The Doughmestic Housewife

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

2013-01-24T06:00:00.000-08:00

“One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”

― Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

“On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon

That night he had a stomach ache.”
― Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

And I'll leave you with a tip.....

Don't leave your babies in the bathtub with your shampoo within reach.

(The red on P''s face is bathtub paint).

Ruffled Rainbow Tutorial

2013-01-21T07:00:00.000-08:00

Theres something so fun about anything rainbow, and something REALLY fun about rainbow cookies. I have been itching to do more rainbow cookies since Taylors party, so I was really excited to do some last week.

Ruffled Rainbows

Rainbow Cake

So fun, right?!

So I thought I would share a little something fun for the cookie decorators out there.

Ruffled Rainbow Tutorial

For your icing: Make whatever colors you are wanting to use. Keep your icing a thick piping consistency. If you don't, your "ruffle" won't look like I ruffle. It will run together.

#1.Outline the cloud on your cookie. I matched the invitation to the party I was doing so I outlined in teal. I have also outlined in white and they both look really cute.

#2.If you outline your cloud in a different color, wait to flood and sprinkle your sanding sugar until it is dry. If you outlined in white, immediately flood it and sprinkle it with sanding sugar.

#3.working in whatever order you want your colors, make your ruffles, and you are done!

Soaking Up the Sweet

2013-01-20T17:20:00.001-08:00

I am soaking up a lot of sweetness in my life right now (hence the absence of blogging). Parker is turning into such a little boy and gets funnier by the day.

I am trying to prepare myself for kindergarten coming up in August, and it is nearly killing me. I tossed around the idea of homeschooling but after a lot of prayer have decided that's probably not the best thing for us right now.

Taylor is quickly losing all of her "baby." She is independent, sassy and hilarious. She definitely keeps me on my toes.

And of course sweet Sawyer who will be here in April.....

(Sorry for the blurry pic)

And since I'm not busy enough with everything else, my "cookie break" has turned into taking a few orders here and there :).

I have a lot of catching up to do on cookie pics, but I'll start with a few I did for sweet Meredith. These pics are long over due but better late than never!

Carson had a "camping" themed getaway birthday with his family. Meredith knew what she wanted but let me pick all of the details. I couldn't resist the toes hanging out of the tent :).

Little Hunting Boy :).

A Manly Cake

And a dinosaur by request of the birthday boy :).

Meredith has the sweetest family and 3 of the cutest little boys you will ever see. I hope I am part of many more birthdays to come!

Do you all remember the auction the blogger world put on to benefit Julee and Preslee?? Well, the sweetest lady won the bid, and I did some Hello Kitty cookies for her little girl.

These cookies were so special to do, because we were able to minister to Julee, and it was so neat to see people willing to give above and beyond to make that happen! Thank you Karen for your generous donation, you were a joy to do cookies for!

I love that God gives everyone different gifts and I hope that I can use mine to be a blessing to others!

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully."

Romans 12:6-8

Auction for Julee

2012-10-14T20:57:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, sweet Julee lost her husband Matt in a car accident weekend before last. I am so honored to be part of this auction to love on Julee and Preslee.

I will be auctioning off a credit for 2 dozen custom cookies!

Valued between $48-$72 and all shipping will also be included if highest bidder is out of town.

Open to U.S. residents only.

I am not taking any new orders for a while, so this gives all of you who have emailed me about orders a chance to get some cookies!

I will be donating 100% of the proceeds to the fund for Julee and Preslee.

To check out the other items being auctioned, visit one of these blogs:

She She Made

Life In The Green House

Life Sweet Life

Knee Deep In Munchkin-land

The Getts Times

Happy bidding!!!!

Family Pics

2012-10-08T21:56:00.000-07:00

First off, I want to thank everyone for the sweet comments about the new baby. We are beyond excited and grateful for another sweet baby God has chosen to entrust us with. I just thought my house was crazy now, ha!

A couple of weeks ago we had family pictures taken and I have had a lot of people asking who took the pictures, so I thought I would share some pics and share the photographers info!

Our pictures were taken by Amber, and we are SO pleased. I cannot say enough good things about the way she handled the kiddos, and how easy she was to work with. We will be using her for all of our future pictures!

I know I'm partial, but ya'll, this melts my heart.

This picture is sweet for two reasons:

1. Taylor's face. It sums up her personality.

2. The first pic of "the bump." I think its just now sinking in that this is really happening.

And this, just this. She's beautiful.

