And the winner is...

Zoe said... [Reply to comment] 7

What a great stand! I follow you on IG and was in love with this caddy when you posted it months ago! Such a great idea! -Zoe @thedoughmesticdiva

June 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Even though it appears that Zoe was #7, any duplicate posts were removed to make the drawing fair.

Congrats, Zoe...please send me your address so I can get your caddy in the mail!

Thanks to all that participated!

Till next time!!

A Giveaway that is a long time coming...

...but it is not for cookies!  This is for my "cookier" peeps!

I have had multiple people ask me about this:

Now, if you don't decorate cookies, I'm sure you are wondering, "What the hell heck is it?!  And who knows, even if you DO decorate cookies you may be wondering the same thing!  The fact is...I built this little tool out of necessity!

Back in the day, it would not be uncommon to see several cups or glasses on my kitchen counter that held upside down bottles of icing.  Needless to say...this drove the Type A personality in me, NUTS!  Since there was nothing on the market that solved this issue for me, I decided to build it myself!

Being a self-proclaimed "Jack of all trades, master at NONE", I will tell you straight up...it ain't perfect!  Guys would probably say, "Of course it isn't...it's built by a woman!"...and they just might be right about this one!

Doesn't matter...it solved the issue I was out to solve and who cares if it isn't perfect!

Here is a picture of my set up:

It holds nine bottles...why nine, you ask?  Just cuz'!

There are holes to hold a scribe tool and a "boo-boo" stick.  It is stained and several coats of "poly" are applied so that after each use, you can just rinse it under warm water and dry it off...ready for the next time!

This is what it looks like from this angle: 

Having the bottles upside down definitely solves the issue of good icing flow, but it is also a necessity to keep the tips moist so that the icing does not dry out.  I buy my sponges from the Dollar Store and use them EXCLUSIVELY for this purpose.  I  clean/sanitize them after each use and after a few uses, I toss them.

Here is another way to do it:

A damp paper towel over the sponges, keeps the paper towel just moist enough to keep your bottles from drying out!  Just toss the paper towel and rinse out the sponges...easy peasy!

I purchased the plastic container at Bed, Bath and Beyond, and actually built the caddy to fit perfectly over the container.  And because I love ya more than my luggage, I am going to include a plastic container with this giveaway as well!

I even made a cute little one that sits next to my KopyKake that is located in my craft room!

  

Basically that's it!  In a perfect world, this would be made out of acrylic, but I only know "wood", so for now, that's what I'm going with.

I'm giving one away to anyone who may want to give it a try!  If there is enough interest, I may even give away TWO!

I'm making it simple!!  I'm not even going to make you follow me...just leave a comment telling me how you found out about this Giveway...i.e. you already follow my blog, Instagram, someone else told you...whatever!

I will draw a winner on Monday, June 9th, so be sure to check back!  I will post winner both here AND on Instagram.  If prize is not claimed, I will draw a new winner!

Good luck!

And the winner is...

...wait, wait, wait...don't you want to see what you won first?  Sure you do!

This is one of my newer cutters that I purchased a while back from Ecrandal.  They make amazing cookie cutters but because they are made from copper, they are a little pricey.  When I really want to "treat" myself, I buy a few!  You remember my little beach babes:

Love them!  The cutter that I used for this giveaway may look familiar because I have one that is very similar...my newer one is just a slightly different version of this cutter:

Oh how I love thee!  Anyhoo, these are the cookies for this giveaway:

I know...the differences in the two are very subtle, but this version has scallops on top!  The bosom in this cutter, I could do without...but how about that waistline?!  A girl can dream, can't she?!

How fun is this damask design.  I wish I could say it was hand drawn, but nope,  the bottom of this little lingerie is actually made from a Wiltons Sugar Sheet that I picked up at JoAnns:

They have quite a selection of design patterns and although they probably would work better for cakes...it was fun to use on a cookie as well.

