Been a long time....

since I posted any photos. I've baked a lot of cookies in the interim, and most of the photos were taken by Hubby and posted on Facebook. But I did want to put this particular set on the blog because I doubt I'll ever be asked to duplicate this set of Phantom of the Opera cookies, which were special ordered for a birthday party.

It was part masquerade party, too, so I added some purple & gold masks.Some of the designs were borrowed from cookies I saw on Pinterest; some were my own creation. They made an interesting mix! I still have a long way to go until my font writing skills improve....that's the thing that bothers me the most about these cookies. On this point, practice doesn't seem to make perfect...

The Cookie Lady

Wild animals!

Over the last week, my kitchen has been overrun with wild animals!

There were also alligators and snakes, but no photographs were made of them. It's quiet now...all critters have been sent to other homes.

The Cookie Lady

Sorority Girls

This is a set I decorated this week for AOPi [if that cute little Pi symbol is on my laptop, I can't find it]. The sorority had an open house this afternoon for their new 'house' on UT campus:

I understand they expected 350 to show up. I prepared 17 dozen cookies, 68 each of three designs. I was pleased at how they turned out, except a good number of the roses showed butter bleed through the red icing. Phooey....

The Cookie Lady

Fall!

The beginning of fall, for me, is when school starts each year [even though it's in the summer, really]. Every month offers something special. With September, we have school and football games! With October, there's Halloween...

These were made for a Halloween birthday party. I designed the two-piece party girl from the invitation that her mother sent to me: the head is separate from the starry dress [made from a candy corn cutter]. The ghost sports a Halloween banner and the cat is a sillouhette against the golden moon. Adding some pumpkins, the birthday girl's initial "A", and a few spooky houses complete the set.

The Cookie Lady

Playing Catch-Up

This blog has been sorely neglected over the summer. But I was baking! Following is a quick trip through my summer baking sessions - and it's not even close to all the cookies created in the little blue kitchen:

Gearing up now for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! How did summer fly by go quickly???

The Cookie Lady

Mother's Day

May has been a busy month for me as a cookier...there is so much going on in this last month of spring. Besides graduation, baby showers, bridal showers, and birthday parties, there is the sweet holiday of Mother's Day. A co-worker of mine asked for a tray of cookies for her mother:

This is a mix of flowers with a few butterflies and some leaves mixed in. Simple, soft colors.

The Cookie Lady

Long Time No Write

I almost forgot I had a blog except that, lately, folks have told me they've been looking at the photos on my blog! To say I've been busy baking is an understatement. Studying other cookiers' techniques has improved my ability and technique, and I'm appreciative of those who post tutorials for the rest of us to use for learning and practicing.

Following are several photos that Hubby took for me over the past few months:

There are other photos, and many, many cookies baked and eaten since last September. I'll try to do a better job of posting.

The Cookie Lady