FINALLY, I have my blog up and running. There are many, including myself, that wondered if it was ever going to happen! I won't bore you with details, but suffice it to say, it was not a particularly fun process. That being said, I love the look of my new blog! Other than a few "buttons" here and there, it is pretty much set.
Thank you to all my fellow "pea-ps" that tried to help me come up with a name. So many good ideas, but if you will remember, all the ones that I loved were already taken. It was at least another month before "Fresh Cut Flours" just popped into my head, and if I remember correctly it came to me while laying in bed at about 4:00 a.m....apparently when I do my best thinking!
Just for fun, I thought I would make it worth your while for stopping by! By random draw, TWO lucky winners will receive their choice of:
One Dozen Decorated Cookies or
Any Apron currently listed in my ETSY shop (in sidebar).
How can you win? Just take a minute to leave a comment and tell me what you like most about my blog. The name, the design, the cookies I posted today, whatevs! Double your chances and become a follower and then leave another comment telling me did so! Easy peasy, right? You have till Wednesday, August 25th to enter...names will be drawn on Thursday morning. If I get lot of interest, I will "sweeten" the pot by making it THREE lucky winners! Lots of time to enter, so please spread the word!
Speaking of cookies...I baked these up special for my first blog post. Occasionally when I am bored I will go into my pantry, rummage through my cookie cutters and pick a theme! No particular reason, just to bake and brush up on my decorating skills! This time I felt the need to make flowers and use my newest ladybug cutter.
Since I did not really have anything to do with these cookies right now, I have packaged them up, put them in an airtight container and froze them (don't worry, these are not the cookies I am offering as a prize, lol). I have frozen baked, undecorated cookies several times, but I am told that you can freeze the iced ones as well. Won't it be great to just open the freezer and take out a cookie if I need a last minute snack for someone?! I'll let you know how well they hold up!
Thanks so much for stopping by...hope you come back again!
125 comments:
I love the little swirls on each side. Your whole layout is both simple and yet a little fancy.
Very nice!
firrkids(at)gmail.com
I love the title of your blog and the fact that it is a cookie blog. Who doesn't love a good cookie blog?
I'm a lurker on 2 peas. CUTE cookies and congratulations on getting the blog up and running!
Carmen
the blog looks great! I love the design! I want to see some closeups of the cookies and larger pictures! I look forward to seeing more!
Wow very cute blog, love the cookies, can't wait to see more posts!
nikki
nikkicreates at blogspot dot com
Goodness! Those cookies look so delectable! Love your new blog. With 2 grandkids, you should have no trouble getting "rid" of those freezer cookies. ~Kathy/kathgar
(had trouble logging in so had to use anonymous)
Love the blog design. It's simply sweet & the swirls on the side make it look like a frosted cookie! :)
Just wanted to let you know I became a follower. ;o)
Your cookies should be in one of those expensive bakery shops! They are that beautiful!
I think your blog is adorable, very colorful and bright. Your cookies look absolutely too cute to eat, too! (Okay, since I am on a role with compliments here.....your boxer is adorable too! Our boxer puppy is 6 months old and is simliar in looks to yours)
I just added your blog to my blogs I follow. Looking forward to seeing your creations.
Sherryl
(A pea lurker for many years)
I love your blog, the name of your blog and the fact that yes, its a cookie blog! Your cookies are amazing!
Ok, I am now following you. I am Missy of Edible Art. Good luck and have lots of fun with your blog!
Great blog...I didn't know you did aprons. They're just as stunning as the cookies!!! Keep up the GREAT work!!!
I love your cookies. I was just checking your post yesterday to see if I missed any new cookies.
I also added as a follower too!
I love seeing your cookies on 2Ps, and am glad to see your blog is up...I'll be bookmarking it! The name you came up with is too clever :)
And I think your ladybug cookies are so cute!
I love your cake stands! lol
Anyway, I like the look of your blog - simple and clean, not fussy. Easy and fun to read.
I love the look of your blog! Very uncluttered. And your cookies look yummy!
I love yor blog header especially the flowers in the title. Those cookies are so cute!
Just became a follower!
Such beautiful cookies. I love them! Can't wait to see what else you come up with! :D
Gorgeous cookies! I Can almost smell them! YUM!
AKathy
I am following too.
Beautiful!!! love the color palate.
can't wait to check back, love cookies!
Love the name and that everything is nice and crisp and clean. It looks like there might be some designs on either side too, but in my browser (Mozilla) on a non-widescreen monitor, I can't see them.
-Miss Jen from peas
Found u through cookiersrus forum. Love the pictures you have posted. Beautifully presented!
You are seriously talented. What darling cookies!
Love the blog layout!
Saw your thread on 2peas, love your blog name and love all the cookies but loving the flower cookies the best. Congrats on getting your blog up and running and looking forward to reading more!
I'm glad you finally found a name. I like it! It's cute and witty, but still appropriate. The cookies are darling, too! Congrats & good luck!
I love the name of your blog - it's so cute, original and creative! I know this is going to be great - I'm happy for you!
Love the swirls and clever name. I do my best thinking in the middle of the night too! I always love your cookie posts! Ladybugs are adorable! Good Luck!