Okay, so I guess you are wondering if you are a winner, so let's get to it:

Here is the number chosen by Random.org (oh, and if you are wondering why I chose from only twelve comments, it was because two of those comments were just email addresses and I did not count them as entries).

The winner is:

Jenny said... [Reply to comment] 7

I originally read your blog and just admired your talent in decorating cookies. Now I have come to love your talent in refinishing furniture even more!

July 23, 2013 at 2:54 PM 

Congrats to Jenny!  These need to go out today, so I will contact Jenny and wait for her response for an address...should she not get back to me soon enough, I will pick a new winner!

Thanks to ALL that played along and a special "thank you" to all of you that take the time to stop by regularly to see what I am up to!

Till next time...


This post linked to:

House of Hepworth

Who wants cookies?

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Yep, that's right...I've been bored again and one family can only fill their pie holes with so many cookies!

The sad news...you won't be able to see what you are getting till the "little" giveaway is over!  Yep, that's right...these cute gems were finished last night and I want them to go out as fresh as possible, so you only have TODAY to enter!

I will tell you that they are definitely "girly" and I'm not talking little girl!  Having said that, I think the guys would even appreciate one of these!  There are five cookies...just enough for a sample but not enough to over indulge!  Is your curiosity peaked just a little?  I'm a tease so I will give you one little pic:

Whatcha think...worth commenting for?

All you have to do is leave a comment...any comment by TONIGHT!  Let me know what you have been doing this summer, what you still plan to do this summer, why you come to my blog, what you don't like about my blog...ANYTHING you feel like telling me.

Make SURE you leave an email that you can be reached at first thing tomorrow...if I can't find you, I will have to pick a new winner!  Good luck!

 

It's that time again..

...and I am embarrassed to say, that I am long overdue! I said that when I hit 400 followers I was going to have a giveaway...sadly, that milestone has come and gone and I dropped the ball on that one. I just realized the other day, that I have now had over 100,000 hits on my blog.  To a lot of bloggers that is nothing...for my little ol' blog, I have to say "WOOHOO"!

So to celebrate, I'm having a party...okay, no party, but I am having a giveaway!

Wanna win some cookies?  It's easy...just go to my sidebar, look under the "Labels" header and list your favorites numerically, from most favorite to least favorite!

JUST KIDDING...please don't do that, lol!

I am really going to make it easy peasy! 

First entry:  Just leave a comment...any comment.  Tell me what you like about my blog, what you don't like about my blog...heck, you can even give me your local weather report...just leave it in a comment and you have an entry.

Second entry:  If you have been kind enough to have left me comment in the last month, let me know in a SEPARATE COMMENT, that you did so!  I so loves me some comments, and if you were kind enough to leave one, you deserve a second chance to win!

Third entry:  If you have a blog of your own, and want to share some Fresh Cut Flours love, tell your fellow readers about the giveaway!

That's it...pretty easy, right?

What will your win?  One dozen cookies, in the theme of your choice!  If I get 100 entries, I will sweeten the pot with a second prize!  Contest ends Wednesday, September 5th...winner will be announced on Thursday and you must check in to CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!  If you do not contact me within 24 hours, a new winner will be chosen!

Let the giveaway begin!  Good Luck!


There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

We got a winner!

Happy Saturday! As promised, I am back today to announce the cookie winner. Don't forget, you have through today to claim them or another winner will be chosen tomorrow morning.

Country Mouse said... 3

I love the Owls! You've got them pictured with some cute frogs too! But I'm an owl freak! LOL audrey Oh..and thanks for being bored..i love your giveaways!

April 17, 2012 7:07 AM

Congrats, Country Mouse!  Email me to claim your cookies and tell me which design you choose!

Thanks to ALL that played along!


There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

I'm bored....

