CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, November 8, 2013

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.......
CookieCrazie will be at Cookie'sCool in Genoa, Italy May 1-3, 2014!!!

To check out the information:
Cookie'sCool Website
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It's back!
Cookie Con 2014 is coming soon.
You don't want to miss this....

I'd LOVE to see you there!

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CookieCrazie's Week in Review

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Personal Side

 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas......
Well.....at least the spread of cookies I did this week do. :)

I'm super excited about so many things going on.....

I love the holiday season......so the thought of Christmas is exciting.
I start decorating in a couple of weeks......YEAH!

I just found out a few weeks ago that I'm going to Italy in May 2014 to teach cookie decorating.
I still keep wondering if it is just a dream.....and not real.

It looks like there is going to be another wedding around here.....oh my!

And on and on it goes.......

Never a dull moment.
I was having dull moments often (no complaints!) and now they don't exist anymore. haha

Next week.......more Christmas cookies.
I'm going to try a non-traditional color motif and see what happens. 

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Instagram photos for this week:

After my epic "Indian corn failure" a few weeks ago,
I think I've found a fix. :)
Just in case....I did it five different ways to find the best way.
Stay tuned for a tutorial on all five versions. :)

SweetWorks is awesome!

I get the pleasure of using lots of their products on my cookies

and in my photo shoots.  Excited!! 

A whole lotta pumpkin cookies 'round here. :)

Indian Corn.....a multitude of versions to ensure I found one I liked. :)

It's that time of year.......pies!

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Last CookieCrazie Chatter....

CookieCrazie Chatter...... November 1, 2013

Ride 'em Cowboy Cookie Collection

With the challenge to make cowboy boot cookies for my pastor's retirement party......
I got all CRAZIE and made a whole collection of cookies to go with the boots.
I know you are SO surprised. haha


Cowboy Boot Cookies (Tutorial)

Jean Pocket Cookies (Tutorial)

Here's the actual set I gave my pastor as a gift.......in a beautiful BRP box, of course. :)

Ride 'Em Cowboy Cookie Collection

Jean Pocket Cookies (Tutorial)

Cowboy Boot Cookies (Tutorial)

Ride 'em Cowboy Cookie Collection

Cowboy Boot Cookies (Tutorial)

After serving 40 faithful years to our church, my pastor retired last month.

There were lots of special events done in his honor.
One was a men's breakfast where they did a pastor "roast".

For the centerpieces at the tables, they pulled together lots of things that represented Bro. Pat.
 My pastor wears cowboy boots most of the time,
so I was asked to make a cowboy boot cookie for each table.

I used THIS cutter......cutting off the spur.

Outline and flood the entire boot with brown (or black....or whatever color chosen) 10-second glaze.

After it has dried for more than 1 hour, press a texture mat into each boot's glaze.

I used a combination of the cobble stone and sand textures in this set.

Also take a long thin tool (like a cake tester) and add a seam down the boot side (as shown below).

Allow the base to dry for 2 or more hours (to prevent bleeding).

Add details like the white pointed pattern and the rectangle at the top.

(Study whatever boot you're trying to emulate for custom designs.)

Also add the black heel and sole line (as seen below).

After the cookies have dried overnight, use a black food color marker to add stitches

down the seam and around the heel and sole.

It was fun to add some special love to the event by making these boot cookies to honor my pastor. :)

Ride 'Em Cowboy Cookie Collection

Jean Pocket Cookies (Tutorial)

Cowboy Boot Cookies (Tutorial)

Ride 'em Cowboy Cookie Collection