Awesome title! and the cookies are very pretty too! I have a friend that is absolutely ga-ga over ladybugs so I sent her your blog
those cookies are DARLING! i will definitely be checking back often!
Your cookies look amazing! I also really like the design of your blog. It is very easy to read and the title is adorable.
Those cookies are adorable! I'd have a hard time eating them(well, not too hard of a time ;)).
Your blog is very cute! Look forward to coming back for more!
Love your new blog!! And the cookies are just beautiful!!! Can't wait to see more from you.
Love the name of your blog! Such a creative play on words. I also like the blog layout as it is very easy to read and not too busy.
The cookies look wonderful and I look forward to seeing your upcoming posts and recipes!
Love your new blog! The design is beautiful---as are the cookies! Congratulations--can't wait to read more!
I'm following!
Shut the front door!! Girl, this is absolutely darling!! I love the blue and white (like a poof of flour), and the name is PERF!! Yes, you think best in the middle of the night - how eff'd up is that?! Dork!! LOL I'm so excited to see your new biz take off like a skyrocket - I especially adore that watering can. Are you kidding me?!! So stinkin' cute! Don't count me in the contest because I'll just be helping myself to what's in your freezer!! LOL Congrats on the new biz, chickie - so, so, proud of you!!
So very cute and the name is nothing short of clever! LOVE it! My daughter is really wanting to get into cake/cookie decorating, so I'll be sharing this blog with her too. (she's 14!) She falls asleep to cake boss everynight..lol. Look forward to seeing more of your yummy, cute cookies!
i LOVE YOUR NEW BLOG! THE NAME IS REALLY CREATIVE AND i LOVE THE COLORS!
Really cute blog! Great idea too..."Fresh Cut Flours". :D
The only thing I would change would be to put cookie clipart in place of your flower clipart in your logo.
Booking marking your site and "following" too!
I think your blog looks great, and the cookies look wonderful!
auntamandam(at)hotmail(dot)com
Your cookies are absolutely adorable...You are very talented!
Your blog title is witty and fun, I love it!
Laura B.
I already love your blog! The name is ingenious and the design is so pretty! So are the cookies, for that matter!
And I'm now following! :)
they look great. Very talented!
Glad to see your blog up and running. Your cookies are always wonderful to look at....perhaps I will get to try a few!!! I bought some new cookie cutters to try my hand at cookie making.
Debby
Beautiful cookies!! Can't wait to see your other recipes. BTW,Love the blog title.
Very cute blog! And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the cookies. I can't wait until you share the recipe. :-)
My favorite thing about your blog is the cookies. I'm so jealous! I wish I could decorate as good as you do!
Great job!
I love the whole look of your blog and your name is super cute but my favorite thing I have seen so far are the adorable ladybug cookies.
I added you to my favorites and will be checking back often!
Nicole S.
nicolestropes@yahoo.com
I love how you just stacked everyday plates, cups and saucers to make an interesting layered stamd for your beautiful cookies. :)
Hopped over here from 2peas because hello? COOKIES!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the name of your blog. And I just want to reach out and eat those cookies.
So cute...I love the side swirl and it just really clean and simple! Beautiful!
Another Lurker from 2peas.....love the name,very clever...your cookies look delish!!!!
Good job on the blog!!
I'll mark it as a favorite
I love the flower cookies! So pretty. Can't wait to see more.
Beautiful cookies!
those are so pretty I wouldn't want to eat them:)
Love them! Melissa sent me over and as you know my hubby is addicted to your cookies!
I like the "clean" look of the blog. Fits the cookies nicely. The white won't "fight" with your designs so the cookies pop more than the blog design, KWIM? Those little lady bugs are darling!
I am a follower! (:
I'm a follower!
Your cookies are beautiful!
Also from 2Ps. I love how you decorate your cookies. I have many shape cookie cutters but am scared of them for some reason.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for using a shaped line in your blog. I am so bored with all the blogs which are written in a long rectangle box. The curves of your middles section (sounds sooo funny *Grin* ) are my favorite aspect of your blog design!
I LOVE the tower of cookies. I'm drooling over the cookies and adore the way you put it together!
Love your cute homemade dessert stand!
( cookies are cute too!)
:)
Beautiful cookies... and I LOVE your display!!
These are fabulous!! My sister would love the ladybugs! :)
I'm a follower now, too!! Can't wait to see what's next!
I loved this idea for a blog when you first posted on the peas. I hope you don't mind another "follower", but I have always wanted to make these kind of cookies but had to relegate myself to being just a fan of them instead. I like the clean blog design and love the glittery sugared flower cookies!
The ladybugs are so cute.
Just became a follower
I absolutely love the name of your blog. Also love all of the flower cookies. What a talent you have !
Lorna
Your cookies look delicious! I can't hardly make a sugar cookie!
I really like the design of your blog! I can't wait for you to post your cookie recipe!
I love the colors and design of your blog. The cookies look yummy too!!
Just became a follower.
I love the look of your new blog! I love cookies and I am always looking for inspiration. I also love the name you came up with!
