Lady Butterfly

wow!

I'm in the northern hemisphere and chose cool colors.

The antennae on the center part and the leafy parts are over piped Isomalt transfers, but I made them too thin, and my clumsy fingers broke them a few times. Had to "glue" them back on with Isomalt and reinforce them on the back.

The idea to use flowers as the four wing parts and overall design are my own, but the leafy parts were inspired by different butterfly art works on the Internet as is the idea to make the butterfly body in the form of a female...

Gorgeous, though wondering if there are any cookies here or just transfers?

Also wondering about the overall size and what size tips you use for tiny details?

OMG, Sonja! This is gorgeous!!! Your work is such an inspiration! Fantastic!!!

WOW! Sonja, what incredible detailed work and so creative I absolutely love your lady butterfly. Your attention to detail is always second to none and this is no exception. Your precise piping draws your eye in to see every single detail, no matter how small. The colors are gorgeous, too! Are all the swirly elements of the wings part of the cookie/s? Isomalt transfers? How you were able to create this masterpiece using isomalt as much as you did? I LOVE this design ♥♥♥

Julia M. Usher posted:

Gorgeous, though wondering if there are any cookies here or just transfers?

Thank you, Julia! Here's an angled view to show the cookies:

Julia M. Usher posted:

Also wondering about the overall size and what size tips you use for tiny details?

The overall size is a bit smaller than 30x30 cm. I don't use tips, but would guess between 0 and 1.

carouselselsel posted:

OMG, Sonja! This is gorgeous!!! Your work is such an inspiration! Fantastic!!!

Thank you so much, Zara ❤️! Am happy you like it .

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

WOW! Sonja, what incredible detailed work and so creative I absolutely love your lady butterfly. Your attention to detail is always second to none and this is no exception. Your precise piping draws your eye in to see every single detail, no matter how small. The colors are gorgeous, too! Are all the swirly elements of the wings part of the cookie/s? Isomalt transfers? How you were able to create this masterpiece using isomalt as much as you did? I LOVE this design ♥♥♥

Thank you so much, Carol ❤️! The antennae and all swirly parts are Isomalt transfers and as such part of the cookies. I first outlined the transfers with royal icing, then filled them in drop by drop with Isomalt, and finally over piped them. Thanks again, Carol !

Stunning!!!! Exquisite Sonja ❤️

Amazing work! I could immediately tell it was yours  just by looking at the piped details! I love the design, mesmerizing as always...

Evelindecora posted:

Stunning!!!! Exquisite Sophie ❤️

Thanks a lot, Evelin ❤️!

Manu posted:

Amazing work! I could immediately tell it was yours  just by looking at the piped details! I love the design, mesmerizing as always...

Thanks so much, Manu ❤️! I know I'm over detailing a lot . It's just that the world disappears when I pipe, and that feels so darn good !

swissophie posted:

carouselselsel posted:

OMG, Sonja! This is gorgeous!!! Your work is such an inspiration! Fantastic!!!

Thank you so much, Zara ❤️! Am happy you like it .

I am happy you made it, so that we can admire it! It is really marvelous, one of the prettiest things I've seen!

Wow!! It is stunning!!

Amazing work!!!

Oh, wow, soooo beautiful!   How precious they are!! Very very unique.  I love this set!  Outstanding. 

So beautiful!! It looks like embroidery brooch... I wonder how you're gonna keep this work of art..

Your details are incredible, Sonja! This is a definite showpiece! 

speechless.... gorgeous....

Stunning!

carouselselsel posted:

swissophie posted:

carouselselsel posted:

OMG, Sonja! This is gorgeous!!! Your work is such an inspiration! Fantastic!!!

Thank you so much, Zara ❤️! Am happy you like it .

I am happy you made it, so that we can admire it! It is really marvelous, one of the prettiest things I've seen!

Your comment sure makes my day, Zara! If the sharing of our creations makes only one person forget time and space for a moment, then the whole effort was worth it, I think . Thank youso much for such a loving comment ❤️❤️❤️!!!

Alison Friedli posted:

Wow!! It is stunning!!

Thank you so much, Alison ❤️! Very happy you like it !

Silviya Mihailova posted:

Amazing work!!!

Thank you very much, Silviya ❤️!

Ryoko ~Cookie Ave. posted:

Oh, wow, soooo beautiful!   How precious they are!! Very very unique.  I love this set!  Outstanding. 

Thank you so much, dear Ryoko, for such a sweet comment ❤️!!!

mintlemonade (cookie crumbs) posted:

So beautiful!! It looks like embroidery brooch... I wonder how you're gonna keep this work of art..

