tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34747716809237174572024-03-06T15:02:44.191-05:00Sweet B'sCelebration Cakes and CookiesSweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-50092783324481452612012-03-13T23:02:00.000-04:002012-03-13T23:02:44.738-04:00Pan Shots<div style="text-align: center;">So, lately, I've been bad about not taking pictures of my cookies, which in turn means I don't have great pictures to post on the blog...hence, this post consisting only of "pan shots". No glitz, no glamour - just cookies. Without further ado - I give you pink lobsters. (squeel!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--2da0AaqIEA/T2ACli5ZReI/AAAAAAAAEhU/0jqV3l7iCXM/s1600/C7CAEEB0-44A5-4AB6-BF9D-55036914A66C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--2da0AaqIEA/T2ACli5ZReI/AAAAAAAAEhU/0jqV3l7iCXM/s640/C7CAEEB0-44A5-4AB6-BF9D-55036914A66C.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up several new cutters the other weekend when I was down in Beaufort, SC...one of them was a lobster and I was pretty stoked about it. So, when a friend of mine wanted some cookies for a friend's birthday and said it didn't matter what shape, I *jokingly* suggested lobsters. She said it was fine as long as they were girly - so I put bows on them! Hahaha! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8j9-0bBwEWA/T2AClr-QQyI/AAAAAAAAEhU/kI1hZYwtX6c/s1600/DF3AC9FA-0F7B-475E-9C0C-04EE71D04886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8j9-0bBwEWA/T2AClr-QQyI/AAAAAAAAEhU/kI1hZYwtX6c/s640/DF3AC9FA-0F7B-475E-9C0C-04EE71D04886.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were used to give the "scoop" on a new arrival! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzVeZTRNbdY/T2ABusgiQbI/AAAAAAAAEgI/ozxZsKqckYA/s1600/C97088FF-499D-49BD-9386-E69CB6B53793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uzVeZTRNbdY/T2ABusgiQbI/AAAAAAAAEgI/ozxZsKqckYA/s640/C97088FF-499D-49BD-9386-E69CB6B53793.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were for a new baby cookie jar. I never thought I would enjoy using grey icing so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mAilYf7p9Lw/T2ABulQJWEI/AAAAAAAAEgI/YVOUfVFd7JI/s1600/96917D63-3BAB-4DDD-9A89-0198CD834A33.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mAilYf7p9Lw/T2ABulQJWEI/AAAAAAAAEgI/YVOUfVFd7JI/s640/96917D63-3BAB-4DDD-9A89-0198CD834A33.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were for an event held at the Home Depot in Aiken, SC....the assistant manager and coordinator of the event said, when she saw them, "they brought a smile to my stressed out week!". And that email brought a smile to my stressed out week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for putting up with my "pat shots" and I'll try to do better!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-9272403609845265962012-02-20T11:08:00.002-05:002012-02-20T11:19:55.433-05:00Out of My {Bloggy} Hibernation<div style="text-align: center;">I was never in *official* blog hibernation, but somehow it happened. (And just because I haven't been writing doesn't mean I haven't been baking!) Well, I'm waking up now and going to start sharing again. Hopefully, I'll have some cool new stories and fun new cookies to share. Until then, here's a stream of pictures of what I've been up to in the past couple of months. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tKLMK3PpB8U/Tzb7joR3AKI/AAAAAAAAEGU/KVNsM6m1TXo/s1600/IMG_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tKLMK3PpB8U/Tzb7joR3AKI/AAAAAAAAEGU/KVNsM6m1TXo/s400/IMG_00001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were for the company Christmas party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.petschrespiratory.com/">http://www.petschrespiratory.com/</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This 4 year old couldn't decide between <em>Cars</em> or <em>Toy Story</em>, so we did both!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Instead of writing so many Thank You notes after the party, this mom decided to combine the favors and Thank You notes on one cookie!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And these were the cookies to enjoy at the party!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Graduation cookies for a Southern Poly Science University grad.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a fun (and sweet!) way to say Thank You to your shower hostesses!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cookies to enjoy during the viewing of <em>The</em> <em>Polar Express!</em></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a the guys at the service department.