Feb 24, 2012

Decorated Nautical Cookies!

The fleet is in!

Are they nautical wedding cookies? Nautical Save-the-Date cookies? Nautical birthday cookies or nautical baby announcement cookies?

sail boat cookies

Let’s set sail …

sail boat cookies

… and send up the flags.

Let’s signal L.O.V.E.

sail boat cookies

… and Happy Birthday to my love bug, G.E.J., who turns 21 this weekend.

sail boat cookies

Save-the-Date for a nautical wedding or to announce the very special arrival of a new member of the crew.

sail boat cookies

The Scrabble possibilities are endless when you know the nautical alphabet or you can make up your message flags.

sail boat cookies

Ready to launch for a special occasion in your port town…

sail boat cookies

… with your own personalized message.

sail boat cookies

I made these cookies quickly and just for fun because I’ve had the idea for while. If I had more drying time I would have used royal icing on the fondant flags instead of using the food markers but they are fine too, just a different look.

The rope is made from fondant. I rolled it over a fine spring to imprint the lines and then brushed gold luster powder over it to bring out the impressions.

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Feb 17, 2012

Cocktails With The Congressman

It’s what on the Congressional agenda for tonight.  Tonight we’re taking the Congressman and his lovely wife (my BFF since college and my matron of honor) to our favorite restaurant in our area.  It’s always a very fun evening when the four of us get together for dinner and I’m looking forward to it since we haven’t been able to get together since before the holidays. Recently,  I asked Cathy at Stitchfork Designs to put on her creative thinking cap… [Read More]

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Feb 17, 2012

“Ooh la la” Give-away Winner!

Mrs. Kindergarten, jump to the head of the class because YOU are the winner of the “Ooh la la” Give-away!  Congratulations! The winner was chosen by random.org where I don’t think I’ve ever seen the number 1 come up before. I was so surprised.  lol! Thank you to all who entered.  I love hosting give-aways and I hope you had fun too!

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Feb 14, 2012

Happy Valentine’s Day and Give-Away Reminder

Five Valentine’s Day projects complete and one more to go! This is what I’ve been working on since Sunday – nearly 100 heart cookie pops for a trade show that is being held today. I rushed all the cookies outside to take a photo before I left and then packed up my car. I loved the heart light dangling over my monogram on my L.L. Bean tote so I took another photo.  Can you tell I’m sleep deprived?  Who takes… [Read More]

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Feb 13, 2012

Seattle (Macaron) Space Needle Cupcake Topper

This past weekend my family had two occasions to celebrate so I decided the requested chocolate cake would incorporate both upcoming events – a Valentine’s Day birthday of my brother and the departure of my nephew, his wife, and baby-to-be who leave this week to make Seattle their new home. When I thought of Seattle, it was obvious to me what I had to make – the space needle!   I made a batch of lemon macarons without color tinting… [Read More]

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Feb 10, 2012

“Ooh La La” Give-Away!

I’m celebrating my third blogging anniversary with a little Parisian flair.  When I recently took a French macarons baking class at Sur la Table, I found the cutest little stand-up Eiffel Tower treat bags that are tied with double-faced hot pink satin ribbon!  I knew one thing – I must have them. Okay, I knew two things.  I had to share a set with you.  And because the Eiffel Tower is much more fun when shared with others… … I… [Read More]

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Feb 8, 2012

‘Tushie Cookies’ for Valentine’s Day!

Valentine tushie cookies

Amy from Ohio had a great idea. She asked me if I would make her my Tushie Cookies for her boyfriend for Valentine’s Day. How could I resist such a sweet and fun request? Amy had a couple more requests – pink, red and… … Tiffany blue with Ben’s name in a black tattoo! Tushie Cookies aren’t just for bridal showers anymore! You’ll find more ‘Tushie’ Cookies at these links:  ‘Tushie’ Cookies I – Bridal Shower  ‘Tushie’ Cookies III –… [Read More]

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Feb 4, 2012

Your First Kiss … do ‘kiss and tell’!

I have a love affair with Valentine’s Day. It’s when I received my first kiss from a boy named Kenny Watkins. In second grade, while we were passing out Valentine’s among the decorated shoe boxes adorned with paper doilies and hearts, Kenny puckered up and planted one on my right cheek. Totally surprised but secretly pleased due to my reciprocal crush, I did what any self–respecting seven year-old girl would have done – I promptly walked up to my teacher,… [Read More]

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Feb 2, 2012

Confessions of a …

That’s been me this past week. I confess to falling in love with Kate Spade’s “Bow Valley” bag when we first locked eyes this past Sunday in Fashion Island in Newport. Nordstrom’s being my first stop, I obsessed the rest of the day over this soft, buttery leather bag with a shiny patent half bow. The one thing I was obsessing about was the cost. Ugh. This is when I became a stalker. I saw the black version was on… [Read More]

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Feb 1, 2012

Winner! Winner! Winner!

Congratulations to Krista Trentham who was chosen by random.org to be the lucky cupcake goodies give-away winner. Krista, please email me with your info. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fun! I’ll be hosting another Sur la Table give-away before Valentine’s Day with a French theme.  “Ooh la la!”

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