Excited?! My judges and I certainly are, so let's get started! The complete set of rules and theme description for the fourth virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ are here, which means...
Hi, everyone! I'm back with my second competition update of 2025! If you missed the first one on January 31, please give it a look, as I revealed the competition schedule and theme (Nature's Symphony). I'm especially psyched about the theme this year because...
Hello, cookiers! This post marks the first of my announcements about my 2025 cookie art competition! Woo hoo! I am so very excited to kick off this year’s competition season, and I hope you are too! As always, the aim of my competition, above all else, is...
Hi, 2024 cookie art competition entrants! Just a quick update to say that I have completed all of the feedback forms that were requested by the June 30 deadline! Hurrah! If you didn't get yours and think you requested it on time, please...
As Taylor Swift (muse for this year's competition theme) would ask, "Are you ready for it?!" - "it", of course, being the grand winner reveal in the third virtual edition of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™! From what I've witnessed online, I suspect so. And the good news is...
First off, congrats to our entrants! As I've said before, you all should consider yourselves winners just for having successfully landed your entries on the virtual judging table by the June 30 deadline! You certainly are a...
There's no such thing as too many sponsor thank-yous! Indeed – especially when sponsors have knocked the ball miles out of the park. Such is the case with...
Hello, cookie competitors! If you missed my last live competition Q&A of the 2024 season with judge Sandie Beltran (aka You Can Call Me Sweetie), no worries...
Hello, cookie competitors and those of you who are still contemplating whether to take the leap! I can feel the excitement building as we get closer and closer to the...
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...
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...