There is something so sweet between these two. Taylor knows who to run to for sympathy, or to get out of trouble ;).

And these two; I am so blessed.

My sweet boy, I love the relationship between a mom and a son. He is such a blessing.

The big announcement :).

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you have already seen this, but I think this picture is too sweet not to share. The kids faces are priceless. :)

Thank you Amber!

If you are interested in having Amber take some pictures for you, visit her website at www.amberdickey.com. She is running a great special for the month of October; $75 for a family session and a CD to print as many prints as you would like! Fall is the perfect time for pictures, so don't miss out!

Surprise!

2012-10-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

"From the fullness of His grace we have all received one blessing after another."

John 1:16

We are thrilled to announce we will be adding another sweet baby to our family in April.

A Year Later.....

2012-10-04T10:22:00.000-07:00

One year ago this month, I made my first rolled sugar cookie. I had NO idea that a year later I would have made thousands of cookies and shipped them all over the U.S. I can't tell you how much I have learned about myself and life throughout the past year. I have no doubt that God has taken me on this journey and I am excited to see what the next year brings!
So, with that said I want to say a big THANK YOU to all of my customers and readers who have been encouraging and supportive, I'm looking forward to being part of many more parties and celebrations!

I can't celebrate 1 year of baking without some cookie pictures, so here are a few of my recent orders:

See you late Alligator baby shower.

Brody's 4th Birthday

Addi's School Bus/Chevron Birthday

A close up of the rainbow chevron.

A colorful candy birthday party.

Another monogram.

A Lululemon inspired baby shower.

And a picture of me with my sweeties :).

I have some really fun pictures to share at the beginning of next week, make sure you don't miss it!

*I am not taking new orders at this time. If you have an existing order with me this does not affect you.

Lately

2012-09-19T21:31:00.000-07:00

Lately we have........

eaten Angry Bird pizza for lunch.....

and Apple Pie for dessert.

We have gotten into a good "school" routine, and both of the kids have done wonderful and love it.

We are loving the fall weather, and I am loving dressing the kids in fall clothes :).

And of course, I've been making a few cookies.....

I'll pretend these are for Track and Field or something we are always really good at :).

And of course I had to throw in some Chevron somewhere :).

And I loved these little onesies so much. I just can't get enough of the bowtie/tie fad. I hope it never goes away!

Eye Candy

2012-09-09T21:36:00.001-07:00

I am ready to get back to some regular posting, and things are slowing down a little bit around here so I am excited to share some fun stuff this week!

But first I'm going to share some fun cookie pictures from the past week.

I did these sweet monograms for one of my closest friends who is having a baby girl in November. I loved these colors and I never get tired of a cute monogram.

These sweet cookies were for a first wedding anniversary. I made them to match the wedding theme and invitation.

Chevron and Polka dot twos for a sweet friend of Taylor's.

More chevron and Polka dots. I heard from a lot of Razorback fans after I posted this picture on Instagram :). (That was before Saturday's game).

I absolutely loved these cookies and the theme of this party. I always love the red and turqoise together, and I always jump at the chance to do Paisley.

Here is a close up of the paisley pattern. I did a tutorial on this here.

Another sweet monogram for Jillian. I couldn't have picked three better colors.

And last, but definitely not least, "water painted" trees. I did these to match a print that was being used in the baby shower. I'm not going to lie, these took FOREVER. I was seeing dots for a few days after I finished these :).

I have to share this last picture because its just too funny. One night last week I told Parker to go put a shirt on for dinner, and he came back like this:

Happy Monday!!!

Rainbow Party Fun

2012-08-29T00:20:00.002-07:00

I'm back! We spent last week celebrating Taylor's birthday, and we have spent the past few days trying to recover :). I took a break from cookie orders to get ready for all of the birthday celebrations but cookies pick back up this week.

I have some party pictures to share with you, but I thought I would share Taylor's party cookies first since it has been so long since I have posted any cookies.

Her party was rainbow themed with some ruffles and chevron, so I had so much fun doing cookies with all of these fun colors!

Rainbow Chevron Frames

Ruffled Cake on a cake stand (with 2 candles of course:)).

Ruffled Rainbows

Ruffled Rainbow Cake

I can't take any credit for the cake :). I debated on making it and then decided it was worth my time to have one of my favorite local bakeries make it. I absolutely loved it and was SO happy I passed that duty on to someone else!

I also made a ruffled table cloth to match. I knew I wanted something fun and girly and I thought this was the perfect combination of the two!

