Love On The Run Cookies

There is a business in Lincoln called Porridge Papers. They do an event called Love On The Run. He provides old typewriters and paper for people to come 2 day before Valentine's Day to type love notes to people in their lives. Then on Valentine's Day they drive all over Lincoln delivering them. I just learned about this because a young woman who knows that I make cookies asked if I would be willing to make some for the event this year. It sounds like such a fun thing for people to be able to do. I decided to make small envelopes that are light pink and put a little heart on them then write Love On The Run on the bottom. Then I did tiny hearts and decided to make them look like typewriter keys. Pretty happy with how they turned out. 

The envelopes are about 3" x 2" the hearts are about an inch across.

This leads me to storage of cookies. Since I know that my time closer to is limited I made them now, put the in air tight containers each layer separated by parchment paper and put them in the freezer. This works wonderfully but it is very important to remember that you must not open the container until the contents have come to room temperature. I have opened them before and it makes them all wet and the icing gets very messy. If you let them come to room temperature without opening the container there is no problem at all. 

Now I must admit that recently I cleaned out my large freezer in the garage. Always a good thing to do when the weather is below zero...nope not good. Anyway I found a container of cookies I had made for Thanksgiving 2014 (You read that right...) I had completely forgotten them. I took them out of the freezer and after they had come to room temperature I opened the container and they looked as good as the day I did them. They actually didn't even taste that bad or were they stale. But I threw them away anyway because that is a bit old. My point being a couple weeks in the freezer doesn't change the taste or freshness of the cookies at all.

December 2015 Birthday Log Cake

Three people sent me the Internet picture of this cake (it was on Sugar Geek, I think) Anyway I just knew I had to make it for Ashley for her birthday. 

I just colored the white cake mix. Used buttercream instead of fondant and used chocolate sugar cookies brushed with whited royal icing and piped on the letters to look like they were carved into the bark.

I had a Playmobil girl with red hair, a cat  and wood pile.

The inside was just perfect! I was so excited to cut this cake open. Very fun to make. 

Gingerbread Santa's for Preschool December 2015

Boden wanted cookies for his last day of school before Christmas break. So I made him sugar cookies shaped like gingerbread men in Santa suits. I actually have a little rug like this and thought it was so cute that it would make a great cookie design.

Thought it would be good to show my sketch and the finished product.

Thanksgiving Placecards November 2015

I decided to try Burberry plaid acorns for my place cards at Thanksgiving. 

I sprayed the red and orange on the leaves to make them calico. 

Then the day before I used thick brown icing to glue the acorns to the leaves after I had written on them. I like how they turned out.

November 2015 Birthday and Family Bowling

For Bobbi's birthday we had our annual family bowling night. I made her this cake since, well, bowling. It was a fun cake to create.

The Ghost And Mr. Chicken Movie Party

This was clear back in October! I am so behind!

Homemade "Oreos"

I wanted to try painting on a cookie. So I looked up the movie poster from the movie and used a part of it.

I drew on the cookie with a grey food marker. Just the outlines I needed.

Then starting with the lightest color I began to paint on the thinned royal icing.

As you can see I got so involved in my project I forgot to take photos of my progress. oops.

I used a white food grade non toxic pen to do the highlights.

Then with my food markers I drew on the words that were on the poster.

I made some word bubbles with quotes from the movie. It was a fun time with our kids.

Baby Announcement Cookies

On August 19 Bobbi and Travis told us we were going to be grandparents. I can't even put into words what I feel, but I will say amazed and thrilled come to mind. I made these cookies for her to announce it at work. She is now 21 weeks along and the trim on the onsie could be pink!