It's that time of year when cookiers finally get a breather from the extended holiday rush (which, these days, runs from Christmas through Mothers' Day!) and have more freedom to play beyond the confines of customer orders. Some cookiers experiment on their own; others enter challenges (like our current Practice Bakes Perfect rose-piping one); and still others join forces with other sugar artists to create works fitting broad themes or supporting significant causes, such as the Acts of Green UNSA 2016 and Primavera con Arte collaborations that hit the internet in the last couple of weeks.
On this week's hot list*, you'll see cookiers playing in all three of these ways, with results that are truly remarkable. With everything from a rainbow-colored lion (part of the Acts of Green collaboration) to a distressed cookie sign laden with roses (an entry in Practice Bakes Perfect Challenge #16), our Spotlight-ees demonstrate that anything is possible when minds are allowed to wander and creativity is fully unleashed! Enjoy!
#1: Acts of Green UNSA 2016 Collaboration by Evelindecora
#2: Vintage Ironwork Cookies by mintlemonade (cookie crumbs) [EDITOR'S NOTE: The results of "just playing with leftover icing"! Ha! If we could all play so successfully! 
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#3: Rainbow Lion Conservation Awareness Cookie by Anita-Vintique Cakes [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another cookie made for the Acts of Green UNSA 2016 collaboration!]
#4: Mother Earth is Weeping by Dolce Sentire [EDITOR'S NOTE: Yet another contribution to the Acts of Green UNSA 2016 collaboration!]
#5: Miniature Tart Cookies by emilybaking
#6: Des Roses by Teri Pringle Wood [EDITOR'S NOTE: Just one of Teri's many gorgeous Practice Bakes Perfect challenge entries!]
#7: Blue Rose Cookies by hikainmel (vert) [EDITOR'S NOTE: Another Practice Bakes Perfect stunner!]
#8: Picnic Time! by Delorse
#9: Cacti in Painted Pots by Allison @ Baked on Briar
#10: Slovak Folk Embroidery by Libuša Bartošová
Congrats to this week's amazing honorees!
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