I posted a pic of the table cloth on Instagram and I have had a lot of people ask me how I made it. I will do a tutorial in the next few weeks for those of you that have asked. It was super easy and super cheap!

I also made Jolly Rancher suckers from Pinterest and stuck them in vintage blue Ball jars for a fun effect on the table. Parker helped me make these one day while Taylor napped. This is a perfect and fun activity for a toddler.

I love Mason Jars and knew I could squeeze them in somewhere :).

I also made white cupcakes with white icing and a rainbow topper for all of the guests.

I made the toppers with extra icing from making cookies. I'll show you how to do that too. Its the perfect way to use up any extra icing without wasting it. A topper made out of dried royal icing is good for a year if stored air tight. Fun, right?!

I also made a chevron birthday banner..........

and labeled the water bottles with chevron labels...

I will share more party pics and party people after I get them downloaded and edited. But for now I will leave you with a pic of the birthday girl because I can't resist!!

Reese's Cupcake Recipe

2012-08-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

I have taken off about 10 days from making cookies to get ready for Taylor's birthday this coming weekend and I have found myself baking away anyway! No sugar cookies, but a lot of other yummy treats.

Yesterday afternoon Parker and I made these Reese's Cupcakes for Jason because he LOVES anything peanut butter.

And yes, they are as good as they look and they are SO easy to make!!! I had a handful of people ask me for the recipe after I posted an Instagram pic so here it is....

Make your favorite chocolate cake. I love Better Homes and Gardens and this cake recipe is one of the best I have found. Or make your favorite boxed cake mix.

Quick sidenote: I really want these recipes I post to appeal to the working mom or busy moms who have kids at home and don't have all of the time in the world to be in the kitchen. So I know its not the most appropriate as a baker to recommend a boxed cake, but its true, I make a cake from a box sometimes! As long as it tastes good, right?!

Anyway, after you've made your chocolate cake, let your cupcakes cool completely. While they are cooling begin to make your Peanut Butter icing. Get ready for the best thing you've ever tasted. It tastes exactly like the middle of a Reese's.

Peanut Butter Icing

1/2 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

3-6 Tbs milk depending on how thick/thin you want your icing

Soften (do not melt) your butter. Mix butter and peanut butter with mixer until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar alternating with the milk until you have your desired consistency. There is no right or wrong consistency, you just don't want the icing to be too runny.

The icing is really what makes the cupcake. After you ice your cupcakes top it with a Reese's of course! I used a regular size Reese's cup and cut it in half and it fit perfectly. You could also use mini Reese's, Reese's pieces, or crumbled Reese's candy.

Yeehaw and Gymnastics

2012-08-17T19:37:00.001-07:00

I had every intention of posting these on Thursday, but my poor blog has been broken. It magically fixed itself today so I'm crossing my fingers nothing else happens

I was so excited when sweet Megan asked me to do cookies for her twins cowboy/cowgirl themed 1st birthday. I love the western theme, and combined with the fact that it was for boy/girl twins, these made some cute cookies!

Megan was so easy to work with and basically told me she was using pinks and blues and she wanted cowboy boots. I added a sweet pink bow to half of the cowboy hats for sweet Sloane, and a sheriffs star on the other half for Knox.

I also did some pink and blue #1's with names to add some color to the set.

And of course some cowboy boots. I did half pink/half blue.

Oh, and did I mention I did 100 of these???? :)

I can't wait to see pictures from this party, Megan has been posting the CUTEST tidbits of the party on instagram. It's going to be adorable.

Speaking of adorable.....

These two started gymnastics this week. CUTEST. THING. EVER. I'm totally going to be that crazy Mom in the bleachers when my kids get older and start playing sports. I wanted to jump through the glass window at the gym and tell them they were the best and that what they were doing was awesome. All over a front somersault. But really, it was the best ;).

If you are wondering about the rock heart, Parker told me Peyton would really like it if he held his heart in this picture. My parents get us something for our garden we built for Peyton every year on his birthday. They got us this heart this year and we love it so much we have kept it in the house as a sweet reminder of him.

I really love these two. Their daddy and I pretty much think they hung the moon :).

Southern Charm

2012-08-15T09:24:00.001-07:00

Remember how I told you I had some really fun cookies this week? These are definiteley some of my favorites I have done, and I think its because they scream Southern!

I love living in the south. I hope I never leave the south, and I hope Mason Jars never go out of style. We decorate with them, drink out of them, can veggies in them, and now make cookies shaped like them!

