Hi, all! It's once again time to celebrate your favorite cookie and cake heroes on a global scale! Yes, the Cake Masters Magazine Awards (conferred in Birmingham, England in November) are now open for nominations. You can nominate cookie and cake artists anywhere!...
Hey, cookiers! I wanted to alert you to a great awards program that I am judging, and for which some of you may be eligible, which is now open for nominations! Celebrating those who inspire and shape our work helps strengthen the collective cookie community, so I encourage you to take part...
Hey, cookiers! It's that time again - the time to thank your favorite cookie, cake, and sugar artists for their hard work and the inspiration they've provided you over the year! Yes, nominations for the...
One of the many amazing aspects of Cookie-A-Thon, organized by the wonderful Nancy Westfall, is that sponsors like me get free All-Access Passes to give away. Remember, Cookie-A-Thon (a four-day spree of online cookie decorating classes from November 2 to November 5) is normally free. However, if you want..
Hey, all! As you may know, I'm a sponsor of the upcoming Spring Cookie-A-Thon - and a mixer-level sponsor at that! "What the heck is a mixer-level sponsor?", you ask. Good question! In a nutshell, it means...
Hi, all! As you may recall from this past post, in 2021, I partnered with the world-renowned Japan Salonaise Association, aka JSA, to bring my signature 3-D cookie techniques and recipes to Asia. Well, this beginner-to-intermediate 3-D cake stand cookie with sweets is...
It’s so exciting for me to see this new series of 3-D cookie courses from Japan Salonaise Association (aka JSA) unfold! As you may remember from one of my recent posts, I’ve had the...
Hi, everyone! As you may know, I’ve been working rather covertly this past year on a special project. I've been dying to talk about it but was sworn to secrecy until it was finished! Well, today I can finally spill the beans, and I am so excited to share my news with you – particularly with my Japanese-speaking friends...
Guess what, everyone?! The Bake Fest is back, and so am I! I am beyond excited, because I will be teaching another...
How exciting! The cookie competition of the year is here in its brand new, shiny virtual format! Here is where you will find all of the information to help you register for and later submit your entry into the 2021 virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™...
Hmmm . . . who are those mystery judges of my competition, you ask? I’m sorry if I’ve come across as unusually secretive or slow to reveal, but going virtual with Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ has introduced some new twists that have taken some time to sort through. One of those twists came with...
Great news! Many of our Cookie Connection contributors (and yours truly) were recently interviewed for and just featured in this weekend piece for Canada's National Post by cookie enthusiast Natalie Jesionka. As the title suggests...
Hello, everyone! As you may have heard, I have decided to take my cookie art competition fully virtual this year. When the That Takes the Cake show was canceled in February due to the pandemic, I knew my show had to go on, and...
Mark your calendars, cookiers! I’ve decided the show must go on! My cookie art competition couldn’t take place as usual in February at...
YES!!! It’s time! Early Bird reg for The Cake and Cookie's “One Sweet Christmas” event is now open to everyone...
