcCkGQuQlRcstdvog_EsAi7Vg_xL9K6JdkX5RSCmzEw4IRXJNdtw/s1600/TreeCutter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG75OvsAxSGZFqnuFrfBTQACEPkEjCdomR_nUMpDHAM0zibG3EJm0umTBKEzdPE3GEGHGe0YbswHrGxH-Zi_KO3_9CcCkGQuQlRcstdvog_EsAi7Vg_xL9K6JdkX5RSCmzEw4IRXJNdtw/s1600/TreeCutter.jpg" /></a></div>
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Pam asked if many of us would decorate a cookie using her Homespun Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter she designed. I came up with a couple designs and here they are... </div>
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And a fancy schmancy group shot together. Just because sometimes things</div>
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look much better paired together than sitting there all by themselves....</div>
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Guess this means it is time to get into the Christmas spirit. </div>
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You have to check out the others take on the Homespun Christmas Tree Cutter. </div>
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Pretty AMAZING I say so myself.</div>
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Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-12387008420021852832012-11-16T10:43:00.001-08:002013-01-06T12:04:30.868-08:00Muscle Studly MAAAAAAAN Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">
A friend was having a birthday and I wanted to make some fun cookies for him. Turning <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">24 yrs old....oh so young! haha and he is into working out and all that fun manly stud stuff. So I decided to not only make some fun cookies related to bodybuilding but since it is Movember why not incorporate some mustaches into the mix. STUD MUFFINS that's right!</span></span></div>
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And on to the fun stuff...muscle and buffness! HAHA</div>
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And how do you get that awesome buff bod....well by lifting 45 lb plates. Thats right. This is by far the heaviest cookie EVER...</div>
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Last but not least a group photo with the muscle stud ...</div>
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Happy Birthday!!!</div>
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Okay time to go workout now! ;)</div>
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Okay guys....you have to try this amazing recipe. It is a pumpkin spice roll-out cookie. It is so delicious. Perfect time of year to make these cookies of pure yumminess. Here is the link to the recipe I found online.... <a href="http://lifesabatch.com/?p=1013" target="_blank">Lifes A Batch</a>. I gave some away and they were a big hit. I will definitely be making these again this year. SOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!</div>
Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02256679808341503849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4453541544208951080.post-28042402552453197932012-10-27T09:14:00.000-07:002013-01-06T12:05:02.941-08:00Halloween is in the air!<div style="text-align: center;">
Halloween....one of my favorite holidays EVER. If you are a kid or an adult Halloween is so much fun. The decorations, the candy, the weather, the parties, dressing up....its all fun times! I can remember as a kid going trick-or-treating with my brother like it was yesterday. Decorating Halloween cookies is the next best thing to trick-or-treating ;) Made a colorful fun platter of Halloween madness. Love all the different designs. </div>
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And Halloween would not be Halloween with out some pumpkins sportin their staches.....</div>
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Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe and have fun out there....</div>
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