...and since I have no cookie orders for a while, I thought I would do a little impromptu "giveaway"!  The winner will receive one of my gift boxes that contains 8-10 cookies done in the design "theme" of their choice!  Here is three easy ways to win:   

1.)  Leave a comment telling me which "theme" is your favorite from the cookie "Labels" shown in my sidebar (does not have to be the theme you select for your free cookies).

2.)  If you are NOT already a follower and become one...leave me a separate comment telling me you did so!  That gives you an additional chance to win!

3.)  And last but not least...if you have been kind enough to leave me at least one comment in the last month, leave me a separate comment telling me you did so and that gives you one more chance to win!

Easy peasy, right?!  You have till Friday, April 20th to enter...winner will be announced on Saturday, April 21st but BE SURE to check back in to claim your cookies, otherwise another winner will be chosen on Sunday!!

There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

Cookies, more Halloween goodies AND a winner!

First we will start with the winner because while I know that you are always on the edge of your seat waiting to see my latest creation (haha!), you probably came by today to see if you won the giveaway.  That's okay, I get it!  Drumroll please...

Debbie said...

I would love the "Halloween" blocks. So cute!

Congrats, Debbie!  Please contact me within 24 hours to claim your Halloween letters...if no response a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks to all who played along!

The last few days I have been busy making 125, 50th Wedding Anniversary cookies.  They are for a couple so special that I am actually hand carrying them on the plane...there are just some things you can't trust the Man in Brown with!  I haven't taken any pictures yet, I will post them and tell you all the details when I do!

So for now I will show you some cookies that I did a couple of weeks ago.  My niece, needed some wedding cookies to send to a friend's daughter.  I am always paranoid to ship, but I am happy to report, they ALL arrived safe and sound.

 

And last but not least, another little Halloween project I did yesterday (you all remember my love of Halloween, right?!)  I actually saw this idea on Pinterest...have you been there yet?  If not, you MUST get on board...you won't be sorry!  Anyhoo, this is the original version that inspired me:

 

I fell in love with that little 3D picture frame idea...and while the pumpkin looks super cute, I wanted something a little more "ghoulish"!  It was meant to be because I had purchased a frame at Ross a couple of weeks ago that would work perfect...I already had Halloween paper for the background.  I believe this person may have attached her pumpkin to the glass, but I chose to take the glass out and glue it to the paper covered cardboard.  I picked up the styrofoam skull at Michaels for about $1.  Total cost...about $6.

Whatcha' think?!  Is it crazy that this makes me positively giddy?  Yep, pretty sure it is!  Till next time...

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My Repurposed Life


There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

My first Silhouette Project and a little Giveaway!

 About a month ago I took the plunge and purchased a new Silhouette. I already had a Wishblade, which is basically the same machine, only the Silhouette has more features and is much more user friendly. I HAD to have the Wishblade way back when, and my family was sweet enough to buy it for me for my birthday! I think the problem was that the machine was just too new and all the little quirks had not been worked out of it yet.  I had been having issues cutting things lately and I figured if I was going to buy new software to upgrade it, I might as well just buy a new machine altogether. So when Gail at My Repurposed Life, posted a "deal" for the Silhouette, I bought one.

Okay...now go back a couple of weeks when I told you that I found a super cute Halloween decoration at a local boutique called, Designer Blvd.  I wish I would have snapped a picture with my phone, but I did not even think about it at the time.  Anyhoo, it was basically blocks of wood that spelled out "Halloween"...the price tag, $70.  WHAT?!  Well, you know me (or maybe you don't), my first thought after experiencing sticker shock was, "that would be super simple to make!".  Since I didn't even have to take a picture of the item I was going to be copying using as inspiration, that should tell you something!  If I remember correctly however, their version was just painted pieces of wood...I added scrapbook paper as a background for my letters!  The letters are cut from vinyl using my Silhouette...easy peasy!  These are pretty good size...the word "Halloween", for example, is about 3 ft. long (I forgot to measure before it found it's new home at Melissa's).