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the princess inside us all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More to come....sooner than later...</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-37726487666574124872011-12-02T11:19:00.000-05:002011-12-02T11:19:34.014-05:00CHRISTMAS!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go, Sweet B(ay)...</div><div style="text-align: center;">...It's yur burthday...</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and yur bloggin' like it's yur burthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In case you weren't sure - yes, I am a dork. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But a sweet one!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just wanted to share some fun Christmas cookies with you on my birthday! (Yes, it really is my birthday!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I stuck with a few designs from last year, but have added lots of new ones!! And a new flavor!</div><div style="text-align: center;">For your enjoyment, here's the new Mocha Peppermin-tini!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8WlzAaCbsY/Ttj0BUXG3bI/AAAAAAAAEF0/UP0i09ze6b0/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V8WlzAaCbsY/Ttj0BUXG3bI/AAAAAAAAEF0/UP0i09ze6b0/s400/2.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate sugar cookie with peppermint icing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83Civ5UOncY/Ttj0BNIBm2I/AAAAAAAAEFw/Of7WaJayJBk/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-83Civ5UOncY/Ttj0BNIBm2I/AAAAAAAAEFw/Of7WaJayJBk/s400/3.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ornaments! I got really excited about these because I get to doodle on them like my Easter Eggs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wI2mq0Uxl4w/Ttjz1iOEzUI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/fzkB9j3VkZg/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wI2mq0Uxl4w/Ttjz1iOEzUI/AAAAAAAAEFQ/fzkB9j3VkZg/s400/1.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the cute new mittens!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-49kWyvhkhm8/Ttjz8CiP7vI/AAAAAAAAEFY/K7b1CVZUmK4/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-49kWyvhkhm8/Ttjz8CiP7vI/AAAAAAAAEFY/K7b1CVZUmK4/s400/4.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can just picture these snowmen dancing around in the snow!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E8Bii-An4nk/Ttjz-n9TJgI/AAAAAAAAEFo/jh1IlHpXalk/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E8Bii-An4nk/Ttjz-n9TJgI/AAAAAAAAEFo/jh1IlHpXalk/s400/6.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are 2 of each design going into the Sweet Cheer Jar (seen below). Perfect for a hostess gift or teacher or neighbors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubJadk4GTf8/Ttjz9QOSKtI/AAAAAAAAEFg/jsTgCLidCI0/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubJadk4GTf8/Ttjz9QOSKtI/AAAAAAAAEFg/jsTgCLidCI0/s400/5.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Cookies make a great addition to a bottle of wine or a perfect gift topper!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, if you need to pick up a couple, stop by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/neapolitan.cupcake.shoppe">Neapolitan Cupcake Shoppe</a> in Augusta or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Neapolitan-Cupcake-Shoppe-Aiken-SC/237656006264753">downtown Aiken</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/veryveraaugusta">VeryVera</a>!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or if you need a dozen or more, or personalization, email me at <a href="mailto:ThinkCookies@gmail.com">ThinkCookies@gmail.com</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-17289179426220545152011-10-31T13:17:00.000-04:002011-10-31T13:17:38.379-04:00Happy Fall, Y'all!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a fun time of year to have a house warming party! The colors of autumn are so warm and inviting. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been wanting to do house cookies for some time now. Quaint little doors. Cute little windows with sweet little window boxes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw_KdrEQsyY/Tq7WZPrADWI/AAAAAAAAEEc/gbbTTu5Cc4E/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Pw_KdrEQsyY/Tq7WZPrADWI/AAAAAAAAEEc/gbbTTu5Cc4E/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They turned out so cute and sweet and quaint!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A4F31ZDDFWQ/Tq7WZF0M7zI/AAAAAAAAEEg/vosP85qgDpo/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" width="267" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to do lots more of these little houses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope y'all are having a great fall so far! I'm hoping to do some fall trees this week...how fun does that sound?