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These were donated for a Boxer Luv Rescue benefit....Bikers for Boxers

These have become quite popular with brides to be:

Around the World themed baby shower

Nothing better than a Cardinals themed birthday!

I typically do not take on orders of this size, but this client was very easy to work with...even willing to split up the order Into two days if needed.  Happy to say, I was able to get 16 trays all done and ready for pick up at the same time!

More to share next week!

Till then...

Hello...

...is anyone still comin' around?!  I wouldn't blame you a bit if you had given up on me!  If you are on Instagram, you can ALWAYS find me HERE!

So, let's do some catch up...cuz' I have been busy!

How about some Bunco cookies:

These are among some of my favorite cookies, ever (just sayin').  Kelli's friend, Meredith came to town for a "cowgirl birthday weekend"...so of course, cookies were in order.

And it wouldn't be complete without the perfect packaging!

Some Cookie Monster for a birthday:

Football cookies...also for a birthday (how about them Cardinals, 6 and 1?!)

These were cookies that I did for a benefit called "Go-Bo Foundation".  It is a huge bake sale held in Wisconsin.  It was two weekends ago and can you believe they raised $25,000...dats a lotta cookies!

You  could pick most any "theme" of cookies to do, but they asked that every donation include one butterfly!

Next, it was time to do start some Halloween cookies...and if you know me at all, you know that I love all things Halloween.  I made these "hanging" cookies:

I did some "rocket theme" baby shower cookies:

About this time it was off to Denver!  I made "Wolfpack" cookies for Thomas' football team!

While we were there, Melissa and I were going to a "witchy" Halloween party...so I decided something girly was in order!

Kinda cute, huh?!  Had a ton of fun with my airbrush, as you can see!

And because I am sure you are on cookie overload right about now, I am going to stop there.  I PROMISE to be back by Friday to share the rest of this year's Halloween cookies!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm sad to see it go!

I know most of you girls (and guys, if there happens to be one or two) probably think I'm crazy, but I am always sad to see the football season end for the year.  Even someone who is not a big fan of football, is well aware of how this year's Superbowl turned out...yikes, such a fiasco! 

You should know by now that I am a huge Cardinals fan...if you know me well, you will know that I am most definitely NOT a Seahawks fan, (even though we lived just outside of Seattle for 9 years) so I was rooting for Denver in this year's big game.  That did not work out so well but, whatever!

I did however, have fun making these cookies for Maureen to take to her Superbowl party:

 
I did not have a Broncos cookie cutter so I decided to hand cut these...not my favorite thing to do, but sometimes it must be done!  I have to say...I was very pleased at how these little guys turned out...it's just too bad they didn't bring Denver better luck!

I also had a little cookie "down time" this past weekend so I decided to play with an image that was hand drawn by Krista of Cookies with Character...an amazing cookie artist!  The best part?  She was giving it away as her Friday "Freebie".  She has just started selling similar drawings on ETSY, so you should definitely check them out...so freakin' cute!

Anyhoo...this is the adorable little image:

I love how she made it to fit on a butterfly cookie cutter...so cute!

Here is what I came up with:

The cute little "mustache" birds were inspired by both Callye, aka Sweet Sugar Belle and Sarah of Klickitat Street.  I wish I had the vision of turning one cookie cutter into something completely different like these girls (and many others) do!

Another peek:

Love these little characters!  Thanks for the freebie, Krista!

Till next time...happy baking!

Another busy week!

I have been working on cookies most of the week...no time to even use a new cutter BUT, I did hand cut some cookies and since this is something that I really despise doing, it's even better than using a new cutter.
I had a request for some Denver Bronco cookies...I found an image online, printed it up on cardstock and laminated it, and then I cute around the image so that I could use it for a template.  This is something that I usually avoid doing...the lack of a clean edge when cutting around the template, brings out the OCD in me and makes me crazy.  But sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and roll with it.  Here are my Bronco cookies:
 

Whatcha’ think…not bad for the first time?!

And of course more requests for Seahawk cookies:

Did I mention that I will be rooting for the Broncos…the Seahawks took my Cardinals chance at the playoffs away…I just refuse to root for them!  Whoever you are rooting for…have a great Super Bowl weekend!

Till next time!

A family divided!

It's no secret that I am a huge Cardinals fan!  I actually grew up in a state that did not have a professional football team...Oregon, to be exact.  We moved to a suburb of Seattle in 1992 and lived there 9 years...funny, that for whatever reason, I never became a Seahawks fan!  Since spending their adolescent years there, you would have thought that both my daughters would be Seahawks fans...not so much!  

