Earthy Succulents

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Top cookies!

Nice, 👏👏

@Di Art Sweets posted:

Top cookies!

Thanks @Di Art Sweets!

@MANUELA CANTÙ posted:

Nice, 👏👏

Thanks so much @MANUELA CANTÙ!

These turned out so lovely! I love the stencil use on the middle pot. I honestly never thought to use stencils in this way…I will be looking at them in a different light now, thank you for the inspiration!

@SherylM posted:

These turned out so lovely! I love the stencil use on the middle pot. I honestly never thought to use stencils in this way…I will be looking at them in a different light now, thank you for the inspiration!

Thank you @SherylM for this wonderful comment!

FYI - I had mixed success with the stencils, gave up on one design completely after three unsuccessful  tries at removing stencil without damaging the pattern. 

These look amazing! There's such a wonderful "earthy" feel with these cookies. You've really managed to combine the textures, tones, and design so harmoniously. The soft pink color balances the shade of green perfectly. It looks as though this was put together so effortlessly. Did you have any challenges along the way?

@Sweet Prodigy posted:

These look amazing! There's such a wonderful "earthy" feel with these cookies. You've really managed to combine the textures, tones, and design so harmoniously. The soft pink color balances the shade of green perfectly. It looks as though this was put together so effortlessly. Did you have any challenges along the way?

Thank you @Sweet Prodigy for this beautiful comment! Yes, I was certainly challenged! Originally 2 crates were going to be stenciled, and the third was going to be imprinted with horizontal straws to make a ripple effect. But after repeated tries of lifting the other stencil off and damaging the pattern, I cried uncle, and the icing under the straws never dried, so I abandoned this as well. Also, the inverted umbrella imprint on the dark green leaves had to be redone because many were pressed to deep and left holes in the middle or were to fragile to handle. The rosette buttons were a happy surprise, these were done on  plastic texture mat with pink scraped over first to fill in gaps and green overlaid. But first time around I used flood consistency icing, and while the coloring was pretty, the mixture once dried left a spongy aerated look that was also too fragile to handle. Second time around I used thicker icing.

so totally cute

@Lisa R posted:

so totally cute

Thank you so much @Lisa R!

@Virago posted:

Thank you @Sweet Prodigy for this beautiful comment! Yes, I was certainly challenged! Originally 2 crates were going to be stenciled, and the third was going to be imprinted with horizontal straws to make a ripple effect. But after repeated tries of lifting the other stencil off and damaging the pattern, I cried uncle, and the icing under the straws never dried, so I abandoned this as well. Also, the inverted umbrella imprint on the dark green leaves had to be redone because many were pressed to deep and left holes in the middle or were to fragile to handle. The rosette buttons were a happy surprise, these were done on  plastic texture mat with pink scraped over first to fill in gaps and green overlaid. But first time around I used flood consistency icing, and while the coloring was pretty, the mixture once dried left a spongy aerated look that was also too fragile to handle. Second time around I used thicker icing.

Thank you for all of that information. It's good to know what works and what may not necessarily work. It also shows the extra work that goes into cookie decorating that many people are not always aware of.

Beautifully done.

Excellent work! Congratulations!♥️

@Zeena posted:

Beautifully done.

Thanks so much @Zeena!

@Heather Bruce Sosa posted:

Excellent work! Congratulations!♥️

Thanks @Heather Bruce Sosa for the warm words!

Oh I just love these @Virago!! The pots are so creative and unique. I particularly like the center one with the texture of wood. The color of your succulents are spot on. I live in the AZ desert so I'm used to seeing lots of cacti and these are great . Your work is always beautiful and you continue to make incredible cookie art ❤️❤️❤️ Hugs...

So lovely. I love succulents.

@Virago posted:

Thank you @SherylM for this wonderful comment!

FYI - I had mixed success with the stencils, gave up on one design completely after three unsuccessful  tries at removing stencil without damaging the pattern.

Ah…good to know! I will definitely keep that in mind. Thank you.

Perfect, perfect, perfect 😍  I am still struggling with textured sheet, it doesn't work for mine...🤔

I love these.

@Cookies Fantastique posted:

Oh I just love these @Virago!! The pots are so creative and unique. I particularly like the center one with the texture of wood. The color of your succulents are spot on. I live in the AZ desert so I'm used to seeing lots of cacti and these are great . Your work is always beautiful and you continue to make incredible cookie art ❤️❤️❤️ Hugs...

Thanks so much Carol @Cookies Fantastique for this lovely comment! You always make me blush! ❤️

@PUDING FARM posted:

So lovely. I love succulents.

Thank you @PUDING FARM!

@Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:

Perfect, perfect, perfect 😍  I am still struggling with textured sheet, it doesn't work for mine...🤔

Thanks so much @Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.!

Don't feel bad about the textured sheet problems, I struggled too!

@Tina at Sugar Wishes posted:

I love these.

Thank you @Tina at Sugar Wishes!

These are just delightful. Thank you so much for all the information. Great work !

@LisaF posted:

These are just delightful. Thank you so much for all the information. Great work !

You are very welcome @LisaF and thanks again for the warm words!

Love these - so charming!

Absolutely gorgeous!! What a fantastic set with so many textures!! Very, very beautiful dear  @Virago ❤️😘

I love that every piece is imprinted in some way. Very creative idea for succulent plants. They turned out wonderful.

@Julia M. Usher posted:

Love these - so charming!

Thank you Julia @Julia M. Usher, so glad you liked these!

@Icingsugarkeks posted:

Absolutely gorgeous!! What a fantastic set with so many textures!! Very, very beautiful dear  @Virago ❤️😘

Thank you so much @Icingsugarkeks for this lovely comment!

@Kyra Manthe posted:

I love that every piece is imprinted in some way. Very creative idea for succulent plants. They turned out wonderful.

Thanks so much for the kudos @Kyra Manthe!

Great textures ❤️

@Petra Florean posted:

Great textures ❤️

Thank you @Petra Florean!

So lovely! 💚

@Kanch J posted:

So lovely! 💚

Thanks so much @Kanch J!