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-32415681815060868752011-10-16T22:30:00.000-04:002011-10-16T22:30:07.646-04:00The Challenge<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, this time last year, VeryVera started selling my cookies in 2 retail locations. This time this year, Sweet B's is still being sold in Vera's 2 locations AND my cookies are in the 2 locations of Neapolitan Cupcakes!! I also have a "cookie boutique" at the Neapolitan in Aiken. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Along with this growth, I was challenged with my largest order yet...1,000 cookies. 1,000 individually wrapped cookies. 1,000 quatrefoil (new shape), individually wrapped cookies. But I was up for the challenge, and excited to take on this many cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What. was. I. thinking.</div><div style="text-align: center;">What kept me going was the cause. It was for the biennial (every other year) fund raising gala for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SoundChoices">Sound Choices Pregnancy Clinic</a>. My sister-in-law is the development director for the clinic and orchestrates the gala, which continues to be more successful with each one she does. This year was a record high attendance. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The cookie preparation started as soon as it was approved by Sound Choices. As in, I put together a budget and started ordering supplies - 400 yards of purple satin ribbon, 1,000 of my clear, gusseted bags, and custom labels for the event with the Sound Choices logo on them and "Custom cookies by www.ThinkCookies.com".</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also started gathering things to accommodate for the large order. I arranged with Molly to use her space in the Neapolitan Cupcake Shoppe in Aiken so I could order one of these -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pX7yRZfES4/TpuHV26Y6uI/AAAAAAAAEDo/m7djE4jIwTQ/s1600/rack.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7pX7yRZfES4/TpuHV26Y6uI/AAAAAAAAEDo/m7djE4jIwTQ/s400/rack.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
(For those of you who do not know, when a baker has a sheet pan rack to call her own, it is a <strong><u>huge</u></strong> deal. It feels like success. A personal goal in life has been met. Check that one off the list!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I cut out the quatrefoils and froze the cutouts, like I do with a lot of my orders. Only this time, it takes me 3 days (with some help from my ma!) to cut them out. After only 1 day of baking (yay! for commercial ovens!), the challenging part begins. I enlisted some help from my other job, who I couldn't have done without. Mrs. Susan spent several hours helping me flood the cookies a beautiful color of blue. And Megan, Kierra, Lacandrea, and Kristin helped package the cookies. My sister, Bonnie, helped me do all of the above and more. She spent countless hours with me flooding, packaging, counting (after all, she is an auditor, so inventory counting was right up her alley) and finally, packing up my little Fit with all 1,010 cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-yT99y1T4Y/TpuJsUdCLqI/AAAAAAAAEEA/mSQpofA-erQ/s1600/In+Fit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-yT99y1T4Y/TpuJsUdCLqI/AAAAAAAAEEA/mSQpofA-erQ/s400/In+Fit.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They made the drive to Columbus, with NO breakages!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once out of the back of my Fit, these cookies ended up here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IEKDeF5yes4/TpuHVnKBOCI/AAAAAAAAEDk/7n39zlInCYo/s1600/DSC_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IEKDeF5yes4/TpuHVnKBOCI/AAAAAAAAEDk/7n39zlInCYo/s400/DSC_0079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">In a beautiful ballroom of purple, silver, and blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4oQTG4Emlbo/TpuHRkrVgvI/AAAAAAAAEDc/EWg7WTR6Tz0/s1600/DSC_0066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4oQTG4Emlbo/TpuHRkrVgvI/AAAAAAAAEDc/EWg7WTR6Tz0/s400/DSC_0066.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so honored that Sweet B's cookies not only were a part of this gala, but they were a part of decorations. They helped make the table pretty. Yay!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcdWhwybbiU/TpuHQsgclnI/AAAAAAAAEDM/a0V1E2WlLNM/s1600/DSC_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcdWhwybbiU/TpuHQsgclnI/AAAAAAAAEDM/a0V1E2WlLNM/s400/DSC_0065.