I was super excited to use my Mason Jar cutter :).

Chalkboards

Sunflowers

(Decorators: I used white sanding sugar for the middle of the sunflowers. I iced all of the petals, let them dry completely, and then flooded the middle with brown icing. I then sprinkled a layer of sanding sugar on, making sure to get rid of all of the excess sugar so the brown still showed through.)

I have a feeling this will be the first of many Mason Jars. I will try to work them in to any order I can :).

And because I can't help but share these pictures, I got a quick glimpse of my life in about 12 years.........

Little man was not playing around. He washed every inch of that car.

I'll be back tomorrow with another fun set!

Pumpkin Cupcakes

2012-08-12T08:38:00.001-07:00

..........with cinnamon cream cheese icing. These are so incredibly good and easy.

Fall is just around the corner and this is my very favorite thing to make!

I love to bake something from scratch, but I don't always have the time to do that. Most of the time the faster, the better.

I found this recipe in a Food and Family magazine last fall, and if you like anything pumpkin, you will love these!!

Ingredients

1 boxed spice cake mix

(you can also make a spice cake from scratch)

1 cup sour cream

1 can pumpkin (15 oz.)

1/4 cup oil

3 eggs

1 package of cream cheese (8 oz.)

1/4 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 16 oz. package powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix first five ingredients with a mixer until combined. Spoon into 24 cupcake liners.

Bake for 20-22 minutes. Make sure the middle of your cupcakes are set before you take them out. This cake is dense and it cooks slower than a regular cake.

Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a bowl until combined. Add powdered sugar and cinnamon. Ice your COOLED cupcakes!

It doesn't hurt to put your icing in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. It makes it easier to work with.

Come on Fall!!!!

*This is a KRAFT foods recipe.

Making Memories

2012-08-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

We have had such a fun week around here. The kiddos started off the week at Grandparents playing for a couple of days, and then Wednesday night we headed off to a Naturals baseball game with some friends from small group.

Daddy and the kiddos before we headed out.

P and T before we left. They were both so excited to go!

They were totally uninterested in the game, but enjoyed swinging like monkeys from the stair railing and eating a bunch of junk food :).

Friday we spent the morning at the park, having a breakfast picnic and playing in this much cooler weather we are having around here.

It was so nice to get outside and play. The kids have missed playing outside, it has just been too hot!

Friday afternoon we took the kids to a local Festival that happens every August. We started off the night with a local spaghetti dinner they have on the fairgrounds. This town is know for their Spaghetti and fried chicken; Jason and I have spent many date nights at Mama's Z's stuffing ourselves with their yummy food! After we ate we headed out for some fun!

Me and the kids heading into the Festival.

I snapped these pics with my Iphone. We all had so much fun. Taylor was in sensory overload taking in all of the sights and sounds. She was right in her element :) Parker was trying to figure out how everything worked and wanted to ride all of the adult rides. Which brings me to this:

(Sorry for the blurry pic, Jason was scared the worker would see him taking this pic, ha!)

Parker was dead set on riding the Ferris wheel as soon as we pulled in the Festival. As we were walking onto the ride I noticed this. Yes, that is the entire ride resting on a small wooden block. The best part is we still got on and pretended we weren't terrified. WE WERE.

This, combined with the people watching made for a memorable night :). If you are local and don't have anything to do tonight go people watch at the Grape Festival. BEST. ENTERTAINMENT. EVER.

I have two super fun orders this coming week and I can't wait to share them with you! I will be back tomorrow with a pumpkin cupcake recipe and a new tutorial this week!

Picture Rundown

2012-08-08T06:49:00.001-07:00

I have had a busy past week in the cookie world. I shipped to PA, AL and TX and because of that I have gotten a little behind on posting pics. Here are some of the orders from this past week!

I took this pic before I finished their mouths, oops!

CARS!

Lingerie Shower

Minnie Mouse

Minnie Mouse's bow

Baby shower

Chevron and Polka dots

Monogram for a bridal shower.

I am slowly cutting down on the amount of cookie orders I take, and I am excited to have more time to share recipes, tutorials and fun stuff with you!

But for now, we are headed to swim and I am getting my hair done today. AHHHHHHHHH :).

Giveaway Winner

2012-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

We have a winner!!!!

Thank you so much to all of my blog and twitter followers for spreading the word and having some fun with this giveaway. This is the first of many cookie giveaways, and I am already looking forward to the next one!!!

Congratulations #57 Ashley E. from Pumpkin Butter!!!!

