Ginger Snap, Crackle, & Pop

I finished this week's donation early because of the holiday weekend.  I struggled a bit to find the right design.  I have a very nice firecracker cookie cutter but have found the design deceptively hard to decorate.  I won't post a picture of it because I don't want to cookie cutter shame but trust me.  So I decided to create my own design which was in some ways more enjoyable but also a challenge. 

I like how it turned out but I did struggle a bit with execution. (With 150 there were some winners and some losers!)  I used two separate royal icing transfers.  The base of the firecracker was much more fragile than I anticipated.  I'm happy I made so many extras because I definitely needed them.  

I'm still playing around with colors.  These colors dried a bit darker than I wanted.  I also went back and forth with the firecracker sprays being just red and blue or multi-colored.  I decided on the multi-colored because I thought it helped off-set the unintended darker shades of the base and, quite honestly, firecrackers are actually quite multi-colored!

The repurposed cookie cutter is an upside down pineapple, with the top leaves cut off.  I had it out from the brush embroidery challenge and it ended up working perfectly!

Beautiful as always, dear Lisa! The transfers are great and you enhanced them with the painted sparkles♥️

Very fun! Happy Fourth!

So lovely!!! ❤️💙

@Heather Bruce Sosa posted:

Beautiful as always, dear Lisa! The transfers are great and you enhanced them with the painted sparkles♥️

Thank you my friend @Heather Bruce Sosa!❤️😘

@Julia M. Usher posted:

Very fun! Happy Fourth!

You too Julia @Julia M. Usher.  I used your recipe for adding coriander to the gingerbread - it definitely gave the cookies the extra crackle and pop!!

@Evelindecora posted:

So lovely!!! ❤️💙

Thank you for your kind words @Evelindecora.  😘❤️

as always dear Lisa - so beautiful!! ❤️😘  @LisaF

I like the multi-colored spray too. Happy 4th of July!

@Sweet Prodigy posted:

I like the multi-colored spray too. Happy 4th of July!

Thank you Christine @Sweet Prodigy.  😘

@Icingsugarkeks posted:

as always dear Lisa - so beautiful!! ❤️😘  @LisaF

Thanks buddy! @Icingsugarkeks ❤️😘

Pretty!

@Rosanna posted:

Pretty!

Thank you Rosanna @Rosanna!

So beautiful!