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously. I'm still in awe that I could be a part of this endeavor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SpSZ5j6uq84/TpuHQn40OeI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/3yf45JFKkvY/s1600/DSC_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SpSZ5j6uq84/TpuHQn40OeI/AAAAAAAAEDQ/3yf45JFKkvY/s400/DSC_0069.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clinic has been in operation for 30 years. Hence, the "30 years of life".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7Deux6yE7fB3wM5VLaV5NMIMoYSzU8fCI6IdMrraSKIx8HBIKx3gXDA-RzZnl9Xu4_YNl7pDz32KNuC194JhucQDAmEp1_LYngQBb9ppbVkeEN3wQAD95k9GKhFDPSW8ts0Tj5IavDE/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7Deux6yE7fB3wM5VLaV5NMIMoYSzU8fCI6IdMrraSKIx8HBIKx3gXDA-RzZnl9Xu4_YNl7pDz32KNuC194JhucQDAmEp1_LYngQBb9ppbVkeEN3wQAD95k9GKhFDPSW8ts0Tj5IavDE/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">30 years of giving women another option...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the option of life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, most of the time, this blog is just about cookies. But <em>the challenge</em> of this particular post is that it's not just about cookies. It's also about life....for someone who's voice can't be heard. And this organization, Sound Choices, over the past 30 years, has rescued 6,000 lives that would have otherwise been "terminated". And this, is why I was so honored to be a part of the gala. My cookies were given to each patron to say "Thank You". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for choosing life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-23114438182687204552011-09-29T22:11:00.001-04:002011-09-29T22:12:09.619-04:00Color Trendin'<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, it started with these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-be5slJzLLQU/ToB5U8NEuwI/AAAAAAAAEC0/NW3bYVJO1-k/s1600/DSC_0396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-be5slJzLLQU/ToB5U8NEuwI/AAAAAAAAEC0/NW3bYVJO1-k/s400/DSC_0396.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They matched the invitation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFu9xQTfl8w/ToB5PLutCTI/AAAAAAAAECw/AYpo6gzl5K0/s1600/DSC_0400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fFu9xQTfl8w/ToB5PLutCTI/AAAAAAAAECw/AYpo6gzl5K0/s400/DSC_0400.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I did these (to match the invite)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F0-NLzdHQ9U/ToB5bqIUcwI/AAAAAAAAEDA/OMkySwQRyRA/s1600/DSC_0436+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F0-NLzdHQ9U/ToB5bqIUcwI/AAAAAAAAEDA/OMkySwQRyRA/s400/DSC_0436+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a Pampered Chef party. (If you couldn't tell.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUrpi6VvNUI/ToB5b8kXxxI/AAAAAAAAEDE/RgdnAG-OWPk/s1600/DSC_0439+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RUrpi6VvNUI/ToB5b8kXxxI/AAAAAAAAEDE/RgdnAG-OWPk/s400/DSC_0439+%25282%2529.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have I mentioned that one of my favorite things to use in the kitchen is the PC batter bowl?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then, I suggested these colors to a customer (imagine that)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5vFLxZWtiUA/ToB5WCsmqVI/AAAAAAAAEC4/_1MxLADQ014/s1600/DSC_0445+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5vFLxZWtiUA/ToB5WCsmqVI/AAAAAAAAEC4/_1MxLADQ014/s400/DSC_0445+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and then my dad needed to send some Thank You cookies, color choice was up to me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">guess what colors I chose...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M2_KTIYdS7I/ToB5LgSTn9I/AAAAAAAAECo/iWwTVfZI-00/s400/DSC_0403.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyone noticing a pattern?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yuyTcdlTY-8/ToB5Ok4THHI/AAAAAAAAECs/0URIXge5_BI/s1600/DSC_0406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yuyTcdlTY-8/ToB5Ok4THHI/AAAAAAAAECs/0URIXge5_BI/s400/DSC_0406.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I always loved those coffee cups that were covered in different languages of Thank You, or I love You, etc. That was the inspiration for these.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you name all the languages I used for Thank You?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for the last installment of my pale blue and orangey-red cookie series, (for now), are these exciting cookies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mu4j1oHgU5A/ToB5Xnpua0I/AAAAAAAAEC8/nWN14_uY-fI/s1600/DSC_0460+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mu4j1oHgU5A/ToB5Xnpua0I/AAAAAAAAEC8/nWN14_uY-fI/s400/DSC_0460+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were for one of my regular customers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who wanted to announce to her co-workers that she was expecting!