Please email me at thedoughmestichousewife@gmail.com and I will be in contact with you!

Winner was chosen by Random.org.

So sorry for the blurry pic. It is from my Iphone and this is as good as I could get.

I will be back tomorrow with last weeks cookie orders!

Lemon Bluberry Cupcakes

2012-07-31T08:34:00.000-07:00

I am having so much fun reading all of the cookie cutter guesses on the Giveaway post! Some are hilarious, and some of you got all of them. I am not sure the exact day I will choose a winner but I am thinking next Monday. I can't wait to see who wins!

If you haven't entered the giveaway go do it!

I made some yummy lemon blueberry cupcakes yesterday thanks to Pinterest, and I thought I would share the recipe!

Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

Recipe from Annie's Eats

For the Cake:

3/4 Cup plus 2 tbs. all purpose flour, divided

3/4 Cup cake flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

8 tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature

3/4 Cup plus 2 tbs. sugar

Zest of one lemon

2 large eggs at room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tbs. lemon juice

1/2 Cup plus 2 tbs. milk, room temperature

1 cup fresh blueberries

For the Frosting:

8 ounces cream cheese

5 tbs. unsalted butter at room temp.

3 Cups confectioners sugar, sifted

1 tbs. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Zest of one large lemon

Extra blueberries for garnish

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners. In a medium bowl, combine the ¾ cup all-purpose flour, the cake flour, baking powder and salt; whisk together and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, sugar and lemon zest. Beat together on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, blending well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and lemon juice. With the mixer on low speed, mix in half of the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Blend in the milk. Mix in the remaining dry ingredients, beating just until incorporated.

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In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Using a spatula gently fold the berries into the cake batter. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared liners, filling each about ¾ full. Bake 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pans 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired. (I used a large, unlabeled star tip to frost these cupcakes.) Garnish with fresh blueberries.

I also filled my cupcakes with lemon curd. SO good. These are perfect for a breakfast muffin if you leave off the icing.

And a picture of my sweeties......

This was as good as it got yesterday. :)

"A Happy Heart makes the face cheerful......"

Proverbs 15:13

Back to School Giveaway!

2012-07-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

*Giveaway is now closed.

I can't believe that its already that time, but its almost time to go back to school! I know some of you aren't so crazy about this, so let's have a little fun with it. I'm giving away 2 dozen back to school cookies!

There are FOUR different ways to enter:

1. Follow my blog.

2. Retweet my tweet on twitter announcing the giveaway @hollyhighthomas.

3. Follow me on twitter.

4. Play Name That Cutter!!!!

Make sure you leave a comment on my blog for each of these to increase your chances of winning!

Name That Cutter

I occasionally sort through my cookie cutters and organize them, and the last time I did I came across a handful of cutters that I had no idea what they were. So, I thought how fun would it be to have a fun quiz with my readers and have you guys see if you can figure out some weird cookie cutters. The fourth way to enter the giveaway is to guess what you think these five cookie cutters are posted below. Leave me a comment letting me know your guesses!

This last one was just appropriate :).

I hope you all have a little bit of fun with this!!!!

*Open to U.S. residents only.

Cherry Blossoms & 7UP Biscuits

2012-07-28T09:47:00.000-07:00

I finished off the week with a set of Cherry Blossom cookies for a bridal shower my SIL is helping host. LOVE these colors!

Aren't these colors so pretty together?

The Bride and Grooms monogram

Simple but sweet birdcage

Cherry Blossom

I love the way these look all together!

I am finishing up a fun cookie giveaway for tomorrow, so check back and enter!

Last night, I posted a picture of these 7UP biscuits on Instagram and I had a handful of people asking for the recipe, so here it is!

7UP biscuits

Ingredients

2 Cups Bisquick

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup 7UP

1/4 cup butter

Melt half of your butter in a baking dish. A 9 inch pie plate or 8x8 baking dish is ideal, but any size works! Mix your Bisquick and sour cream in a bowl until combined. Add your 7UP.

Sprinkle your counter surface with Bisquick and flatten out your dough to around 1-1 1/2 inches thick. Cut into small squares, place in your pan and bake at 425 degrees for around 8-10 minutes.

If you are having Italian for dinner, sprinkle some Italian seasoning and Parmesan on top before you bake. YUM!

Happy Baking!