Thanks so much, Noriko ❤️!!! I don't have experience with Isomalt over a long period of time. It seems very susceptible to air humidity. So it might not hold that long, but we shall see .

Sweet Prodigy - Christine posted:

Your details are incredible, Sonja! This is a definite showpiece! 

Thanks a ton, Christine ❤️❤️❤️!!!

Andrea Costoya posted:

speechless.... gorgeous....

Thank you so much, Andrea ❤️! So glad you like it !

swetla posted:

Stunning!

Thank you very much, Swetla ❤️!

OMG - fantastic

Valerie J posted:

OMG - fantastic

Thank you so much, Valerie ❤️!

Wow, gorgeous! 

TrudyCakes and Cookies posted:

Wow, gorgeous! 

Thank you, Trudy❤️!

swissophie posted:

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

WOW! Sonja, what incredible detailed work and so creative I absolutely love your lady butterfly. Your attention to detail is always second to none and this is no exception. Your precise piping draws your eye in to see every single detail, no matter how small. The colors are gorgeous, too! Are all the swirly elements of the wings part of the cookie/s? Isomalt transfers? How you were able to create this masterpiece using isomalt as much as you did? I LOVE this design ♥♥♥

Thank you so much, Carol ❤️! The antennae and all swirly parts are Isomalt transfers and as such part of the cookies. I first outlined the transfers with royal icing, then filled them in drop by drop with Isomalt, and finally over piped them. Thanks again, Carol !

What a  tedious,  painstaking process!  You have an incredibly steady hand my dear Sonja ♡. You continually  design and execute such gorgeous  and intricate work. Thank you for sharing your masterpieces here!! I  would love to see a tutorial on your isomalt work...this medium is fascinating  . Hugs.....

Wspaniała praca , uwielbiam oglądać Twoje dzieła sztuki 

So perfect and fragile!  ♥ ♥ ♥

Teresa Pękul posted:

Wspaniała praca , uwielbiam oglądać Twoje dzieła sztuki 

Awww, thank you so much, dear Teresa ❤️❤️❤️!

I admire Sonja. You are the Queen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Cookieland by ZorniZZa posted:

So perfect and fragile!  ♥ ♥ ♥

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️!

E. Kiszowara MOJE PIERNIKI posted:

I admire Sonja. You are the Queen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Awww,thank you so much for your sweet comment, dear Ewa ❤️❤️❤️! The admiration is totally mutual! Love all of your work!

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

swissophie posted:

Cookies Fantastique by Carol posted:

WOW! Sonja, what incredible detailed work and so creative I absolutely love your lady butterfly. Your attention to detail is always second to none and this is no exception. Your precise piping draws your eye in to see every single detail, no matter how small. The colors are gorgeous, too! Are all the swirly elements of the wings part of the cookie/s? Isomalt transfers? How you were able to create this masterpiece using isomalt as much as you did? I LOVE this design ♥♥♥

Thank you so much, Carol ❤️! The antennae and all swirly parts are Isomalt transfers and as such part of the cookies. I first outlined the transfers with royal icing, then filled them in drop by drop with Isomalt, and finally over piped them. Thanks again, Carol !

What a  tedious,  painstaking process!  You have an incredibly steady hand my dear Sonja ♡. You continually  design and execute such gorgeous  and intricate work. Thank you for sharing your masterpieces here!! I  would love to see a tutorial on your isomalt work...this medium is fascinating  . Hugs.....

Sorry for the late reply, Carol. Meant to write, but got distracted and forgot again... My hands are actually not that steady, especially after coffee, haha! But you know, in cookie decoration most of the time one has ways to cover up mistakes and accidents . A tutorial... I'm working full-time at the moment, and am using most of my free time for decorating to counteract the stress, but maybe sometime in the future. But yes, I do love Isomalt A LOT. It's so versatile! I wish I could try out all the ideas that came to mind on how it could be used . It only has one big drawback: it's hard to handle during times of high humidity, gets sticky and cloudy.... Thanks so much, dear cookier friend ❤️❤️❤️!

THis is exquisite! 

Tina at Sugar Wishes posted:

THis is exquisite! 

Thanks a bunch, Tina ❤️❤️❤️!!!

amazing !!!

Amazing 

Marimen posted:

amazing !!!

Thanks a lot, Marimen ❤️!!!

Iliana Hernández posted:

Amazing 

Thanks very much, Iliana ❤️!!!