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(How fun is that?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had her son (who I made the <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2011/07/cookies-that-say-aaarrgh.html">pirate cookies</a> for) give out the cookies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(How cute is that?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was one of the first persons to know she was pregnant!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(How awesome is that?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyways, if you couldn't tell, I was pretty excited to make them for her...and it just so happens I could do them pale blue and orangey-red. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny how that worked out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>So, I think you can tell my current color combo obsession. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(If you're still in question, please review the pictures above.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exciting news to follow soon!!!</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-50920433117584643822011-09-18T20:24:00.000-04:002011-09-18T20:24:53.276-04:00More Pink and Green!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are certain color combinations I suggest when someone doesn't have a combo already in mind. Pink and green is becoming one of my new favorites. It may have to do with how much I loved June Anne's cookies, but regardless, I'm lovin' it. These pictures are from 2 different orders this past week. One was actually for June Anne's grandparents and the other was sent to a friend who has just had surgery. They're so much fun!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pZKMKATL7bI/TnaDuVGJMwI/AAAAAAAAECU/fEaruOvQVSk/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pZKMKATL7bI/TnaDuVGJMwI/AAAAAAAAECU/fEaruOvQVSk/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Personalized with each grandparent's nickname.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" rba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaWgpOqVGFA/TnaDtl_G1TI/AAAAAAAAECM/TjFwOvlZVaI/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" width="267" /><br />
I hope the green hearts weren't too girly for Pops and Popi.</div><div align="center">Although, I've learned that most guys don't care about what the cookie looks like...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao8I3DhFg3loUhb2XHvPuX6tcmI8__0r9BhC6yh3OrDNhjqCV2ZvaifgdNh7fvaeWzghYSpkmJOte4FUUNWkU9RcVs3X7SnYQBdSDU6e3A_BGOvsKaIHXt21B7CiJs335bld1_LmzBHg/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao8I3DhFg3loUhb2XHvPuX6tcmI8__0r9BhC6yh3OrDNhjqCV2ZvaifgdNh7fvaeWzghYSpkmJOte4FUUNWkU9RcVs3X7SnYQBdSDU6e3A_BGOvsKaIHXt21B7CiJs335bld1_LmzBHg/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
Just the taste!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L_GeaAZ2td8/TnaEBObFXcI/AAAAAAAAECY/i8fYtBQq1Y4/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L_GeaAZ2td8/TnaEBObFXcI/AAAAAAAAECY/i8fYtBQq1Y4/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't done flowers in awhile, so it was fun doing them again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X57Guhv_k4s/TnaEJHB_6rI/AAAAAAAAECc/-b57xRll5AI/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" rba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-X57Guhv_k4s/TnaEJHB_6rI/AAAAAAAAECc/-b57xRll5AI/s400/DSC_0008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next blog, I'll let you know one of my other current favorite color combos...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyone have any guesses??</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-23725285620487266632011-09-12T22:26:00.004-04:002011-09-12T22:29:25.899-04:00June Anne<div style="text-align: center;">So, one of my frequent customers, Kristen, has ordered and received Sweet B's for some time now. My sister gave her Sweet B's when she completed her <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2010/05/so-many-cookies-so-little-time.html">master's degree</a>. She has celebrated her <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2011/04/consumed-by-cookies-and-taxes.html">birthday</a> with Sweet B's. Whenever she goes on vacation, she orders some <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2010/03/thats-good-cookie-secret-revealed.html">iced whites</a> to take with her. (In fact, she's one of the reasons I started offering iced whites!) