Hi, all! I am up in Maine for a few days at my home-away-from-home, trying to get some much-needed R&R. My springtime class schedule and contract renegotiation with my stencil partner (which spanned from December until now!) were...
My dear stencil customers and Kitchen Club members, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to share some long overdue and important news about a significant change in my Kitchen Club and JULIA-brand tools brought to you in partnership with Confection Couture Stencils...
Still on the fence about competing in the 2024 Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™? Well, this video by Heather Brookshire (aka The Cake Whisperer) is sure to...
I am absolutely ecstatic as I write this Spotlight! I recently, finally, and ever so proudly finished my...
Hi, everyone! I’ve got another wonderful Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ video for you! This session features our ingenious Gold Sponsor Lara Parodi, who...
As I alerted you earlier this week, I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with judge and Gold Sponsor Beatriz Muller (aka Cakes by Beatriz/Gingerneers) for a chat about the judging process behind the 2024 Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™...
Hi, everyone! You may have noticed lately that I’ve been posting a lot of prerecorded competition videos – which are full of great info, BTW, so DO check them out. However, I’ve got a...
Hi, cookie and cake artists EVERYWHERE! Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Mark Smith of the highly regarded Custom Cookie Cutters in Australia. We’re here to give all of you newcomers to my cookie art competition a...
Last week, you heard from Susie Jacobs, a 2023 winner in Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™, who talked about how she plans and preps for competition – and mine in particular, which was super helpful! And just yesterday, I had the pleasure of chatting with one of our very special...
Hi, everyone! Welcome to Watch-Learn-Create Challenge #57. The topic of this challenge is stenciled royal icing transfers, and - surprise! - I am...
And, just like that . . . it's May, and Mother's Day is right around the corner. When I think about Mother's Day, I certainly think of love. And gratitude. But, I also use it...
I know that competing can sometimes be daunting for beginning decorators and newbies to competitions, so I thought it would be...
Too good to be true?! Well, it’s not! From May 1 (9 am CT) through May 5 (9 pm CT), I’m giving away 10 free tickets to The Bake Fest! Wow! Just...
While working on this cookie, I came to the realization that this will be my fourth tutorial featuring butterflies. I was so surprised! Don’t get me wrong...
It’s Friday, and I just arrived at SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo where I’ll be presenting at the American Cake Awards on Saturday night. The place is abuzz with...
