Piano Box

Great challenge entry! We'd love to hear about how you constructed and covered the long curved part of the piano! What are its dimensions? Is that curved part one piece or two? Thanks!

First thing I thought of when I read the new challenge was this clip from Dune.  I thought about making a pain box, but I had made gingerbread houses before, so I wanted to challenge my newbie self a little.  Things I tried that had never been tried before: baking cookies on a curve and dipping royal icing.  These were met with mixed success

I made my own piano templates and hand cut the cookies.  For the sides, I cut two straight bits, and then molded play-doh (and then covered that with aluminum foil).  You can see the four pieces attached here.  The double curve had the most problem, but I was relatively happy.  

I tried dipping that entire large piece and letting it try on a cooling rack, but 1) my dipping icing wasn't thin enough and pooled very heavily (see below) and 2) it was awkward.  If I were to do this again, I would not try to get a smooth side.  Dots, lines, something to allow me to cover bits up.  

I also didn't think about how the edges would be slightly drippy/covered in black.  I tried painting on black icing to cover the bits, but I like where the cookie is neatly and cleanly exposed better.  

Other note for next time: Make the piano keys earlier.  They were my last step because I wasn't sure how much space I would have.  

Thanks for pushing me to do something new again, Cookie Connectioneers!  

Perfect!!

WoW, amazing work! Stretched your skills and talent and creativity 👏👏👏. Congratulations!🥰

Splendid! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 This is fabulous! 🎼🎹❤

Great job and idea!

The piano is quite difficult because of these curves. Next, make higher legs. It will be even better.

Edyta Kołodziej posted:

The piano is quite difficult because of these curves. Next, make higher legs. It will be even better.

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You did an amazing job!!! I love the idea and your ingenuity in designing the cookie pieces to make the piano @radicaledward!! Awesome ❤️

Thank you all for the nice comments.  Edyta, I bow to your prowess!

So nice! I love how clean yours turned out and the black is so elegant!

Great job!

What a brilliant project and excellent addition to the challenge! I love your very detailed description of your process, and completely understand the struggles you had baking and icing the curved pieces. Still, I think the result is very impressive! I am so glad you reached out of your comfort zone!

Amazing 

What a cool box this is ❤️❤️❤️!!!