UP & A Flashback

2012-07-24T23:08:00.001-07:00

So, who doesn't love the movie UP?! We watch it often at our house and I'm pretty sure Jason and I love it as much as the kids do. When I was asked to do some cookies for an UP themed party, the first thing that popped into my head was; Carl. The ~~sweet~~ old man that steals your heart because he's such a grump, ha! So after some brainstorming I came up with a fun set:

Carl, Russell, a balloon bouquet, and "the" mailbox.

Close Ups

I loved every second of these and was sad to send them off to TX!

And just because I can't help myself, I found some pictures my sweet friend Rachel took of the kids around Taylor's 1st birthday.

I cannot believe we have a four year old and an almost 2 year old. We are SO blessed.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above......"

James 1:17

Thomas Train

2012-07-23T13:01:00.001-07:00

My sweet friend Rachel asked me to make some cookies for her little boys birthday last week. Brady turned 3 and they celebrated with a Thomas Train party. Even though Ryan and Rachel moved to California, I am so happy I was able to be part of this fun day!

Can you guess what cutter I used for Thomas?

If you guessed a wedding cake cutter you are right!!! This is the Wilton wedding cutter set. I'm pretty sure I picked mine up at Wal Mart about a year ago.

It worked perfectly!

# 3's

Railroad Crossing Sign

I used an "X" cutter from my alphabet set for this cookie. I thought this cookie was a fun addition to the set.

Railroad Sign

Grey/Red Polka dot with Brady's name.

I am working on a fun giveaway for 2 dozen cookies, it should be up this week so check back!

The Avengers

2012-07-22T11:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday from the Avengers!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with regular posting and a new tutorial this week!

Catch Up

2012-07-20T08:16:00.001-07:00

I am catching up on some orders from the past couple of weeks. All of them are so different, but so fun!

Girls Night Out

These were for a fun girls night out. Sweet Meredith asked me to do these and I really wanted to stuff myself in the box and go with these cookies because I am pretty sure she and I could be good friends :).

Batman

These were for sweet Hudson who is having a Batman birthday party. I love doing anything superhero, and I think these colors are so fun together!

Diego and Boots

These were for another sweet Hudson who had a Diego jungle themed birthday. This was my first time to do Diego and Boots. I think boots is my favorite :).

Housewarming

I was asked to do these for a family who had just moved into a new house. I was so excited about using my house and key cutter for the first time. I thought they both turned out so cute, and the keys shipped and arrived in one piece!

WWE

When I was asked to do these I was excited because this was something different. I used the design of the traditional WWE and changed it to a "C" for the birthday boys initial. I also put his name on a wrestling ring. I also did a referee shirt because I know that the ref stands in the middle and raises the winners hand (?!? I had to do some research to do these, I have never watched WWE).

Happy Birthday Hudson!

Bubble Guppies

Lastly for the cookies I did more Bubble Guppies. I bet I turn down at least 3 orders a week of these. I guess they are hard to come by?!

And on a personal note, we have had a big month at our house. Taylor has been potty trained for one month! She has done so well, has only had one public accident, and stays dry during nap time and at night. I cannot believe this sweet girl will be 2 at the end of next month! We love you sweet T.

And little man, sigh. If you you follow me on Instagram and Twitter you have already seen this so I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist putting it on here. This boy knows how to steal your heart and steal it fast!

Have a great weekend!!!!

Winnie the Pooh and Jungle Animals

2012-07-16T08:06:00.003-07:00

I always love trying something new, so I was super excited when Jason's sweet cousin asked me to do some the Winnie the Pooh cookies for her daughters birthday.

Sadly I didn't include Piglet because I was afraid his ears would break during shipping, but I did make these cute guys;

Winnie, and of course Eeyore

And Pooh's honey pot.

*Cookie Decorators: I used my Pot of Gold cookie cutter from St. Patricks day for the honey pot. Keep an open mind with your cookie cutters, it is amazing all of the ways you can use one cutter!

I also did some bees just to add some fun (you can see them in the first pic I posted).

Now I need someone to order more of these and let me do Piglet!

After I finished up my Winnie the Pooh cookies, I got to work on a sweet set of jungle animals for Cooper's first birthday. When Amber sent me the invitation I fell in love with the sweet animals on the invite and I knew I wanted to make the cookies match the invite.

Aren't these so sweet!?

Mr. Lion

Mr. Elephant

Mr. Giraffe

Mr. Monkey

If you're wondering how I got these shapes I hand cut them all. Yes, every single cookie. I made templates out of carstock; I will definitely do a tutorial on this. It is time consuming, but you can make any shape you want!

Happy Monday!