Sunday, December 30, 2012

Cinderella Paper doll cookies


These cookies were made for my cousins adorable little girl who is in love with Cinderella at the moment.  I was trying to find a way to make Cinderella cookies that didn't involve a lot of painted detail.  The animation style that Disney uses is so iconic that if I was off by just a few brushstrokes the whole image would look distorted.

from paper dolls by cory

 I was incredibly fortunate to stumble upon this very talented artist who makes lovely and fun stylized paper dolls.  The images on my cookies are directly inspired by Paper Dolls by Cory.

from paper dolls by cory

  I can not do the style justice but I think the cookies will make my cousins daughter quite happy.  I hope the cookies make you happy too. 

Mice, Birds and Cinderella Banner

Just Whistle While You Work

Dreams Come True


Which dress to choose?


Hope you enjoyed these fun Cinderella themed cookies! 


Happy New Year Everyone!

 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Winter Wonderland Cookies

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.


Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.


When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gingerbread, Maple Spice, and Chocolate Spice cookies with vanilla lemon royal icing.

$30 for 2 (individual orders will be accepted but cookie flavors will be the same)

Comment if you are interested in recipes or tutorials!

Happy Holidays everyone!!!!!!


Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Twelve Days of Christmas


The Twelve Days of Christmas Hand Painted Cookies



On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree. 




On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 




On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 



On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 



On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 
 



On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree. 


On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!








Monday, December 3, 2012

Christmas Trees and Santas

This is a set of custom cookies I made for one of my customers.  She requested square hand painted cookies with either Christmas Trees on them or Santa.  I decided to do both.

Ho Ho Ho
The Santa's have luster dust painted on their hats and then a combo of luster dust and petal dust on their beards.
Have you been naugty or nice?

The trees are bordered with a wet application of luster dust and then have a dry brushing of luster dust over the trees

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

How lovely are your branches


I hope my customer has as good of a time eating these cookies as I did making them!

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Cinnamon Twist Wreath Bread


 Looking for something special to serve your family over the holidays? How about a lovely wreath filled with cinnamoney suggary goodness!


This wheel of sweet spiciness is topped off with a red fondant bow and glitzy sprinkles.  


If interested in ordering one of these jems to grace your holiday table e-mail me at vanessaslingsb@gmail.com



Saturday, December 1, 2012

Christmas tree Tower 2012

My Christmas tree tower is one of my most popular items.  I got some new cutters this year to make it look even more like a tree.   



Now you have two shape options to choose from for your tree as well as two different icing styles, not to mention 2 different sizes. 


Icing style #1 is a full flooded cookie with establishments.  A tall tower (16 cookies) costs $30 a short tower (8 cookies) costs $10.  The towers are stacked around a bamboo stick ad a few are iced together to add to the stability of the tower.    Each cookie is easily removed from the tower for your enjoyment.   


Above you can see icing style #2 You can also see the two sizes of the tree large (16 cookies) and small (6 cookies) Trees with icing style #2 cost $25 for the tall and $8 for the small.


Because of the fragile nature of the trees I do not ship them assembled.  If you need them shipped assembly will be required, but I will provide instructions and all the materials needed to put the trees together.  


When you place your order let me know if you want a star or snowflake tree (Above picture left Star, right Snowflake) tree size, piping style, and cookie flavor.



Orders can be placed at vanessaslingsby@gmail.com

Happy Holidays everyone!