 

Whatcha' think...pretty cute, huh?  (Sorry about the quality of that second picture, don't know what was going on there).  Trust me when I say, these pieces of wood have a very "primitive" look...they are not perfectly straight, but I thought that added to the character (yep, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!)

When I tell you what this cost to make, you will probably fall off your chair (keep in mind that $70 price tag!).  The wood was less than $3, for a piece that I was able to cut 17 blocks of wood.  I already had all of the paper from my scrapbooking/card making days, but we all know how cheap that is!  Paint was about $3 and I already had the Perfect Paper Adhesive (you could use Mod Podge or any white glue for that matter!)  So, whatcha' think now...even better, huh?

Since I want to share my love for Halloween, I am going to give away one Halloween themed, block word (the word of your choice!) to one lucky winner!  You can enter by doing either one or both of the following:

1. Become a Follower

2.  Leave me a comment telling me what Halloween "word" you would choose (don't worry, I won't hold you to it, you can always change your mind later!)

You have till Wednesday, September 7th to enter (Blocks will be mailed out approximately one week later).  Winner will be announce on Thursday, September 8th. Be sure to check back...I will NOT be notifying the winner, if no response within 24 hours, a new winner will be chosen!

Good luck!

This post linked to:

CSI Project


There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

And the winner is...

FlyAwayHome said...

Hummm...450 to choose from??? If I win and can't make up my mind, can I have one of each?

July 13, 2011 11:13 AM

CONGRATS to Lucy!  I have never actually met Lucy, but we have become great blogging buddies!  I highly recommend taking a minute to check out her blog...ESPECIALLY if you like sewing.  She makes the most amazing machine embroidery projects I have ever seen.

Thanks to all who played along!  My one year blog anniversary is next month and I am trying to come up with some kind of creative way to celebrate!  Love that I picked up some new "Followers", hope you continue to stop by!  Till then...Happy Baking! 


There's a skinny girl who lives inside of me that's screaming to get out...I can usually shut her up with cookies!

Two giveaways in one week?

Yep...as promised, I am back with the details for my giveaway celebrating my "300(+) Followers"! Details below...but first I am going to show you a cute little gift box that I made for Corie to give to her friend (THANKS, Corie, I think you are one of my biggest fans!). What says, "Thinking of You" better than cookies, right? Kelli said she thought this might have been my best set yet, and I have to say, I was pretty pleased at how it came out!

Whatch'a think...kind of cute, huh?  See those cute little flowers that are on the bird house and branch...come back next week and I will show you how I made them.  Easy Peasy!  The bird and branch were both hand cut because I did not have a cutter...next time I would do it a little differently and attach the leaves to the branch before baking...they were a complete afterthought on this set
 but I still think it turned out cute!

Okay, so I know you have stayed with me this long to hear about the "giveaway", right?  We are going to make it super simple, but first I will show you what is up for grabs.  One box of cookies, like the samples below in the theme of your choice.  (Amount of cookies varies by how big the cookies you have chosen are).  You can have them sent to yourself or surprise a friend...it's up to you but the recipient must live in the U.S.  

Now remember, these are just samples...you can pick any theme that I have cutters for (that would be about 450 to choose from)!

Two ways to enter:

1.  Leave a comment on this post and you are entered to win!

2.  If you have left a comment on my blog in the LAST MONTH, leave me a second comment telling me this as well!  Lucky you...you now have two chances to win.

That's it!  To all my daughter's friends who "lurk" but don't leave comments (yep, you know who you are...shame on you!) I expect to see some comments from you this time around!  Contest runs through Friday, July 15th...winner to be drawn and announced on Saturday, July 16th.  I am going to make it easy for you this time...if you leave your email, I will contact you.  If you do not, then I will announce the winner and you must contact me within 24 hours or I will redraw a name (and yes, it has happened in the past!)

Good luck all...have a great weekend and Happy Baking!


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