Candy Dish Cookies, Anyone?

Amazing!

@Cookies Fantastique  Carol, Wow, it's a exclusive 3D work of art!!!!  Love the colors and the rosè border!! Did you do that for Easter? Beautiful work my dear Carol!!! ❤️

I made a very similar 3D candy dish some time ago and was asked to make a birthday gift that closely resembled it. I love 3D work . Each project has its own challenges and fun elements and I see that there is so much more to learn!! How does Julia make it look so easy!

I loved Julia @Julia M. Usher's idea of embossing a cookie, cutting it into a flower shape and then baking it over a silicone dome. To keep things symetrical I made the base with a round cutout of the same embossed pattern and sprayed both pieces with gold metallic paint. To give some dimension I then dabbed some gold (Rolkem) metallic dust extended with alcohol across the top of the embossed image. It did give some added shine which I liked.

The first one I made in white, gold and black was pretty overall but there were a lot of mistakes and poor piping that I wanted to improve for this project. As this 3D piece was to be shipped I was very concerned about how to make it sturdy yet still be 100% edible. The only solution that came to mind was to use corn syrup to glue 2 frosting sheets together and while still pliable I put some very thick RI along one end and rolled it up tightly until completely dry. It was surprisingly rigid but I'm still concerned about how well it will hold up to shipping (crossing my fingers after VERY, VERY careful packaging!!!).

I made holes in each cookie and ran the frosting sheet through the holes on the top and then again on the bottom where the cookies were glued together.

Each of the stripes on the top and bottom matched up perfectly (Yay!!). Overall, I still see many areas for improvement as the fondant border on the top and bottom edge wasn't the best choice because I had to adhere it to the curve while still pliable but it tended to misshape in the process. So, I was in the position of trying to "fix" it  and even replaced it in some areas. Ugh!!

Perhaps my 3rd try will be the "charm" to correct all the challenges... I'd like to have some of Julia's engineering mind .

Gorgeous, love the colors.💕

It really looks great, and it pleases me to no end to see you so successfully applying these 3-D techniques! Congrats!

This is so beautiful!❤ Lovely colour combination.💜💖💚 Great work as you always do. Congrats @Cookies Fantastique.

Carol, this is such a beautiful 3D cookie!   I love the colors, too.

Econlady posted:

Amazing!

Thank you so much for your kind comment @Econlady!!

Icingsugarkeks posted:

@Cookies Fantastique  Carol, Wow, it's a exclusive 3D work of art!!!!  Love the colors and the rosè border!! Did you do that for Easter? Beautiful work my dear Carol!!! ❤️

You are always so very kind dear Gabi @Icingsugarkeks!! Thank you...Hugs ❤️

carouselselsel posted:

Gorgeous, love the colors.💕

Thank you dear Zara @carouselselsel . You are so very kind

Julia M. Usher posted:

It really looks great, and it pleases me to no end to see you so successfully applying these 3-D techniques! Congrats!

Thanks for your kind words Julia @Julia M. Usher!! You truly inspire me in so many ways ❤️❤️

Kanch J posted:

This is so beautiful!❤ Lovely colour combination.💜💖💚 Great work as you always do. Congrats @Cookies Fantastique.

Oh thank you so much @Kanch J!! I really appreciate your comments

Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:

Carol, this is such a beautiful 3D cookie!   I love the colors, too.

Thank you dear Ryoko @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.!!! You are so kind

This is wonderful Carol and so perfect ❤️❤️❤️ Good luck with shipping, hope it arrives safely. 

Outstanding💗

Oh, WoW! Such a beautiful dish!!! Love the colours, techniques, teenie-weenie details, everything about it is gorgeous!🥰

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

Julia M. Usher posted:

It really looks great, and it pleases me to no end to see you so successfully applying these 3-D techniques! Congrats!

Thanks for your kind words Julia @Julia M. Usher!! You truly inspire me in so many ways ❤️❤️

😘

Dragana posted:

This is wonderful Carol and so perfect ❤️❤️❤️ Good luck with shipping, hope it arrives safely. 

Thank you dear @Dragana!! You are always so kind 😊

Teri Pringle Wood posted:

Outstanding💗

Thank  you Teri!! I so appreciate your kind comment 😉

Heather Bruce Sosa posted:

Oh, WoW! Such a beautiful dish!!! Love the colours, techniques, teenie-weenie details, everything about it is gorgeous!🥰

Awww... Thank you dear Heather @Heather Bruce Sosa!! Your kind words always put a smile on my face 😊❤❤

Wow! Gorgeous!

PUDING FARM posted:

Wow! Gorgeous!

Thank you so very much

Wow! 😍👌👌

Medenjaci Sofija posted:

Wow! 😍👌👌

Thanks so much for your comment!!!

This is breathtakingly beautiful, dear Carol @Cookies Fantastique ❤️❤️❤️, such an eye pleaser! I love all the many details, but that Lambeth style boarder!!! It's totally gorgeous, and so is the color combo!!!

swissophie posted:

This is breathtakingly beautiful, dear Carol @Cookies Fantastique ❤️❤️❤️, such an eye pleaser! I love all the many details, but that Lambeth style boarder!!! It's totally gorgeous, and so is the color combo!!!

Thank you so much for your kind comment dear Sonja @iSugarfy (aka swissophie) ❤️. The border is a fondant mold rather than my own piping . I'll have to give it a try sometime though. I've been crazy busy lately and haven't even been able to get to making some Easter cookies!! I've never let an Easter go by without making a lot of cookies...sigh. I love this time of year with all the eggs, bunnies and beautiful colors .

Your work continues to amaze and inspire me my dear friend ❤️❤️❤️

Update: I received a very kind note from the recipient of this gift.   Everything arrived in tact!!! The birthday "girl" loved it 😊. Isn't that always the best news?! Many,  many thanks to all who looked, liked, and/or commented about this project. 

The CC community is beyond kind and so incredibly encouraging and supportive. Thanks again ❤❤❤