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Hi, everyone! Here I am with the recap of Watch-Learn-Create Challenge #56 featuring Noriko Forster, aka mintlemonade (cookie crumbs). In her kickoff video, Noriko showcased how to create three types of...

This month, I have a quick and easy 3-D basket cookie suitable for many occasions, including Easter, May Day, Mother's Day, weddings, and more! The basket is contoured and...

While creating last month’s bamboo tutorial, I stumbled upon the idea of painting wafer paper with royal icing. This month, I was eager to explore the idea a little further...

This first week of spring has been a bit all over the place for me and my neighborhood. The temperatures have been well above normal one day, then plunging well below on the next. On the warmer days, I can...

With Easter just two weeks away, Cookie Connection has been hopping (pun intended!) with all sorts of bunny and egg cookies decked out with flowers and spring-y pastels! A couple of recent...

Spring is definitely trying to hop on in. I should clarify. Warmer weather is certainly making an appearance in my area, but my sister out west is dealing with two feet of new snow. I'm not sure what...

Hello, cookiers! What a zany time it is - right now, I'm juggling prep for three events, a video shoot for my tutorials, the judging of two competitions, and the setup of my own competition! I can...

Last year I shared with you a dimensional cookie platter tutorial comprised of two flowers whose petals, centers, and leaves were contoured. This month I have another similar and...

I am feeling incredibly inspired these days. One reason is that I have been doing a deep dive into the many resources available here on Cookie Connection. Two tutorials have been posted recently...

As I said in 2023, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" And, yes, those words pretty much sum up my judging team mantra again in 2024! Most of my 2024 judging team has been involved with Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ since 2019, so they...

I’ve been watching reels of artisans hand-building ceramic teapots, and I’m absolutely hooked. There’s something so calming about seeing the artists smooth the clay to a silky, flawless finish. It seems impossible to...

Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but it's still going strong here on Cookie Connection and in today's Saturday Spotlight...