On any given Sunday during football season, you will find Melissa's family dressed in their team gear!  And while Kelli is a huge Cardinals fan...she is, without a doubt, a bigger New England Patriots fan!  Go figure, right?  Never lived in Massachusetts...never even lived close to the east coast, so if you are wondering why, I will tell you that it has a lot to do with the fact that Tom Brady is their quarterback!

So where am I going with all this?  It's time for me to show you cookies that I made with a new cutter...well, make that TWO new cutters!

For the diehard Seahawks fan:

And for the Patriots fan:

 
I would definitely do a few things differently on these the next time around...but all in all, not bad for a first try, huh?

Could this be a "prequel" to Superbowl Sunday...we will know the answer to that in about 2 days!

Till then...go Cardinals!

Well..next year anyway!

The making of a "Cardinal"...

...cookie, that is!  It is opening day of the regular NFL season and it makes me happy, happy, happy!

Ron doesn't ask me to make cookies very often, but when he asked me to make some football cookies to take to bowling (yeah, he is sort of a geek) for opening day, I was only too happy to oblige.  Loves me some football!

This is how my cardinal cookie evolved:

Are YOU ready for game day?

Till next time...happy baking!

A few cookies...

...that I have done in the past week!

After making the Cardinals cookies, I decided we needed something that appealed more to our feminine side.  Nothing says "girly" like some cute little dresses.  I recently purchased a new strapless dress cutter from Ecrandal.  It is my second dress cutter that I have purchased from them and to get more "bang for my buck", I buy the longest version of the dress and just cut it down for shorter ones!  Here is what I came up with:

The one in the middle bottom and top left, are actually a cutter that has sleeves, but who needs sleeves for the summer?  It was easy enough to just cut them off!

Recently, Melanie ordered cookies for the Emergency Hospital that saved one of her dog's lives.  What better way to say "thank you"?!  Cookies of course:

Thanks Melanie!

And last but not least...a few more cookies to celebrate the upcoming football season (see, I told you I love this time of year!)

Till next time...Happy Baking!

Are you ready...

...for some football?

I never get tired of asking that question, although I am sure you probably get tired of me asking it every year!  I am not a big sports fan...EXCEPT for when it comes to football!  Oh, and that's, it just the NFL, I am not a huge follower of college (I heard that collective GASP).

I have not lived in Arizona my whole life, so I cannot even claim to be a lifelong Cardinal fan. In my defense, I came from Portland, OR where the only sports team in town happens to be a basketball team...BOO!

I have loved football for as long as I can remember, and as weird as it seems, I never became a Seahawks fan when we lived in Washington.  When we came to AZ, the Cardinals soon became my team of choice.  I am one of those crazy people that looks forward to fall, simply because it means the start of a new football season (ok, and the cooler temps don't hurt either!).

Where am I going with all this?  Cookies, of course.  In the past I have had to "hand cut" my Cardinals cookies...something that I detest doing.  It involves an image, sharp tool of choice and a little patience.  My problem with this is, I never get a good clean cut and my cookies don't come out as nice as I like them to be.  But this year, that problem is solved.  I asked Patrick, from Plastics In Print, to make me a custom Cardinal head...and he delivered!  No more hand cutting for me.

So in honor of preseason, which is right around the corner...I give you Cardinal cookies...

Okay, I am not giving them to you...I am just showing you!  But they are kind of fun, right?  A huge "shout out" to Patrick for making my life a whole lot simpler!

So, I ask you again...are YOU ready?!

Before I go, I did promise a little peek at my latest thrift find.

Let me tell you...to say these babies are a little "rough", would be an understatement...but they are solid wood, sturdy (after I took one of them apart and sort of rebuilt it) and they were CHEAP.  So cheap that I had to cram two at a time in my C-70 (top closed, mind you) AND make two trips, to get them home.  Yes, it was somewhat of a "redneck" move, but hey, anything for a bargain, right?  Apparently Savers doesn't let you come back for pick up anymore.  I had to promise to be back within 15 minutes as it was.

Here are my little treasures:

See?  Nastiness...but you can see their potential, right?!  Wait...maybe you can see it a little better when I show you the price:

But even that is incorrect because it was Customer Appreciation day and I got 30% off of that...total price, less that $12 for four chairs!  Not bad!

One more peek:

Have you gotten any good deals lately?

Till next time!