Flowers from My Garden

I followed Anna’s excellent tutorial for the cornflowers. I struggled a little to get my icing consistency just right, but I loved the end results.

I added a hand-painted wafer paper butterfly because I get lots of them in my garden too, and I painted the sticks green to blend them in  

Thank you @Anna_Sunday_Cookers
and @Manu biscotti decorati

For the zinnias, I had some trial and error. I baked my cookies in a silicone wheel-shaped mold, and then decorated. I used petal tip 81 for the petals, piping a layer around and then airbrushing from the center out before piping on the next layer so the petals had a slight ombre on each overlapping layer.
I was working late at night, so please pardon the lighting, and I forgot to take more in-progress shots, so I hope these few get the idea across.
Zinnias are among my favorite flowers, and I definitely want to play around with them to get a more realistic look.

One more comment… this was a lovely bonding opportunity with my daughters. We followed the instructions and created cornflowers together. This wasn’t their first time using a piping bag, but they’ve never made anything on this level. I thought they did amazing. Here are a few photos of them & their work. They loved using the airbrush.

Everything about this entry is so special, dear Susie! I love your cornflowers and your bright zinnias, they are gorgeous! The 🦋 gives it such a delicate touch.

But most of all, I love the time you shared with your beautiful daughters. So special for you all, and their flowers are so pretty too. Congratulations!!♥️

@Heather Bruce Sosa posted:

Everything about this entry is so special, dear Susie! I love your cornflowers and your bright zinnias, they are gorgeous! The 🦋 gives it such a delicate touch.

But most of all, I love the time you shared with your beautiful daughters. So special for you all, and their flowers are so pretty too. Congratulations!!♥️

Thank you Heather! I’ve been seeing all the gorgeous flowers you are making, and I couldn’t wait to get the chance to partake in the challenge! Piping flowers is so fun, and I wish I had time to practice more. ☺️

This is so beautiful Susie @Susie Jacobs. Your piping is so well done. Great work.

Thank you Susie @Susie Jacobs for participating to the challenge with this gorgeous entry. I noticed that you practiced piping all the three stages of Anna’s cornflower cookies and applied the same concept also to the zinnia and sunflowers cookies. I think you enjoyed the challenge to the fullest and you nailed. I am sure Anna @Anna_Sunday_Cookers will be thrilled to see your work.

The step by step pictures of the zinnia flower cookies are perfect. The cookie with a message and the wafer paper butterfly are a great addition to your entry. Thank you for sharing the tip of painting the skewer green.

I am glad to read that this challenge was a lovely opportunity of bonding with your daughters and you built memories. They actually did a good job with their piped flower cookies! They could have entered as well (as long as they are over the age of 13).

As I already said,  Dear @Susie Jacobs, Your floral cookie bouquet turned out absolutely stunning! 🌸🍪  The way you arranged the cookies to resemble a beautiful bouquet is simply impressive. Each cookie looks like a delicate flower, and the colors you chose are so vibrant and eye-catching. You truly have a knack for this art form. Keep up the fantastic work. Well done!

Gorgeous, Susie! And I echo Manu's comments that your daughters should enter too. Their work is super!

@Zeena posted:

This is so beautiful Susie @Susie Jacobs. Your piping is so well done. Great work.

Thank you Zeena!

@Manu biscotti decorati posted:

Thank you Susie @Susie Jacobs for participating to the challenge with this gorgeous entry. I noticed that you practiced piping all the three stages of Anna’s cornflower cookies and applied the same concept also to the zinnia and sunflowers cookies. I think you enjoyed the challenge to the fullest and you nailed. I am sure Anna @Anna_Sunday_Cookers will be thrilled to see your work.

The step by step pictures of the zinnia flower cookies are perfect. The cookie with a message and the wafer paper butterfly are a great addition to your entry. Thank you for sharing the tip of painting the skewer green.

I am glad to read that this challenge was a lovely opportunity of bonding with your daughters and you built memories. They actually did a good job with their piped flower cookies! They could have entered as well (as long as they are over the age of 13).

Oh thank you so much, Manu! My younger girl is just 11. I really did enjoy the challenge and was so glad I found the time to complete it!

@Anna_Sunday_Cookers posted:

As I already said,  Dear @Susie Jacobs, Your floral cookie bouquet turned out absolutely stunning! 🌸🍪  The way you arranged the cookies to resemble a beautiful bouquet is simply impressive. Each cookie looks like a delicate flower, and the colors you chose are so vibrant and eye-catching. You truly have a knack for this art form. Keep up the fantastic work. Well done!

Thank you again, Anna! Your work is very inspiring!

@Julia M. Usher posted:

Gorgeous, Susie! And I echo Manu's comments that your daughters should enter too. Their work is super!

Thank you, Julia ❤️

And thank you for giving us these great opportunities to stretch our creative muscles and learn new skills!

@Susie Jacobs posted:

Thank you, Julia ❤️

And thank you for giving us these great opportunities to stretch our creative muscles and learn new skills!

You are most welcome; my pleasure!

These are beautiful!

Stunning. I love everything about this and so appreciate everything you shared

So beautiful, Bravo!!!

What beautiful Summer flowers dear Susie!! Love especially the flowers from the side. And the colors are so realistic and fantastic!  @Susie Jacobs ❤️