Inspiration Challenge: June {Fabric Patterns}

I never imagined that when I became obsessed with cookie decorating that it would lead me to meet some wonderful friends that share the same love and obsession for cookies that I do. One of these friends is Stephanie from Ellie's Bites Decorated Cookies. Stephanie and I like to cookie for our friends and family. I guess you could say that we are hobbyists when it comes to cookie decorating. I expressed to Stephanie how sometimes it is hard to get motivated to make cookies just for fun and she came up with this great idea that we do a 12 month inspiration challenge. Each month we pick a theme and challenge ourselves to make cookies based on the theme. It will give us an excuse to make cookies and it will also challenge us to think outside the box as decorators.

For month one of the inspiration challenge we decided the theme would be fabric patterns. Since Father's Day is this month I wanted to translate my pattern onto neckties. I went to different stores snapping pics of neckties and when I got home I thought that I had enough pics to be able to choose one pattern. Well after looking through the pics I decided that I just wasn't happy with what I had. I scoured the Internet looking at fabric patterns and most were too busy or just not the look I was going for. After a lot of searching I finally found a pattern that I liked.

The pattern is simplistic but I really like how it turned out. Here is the inspiration fabric pattern.

Image Source: http://www.etsy.com/listing/65715867/leaf-tea-towel-leaves-flour-sack-towel?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=leaf+cotton&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

Although my design is simplistic this first challenge was challenging. Free handing is not my forte. I'm just not that good of a drawer. I wanted to challenge myself to not use my Kopykake. I decided to go with a wet-on-wet technique because it would force me to not think too much because you have to work quickly before your icing starts to dry. For more info about the wet-on-wet technique please see this post.

So do you want to know the most exciting thing about this challenge?  We want you to participate. I will be hosting a link-up party {at the bottom of this post} where you can share your cookies with us. The link-up will run for the whole month of June. All you have to do is find a fabric pattern and translate the pattern onto any cookie. I hope you will participate in this challenge and we look forward to seeing your designs. Each month we will share a new challenge and give you the opportunity to participate and post your creations. Next month's challenge is “Home Decor”. Grab your camera phone and head over to HomeGoods, Target, or even Pottery Barn and find your inspiration.

Please be sure to check out Stephanie's challenge design here. She turned a pattern from a dress into cookies. If you like this idea please be sure to thank her for coming up with it and if you want to share your designs on Stephanie's page you can do so by leaving a comment with the link to your design. She will add your link to her post. This is our first challenge so we're still working out all the details. Finally, if you don't follow Stephanie already please look through her blog and see her designs. She inspires me. You can find her on Facebook here.

Let's get this party started!