These fly agaric mushroom cookies were inspired by the gorgeous paper mushrooms of artist Ann Wood. The realism and intricacy of Ann’s paper mushrooms and other flora are nothing short of...
One day toward the end of July, my daughter looked at me and said, “I can’t wait for Halloween.” I was in complete agreement. Is three months too long to count down? My daughter is...
Around this time last year, I made a treasure chest cookie and declared pirates to be my new favorite theme. This year, I'm sticking with the theme and tapping into pirate lore. What can strike fear in the hearts of the most hardened pirates? What can snap a ship in two like a twig?...
School is finally out. The days are long, and the nights are warm. Let’s go camping...
When I made the unicorn royal icing transfer for this cookie, I didn’t have a firm plan for the background. A fairytale setting seemed fitting, but...
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...
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...
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...
When I was growing up, our silverware drawer was always filled with a hodgepodge of cutlery patterns. Some were modern and streamlined, others vintage and ornate. I was known to...
The other day I came across Craftsy’s gelatin bubble tutorial by Erin Gardner. The tutorial details a really simple technique using small balloons and gelatin to create whimsical bubbles to decorate a cake. It seemed like an easy jump to go from...
Oftentimes, working through the process of one cookie project will spur an idea for another. Last month when I was gluing loads of little pieces of wafer paper to my vulture, it inspired another project in which I could...
In 2018, I bought a pack of 100 sheets of wafer paper to make a teeny tiny greeting card for a Mother’s Day cookie. Since then, I’ve used wafer paper in one other project to make a couple of small oak leaves. Between the two projects, I’ve...
My husband and I have birthdays just three days apart. While we would be content to share the occasion, my children have always insisted that we...
I may have mentioned once or twice that Halloween cookies are my favorite. I pretty much wait all year for that one month. But it’s peak summer right now - time for sun and seashells, not ghosts and ghouls. So...
In my last tutorial, I lauded rice paper as an incredibly versatile medium and listed off some of the different ways I've put it to use. Here, I have yet another example for you. This jellyfish design plays to...
