![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_cTutI20vFaxa5WyqC3AgI43LpmF3NcXFBmuZQnY15ojRa6EzmQ44Wu1X6r6RFinsdu3hH8v2zl8MHEoCWJUKn_mO35Q9fUV92qDzCZY9XRf1rdY_SWR-ETJDR5mtE1xOh0xdMeOmXU/s640/DSCN5509.JPG) |
Happy 16th Birthday! |
So my friend asked me a couple of weeks ago if I would make her non-cake eating son, cookies for his birthday. I said of course (he is a fan, and we need to keep them well fed), but I asked her to wait until after Spring Fling for Cookiers in case I learned something really cool. A few days before I left, I spotted a birthday bag leaving Stienmart and told my sister I liked those pennants on that bag.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R-Bycjn4Iq2LgxMaZKefUVCRnwTX0FP1MlMLflZwl979nmiz7ZMfJBqkOkQbCWacHEmkIOW3X4Fm96pphqSQGxCII_jzH6W5-uaAatT2H3RueKOp3HOixZoz07B26BLiSvpnDybFmZM/s320/DSCN5504.JPG) |
I spotted this bag a few weeks back and knew pennants would make a cute tray of cookies. |
Spring Fling was great fun, and I learned how to do brush embroidery, really the only new technique, but it energized me to adapt better. So based on the talk by
Callye I learned to think outside the box, and I went back and bought that bag and used it as inspiration for these cookies. I have always used
Karen's method of the bullets inside the disposable decorating bags. I was pretty surprised how many women weren't doing this. Clean up is a cinch, and all my bags hang with my aprons.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjY6G6GYwaN46k1AYIPMsfKSc0ZrTrWClS8Jj5GIV6ITvbTnemsRRYV7Q4rib_c8Ll-jbCI1DWkdqtFXgF_ThLNW177rrP9e0rzUpQUZkbhKcnuOYUs5B-9WH3dT-yY7HH_FbFHbARcpw/s320/DSCN5499.jpg) |
I dry my bags here since I use the magic bullets in them! |
I thought about what
Mary Ann said about varying sizes and colors to make a platter. Now mine are not overflowing like hers do, I only had 2 dozen, but I needed those pennants to lay out for the message. I think it worked out fine. Then, I took some photos for my blog and thought about
Glory and her wise words of open shade. And they aren't too awful either. I have a lot to learn with my camera for sure!
So I must say it was fun to get back into decorating mode after Louisville. I also took a few photos of my work space. There has been a little discussion about clean vs. neat. I am pretty neat.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_Fx75sIbpa4cl1kwrRLAE0j6UuAbVCS7uwMtxtvzLlQ7eGEjilENdLtMpHME1DC8W3QvjOoSUVk8fcun_h9GVuMXvzsrSsGErnYa4VgeG5_749qYKCMiILXL0AUO4VXVHC5-JbKal8s/s320/DSCN5505.JPG) |
I sketched and planned a little more than usual.
|
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Gzs9xZJIjWKAocphSnV8gUZOkA_w8gOkZDyTclzEitFQ5gSganzajKaMGwFELvTfBahm2y65pOEyCU4SJ35ioPKCNNDglPlpQttdIkpX05zjbfWo9RZ7VED6c7BcX8nPRUinKUWQIHk/s320/DSCN5501.JPG) |
Tips, couplers and color...
|
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzJlEFZANUrnHFfdrEcEbHYTdUOZ7WPqyLQngmusAIQYQbUI_dWjb2DDSy_gkmwUx-iWvql2jTNb_JoN3yih5oxCE0QpH2X82j6S2l9j0SwAlLcg-xpOz3ow1G1ZY4mhRngql5Aehd1M/s320/DSCN5502.JPG) |
That W means it is watered down.
|
I also shot my box of Americolor gels, and you can see a few have a W written on the color dot on the lid. This lets me know I couldn't squeeze out another drop, so I added water to use up all that liquid gold. Another blogger had this on her site this week, and I sort of kicked myself, as I have been doing this for years! The first time I rinsed out one of those bottle to toss in recycling I watched all that color go down the drain and thought, "Hey, wait a sec here!"
So Happy 16th Mckenzie...and here's to the non-cake eaters out there! Sugar cookiers rejoice! So, what are you waiting for? Get in there and bake!
No comments:
Post a Comment