Hi! I love the cookies you showed today, my dh is sitting next to me drooling :) I would love to see more information about how you made them, I would have no idea how to go about decorating cookies like that. And how did you make sugar cookies so super thick? They look awesome!
Kimmie
I posted the last one but I don't know why it came up as Anonymous. Hol-meister
I became a follower :)
your cookies are GORGEOUS!!! I love the name you decided on. I think my favorite thing, though, is that you started a cookie blog!! whoo hoo! who doesn't love cookies?!!!
Wow, those cookies look so pretty! It would be a shame to eat them, but I think I would force myself! LOL! consider yourself added to my google reader!
LOVE it all, but the name is great! I was always jealous of your card blog title, now this, too cute! (Maybe you can help Kel come up with a title for her mystery blog).
Love the cookie display at the bottom of the first post. Did you glue or use a dowel through the cups and plates for stability, or are they just stacked up?
Would love to win a prize! Your blog is cute. :)
Love your new Blog! I think the name is fabulous and your cookies look delicious! Can't wait to see what else you have in store for us...
Love these - keeps summer here now that school is back. IF I win, I'm going to be putting these into lunchboxes. My kids will be so excited.
Beautiful cookies! I can't wait to see more. Will you share your recipe?
Awesome blog, love your display.
Luanne
Looking forward to see more of your blog! I like the design. And your cookies are so cute!
LOVE everything about the blog!! ESPECIALLY the cookies!! YUM! And I think it's a VERY clever name!!
I love the colors, the design (the swirly things down the sides) and your logo is ADORABLE!
And I love cookies, so I am following you via google reader!
I'm LOVING the name of your blog...very clever! :o) But more than the name....I'm loving those beautiful cookies!! (Hand them over, and no one gets hurt! LOL) Holy cow you're talented with the sugar cookies! Seriously loving the whole idea of a cookie blog....since they are my weakness! HE HE
Just signed up to follow you, too....only I used a different email address than the one in my comment (from "Nord Family") Again, love the blog!
I love your cookie stand! I have only seen them one or two levels high.
I love the ladybugs...it's my DD's girl scout name.
I alos like the colors and scrolls on the side of your blog. Cute.
i LOVE that cake plate stand...I need to go to Goodwill and find a bunch of teacups and plates now. This is adorable! I love your blog too:-)
I am now following you:-)
Your blog design is adorable. Your cookies are so cute. I really like the detail. I would love to win an apron. Thanks.
I am a follower too.
Awesome! They are so so cute! I'm your newest follower!
If your cookies taste half as good as they look, they will be delicious (and I'm sure they are). I especially love the flowers! Looking forward to seeing more on this blog!
I love your blog and I really love the way you stacked the plates, cups, bowls etc. to make your cookie display.
I just became a follower of your blog!!
I love the design, and the name!
I am now subscribed to see your blog daily!
What a cute blog, and your cookies look wonderful!! You are very talented!
(wild Angel from 2 peas) :)
I love everything about your new blog!!! I love the name, I love how the 'h's are stems, I love how you are so willing to share your recipe. But for today, I think my very favorite thing about the blog is how you displayed the cookies for the photo. Love it!!!
And, I have just become your 40th follower. Doing my part to get you to 50 ;)
And guess what, you are the very first blog ever that I have become a follower.
I don't even have any idea, actually, what that means to be a follower.
But I am one. And so I will stay tuned to find out what that entails :D
What a great blog! The cookies are adorable and I love tat you just so willing gave the recipe to us. Thank you and I look forward to visiting often.
Terri, Congrats on getting your blog up and running! I've told you before, if you need a tester I'm only 30 minutes away! :D Best of luck to you!
Kim
Oh my goodness! Your blog is adorable but my favorite thing is the COOKIES, of course! I'd LOVE to be able to make cookies like yours! I also love the stack of cups, bowls & plates you used to make the tiered cookie holder. Very cute!
Love love love your blog! I have a ton of great cooking blogs in my favorites, but no cookie ones. You will fit into my favorites perfectly :) I am loving the design of the whole blog. The blue background, the white 'frosting' on top... great job!!! BTW, I am drooling over the paisley apron in your etsy shop!
BTW, I am now an official follower! :)
Oh, and I'm a follower!
Love, love, love the name. I really like your welcome comment too...very sweet. Truly welcoming and so nice of you to offer help to all of us newbie cookiers.
Okay - I'm officially a follower!
Absolutely love the name of your blog and your cookies are amazing! Truly an inspiration!
I am a follower too. @LisaBerkery
I absolutely love seeing your decorated cookies on 2Peas - welcome to the blogging world!
I am a follower!
Terri,
I can't just pick one thing I like about your blog. I think the name is soooooo creative, your cookies are beautiful and you are so generous to share your recipe. I can't wait for more!
What is not to love?! I'm just starting to play with cookie baking/decorating and this blog is such an inspiration. Thank you!
I am so happy that I learned about your blog thru a fellow crafter. I have been making sugar cookies since I was a child, but nothing as elaborate as yours. I am excited to try out your recipes and you have the most exciting ideas.
You are truly a baking inspiration!!!
So, now I have one question...how did the prefrosted cookies turn out when you froze them? :>)
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