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Christmas Topiary Cookie Tutorial for Sugarbelle

December 11, 2013 by Melissa 1 Comment

I'm so excited to be guest posting on Sugarbelle's today. It's such an honor to have your cookie idol ask you to be on her blog. While I'm pinching myself I'd love for you to go check out my tutorial for Christmas topiary cookies. Subscribe via email and never miss a post! … [Continue reading...]

Inspiration Challenge: Naughty & Nice

December 2, 2013 by Melissa 6 Comments

It's time for month three of the Inspiration Challenges. This month's theme is Naughty & Nice. When I came up with this theme I immediately had the idea to do lingerie. I have so many cookie cutters that have never seen the light of day and one of those cutters is a corset cutter. I thought it would be a great time to put it to use. Initially I was going to make separate corsets but then I decided it would be neat to do a split personality corset. One day you may be feeling a little naughty and other day nice. Stephanie and I would love to see what your take on the theme is. … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 12-1-13

December 1, 2013 by Melissa 5 Comments

Happy Sunday friends. How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was great. Lots of good food and the company was great. I don't want to see another piece of turkey or pumpkin pie for awhile. I was really bad but now it's time to get back on my low carb diet. We are officially in December and Christmas is fast approaching. Sadly I did not get around to making any Thanksgiving cookies. I'm already seeing Christmas cookies and I feel so far behind. It's like the cookie decorating world is going as fast as the retail world. Before you know it we won't see Halloween or Thanksgiving cookies anymore. It … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 11-24-13

November 24, 2013 by Melissa 2 Comments

Happy Sunday! I missed my post last Sunday because life just got hectic. I'm still dealing with my dog Pepper being sick. We opted to have an ultrasound done to see if we could find answers to what is going on with her. The ultrasound showed that she had a bladder stone. This may be the cause of her kidney problems. We have her on a new prescription food and in a month we'll take her back for a follow-up. I'm still dieting or should I say I'm still trying to diet. I have bad days. I've been exercising more regularly but I've been sidelined with a foot injury. Last Sunday we went to the … [Continue reading...]

Geeky Baby Shower Owl Cookie for Jennifer from NoYoMoCo

November 22, 2013 by Melissa 25 Comments

Today I'm excited to be a part of a virtual geeky baby shower for Jennifer of Not Your Momma's Cookie. Jennifer just had her first child on November 8th. A baby girl named Seraphina Noelle who is absolutely gorgeous. You can see her here. If you follow Jennifer's blog then you know that she has a geeky side. We're honoring that with the theme of the shower and I made a geeky girl owl. She's geek and chic. If you would like to see how I made her then come back tomorrow for the tutorial. Right now I want to introduce you to all the other participants and show you the complete awesomeness … [Continue reading...]

Keeping Your Mixing Bowl Squeaky Clean

November 20, 2013 by Melissa 4 Comments

Have you ever heard that oil is the enemy of royal icing? I had never heard it until I got into decorating cookies. I've never experienced any problems from oil with my royal icing but after I heard about the potential for it to pose a problem I was always paranoid. In the last year I started cleaning my bowl with vinegar to keep it nice and clean. I needed piece of mind since I make buttercream a lot. Then one day I discovered the blue stuff on Pinterest. You know the blue stuff right? Equal parts Dawn dish soap and vinegar. I first discovered this wonderful stuff here. I use it to … [Continue reading...]

Cookies n Cream Cupcakes

November 15, 2013 by Melissa 11 Comments

Yesterday was our Thanksgiving potluck at work. Whenever we have potlucks I always sign up for dessert. It's my thing. This year I decided to bring cookies n cream cupcakes. Since it was a weeknight I took the easy way out and used a cake mix. I know there are some people out there that frown upon using cake mixes but when it's a weeknight and you're dead tired you gotta do what you gotta do. I'm sharing the recipe with you if you'd like to try them. The idea is not original and has been done in many ways. I just took a cake mix and used the eggs, oil and water according to the … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 11-10-13

November 10, 2013 by Melissa 4 Comments

Balance. A word that's been heavily on my mind for a couple weeks. How do we find balance in life? It seems like time just flies by and we're trying to keep up. When I first discovered blogging two years ago I immediately became addicted to it. I wanted to post every day if I could but working full-time that was an impossibility. Within the last two years I've had some good runs at posting more than once a week but it never becomes a set schedule. I try my best to post quality content and not worry so much about quantity. I do love these Slice of Life posts because I can talk about anything … [Continue reading...]

Sweet Talk: The Cookie Corner AZ

November 6, 2013 by Melissa 6 Comments

Today I'm chatting with Jackie of Cookie Corner AZ. I've been a fan of Jackie's work for quite awhile. She makes beautiful cookies and packages them so nicely. I have packaging envy as that's something I'm still trying to master. She also has a great eye for color as you'll see in the samples of her work below. Let's get to know Jackie better. Hi I'm Jackie of Cookie Corner AZ. I’m a Christian, wife, mom of two girls, protector of one spoiled dog, and creative spirit. Many people ask the how and why I ended up being a "cookier". I have a post on my blog about my story which you can read … [Continue reading...]