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, Kristen just had a baby. And of course, I wanted to welcome her sweet baby June Anne to the world with some sweetness. But, since it was Kristen, who was already a big fan of Sweet B's, I knew that her new-mommy cookies had to be above and beyond any cookies that she had received in the past. And I was excited to do them...like sooo excited...and here's why...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you squeal?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because that's what Kristen did when she saw them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pearls were inspired because Kristen's sweet husband gave her a strand of pearls thanking her for bringing his precious daughter into this world. (*swoon*)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-26mbb5sJoDw/Tm6v-nEp4jI/AAAAAAAAEBo/ycNSn24b0ig/s1600/DSC_0417+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-26mbb5sJoDw/Tm6v-nEp4jI/AAAAAAAAEBo/ycNSn24b0ig/s400/DSC_0417+%25282%2529.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked pink, green, and white as colors just because I thought it suited Kristen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it turns out, those are June Anne's colors!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I had videoed Kristen when I brought them in her house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was excited...to say the least.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I showed a little cookie on a few of these...I know it's a little scandalous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can honestly say that it was hard to give these away. Most of the time, I love giving my creations away to the customer. I confess that I wanted to keep these for a little while longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sigh. I'm glad I took a lot of pictures, because I still love looking at them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so glad Jason and Kristen enjoyed their cookies, because I <u><strong>SO</strong></u> enjoyed making them!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course, I <em>loved</em> meeting Baby June Anne, who was more precious than the cookies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope these cookies will make you forget that I haven't posted in 2 weeks (whoopsie!). Even if I'm not posting, I'm always...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thinking cookies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-9807097352202934892011-08-25T17:32:00.002-04:002011-08-25T17:32:00.761-04:00Lucy In the Sky With Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">Are you singing it? <br />
<em>Lucy in the sky-yy with coo-ookies...</em><br />
I knew I was going to title this post after the song, and then I couldn't stop singing it. It actually happens to be one of my favorite Beatles' songs. And as I was singing "girl with kaleidoscope eyes...", I had the idea to do kaleidoscope cookies!! That would be awesome! Now, if I could just find the time...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Back to the current cookies. Sarah and her family are fans of my cookies, they are now on their 3rd order since May, so obviously, I'm a fan of them too! She has such sweet girls, so I was delighted when she asked me to make cookies for her daughter, Lucy's birthday. Lucy wanted the hot air balloon cookies. (Hot air balloons go up in the sky, hence, the song reference. Thought I'd spell it out for you.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah asked if Lucy's name could be on the cookie somewhere. At first, I wasn't sure how that was going to work, but I think I made it work!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2uawFxxSwco/TlZigvzJASI/AAAAAAAAD98/A_dpKuNQiMY/s1600/DSC_0699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2uawFxxSwco/TlZigvzJASI/AAAAAAAAD98/A_dpKuNQiMY/s400/DSC_0699.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_hiz95ObuCYYCaRxuBwCXjBHMAkaNJCFqXt0_jaWSduhX4DQBVksJ2vQ6jozUYTmq3AkoK3Wq37NrNKHMl-wSh7l1zTMHkeqLvX4M2yFl55mbPmcfEf0tcetos_X1X6tMwIOruDoJVU/s1600/DSC_0702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_hiz95ObuCYYCaRxuBwCXjBHMAkaNJCFqXt0_jaWSduhX4DQBVksJ2vQ6jozUYTmq3AkoK3Wq37NrNKHMl-wSh7l1zTMHkeqLvX4M2yFl55mbPmcfEf0tcetos_X1X6tMwIOruDoJVU/s320/DSC_0702.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sooo, I really wanted to take a picture of the hot air balloon with nothing but clouds in the background. <br />
Like reeealllly bad. <br />
(For some reason. Sometimes I just get a bee in my bonnet about things, ya know?) So, this is what I got. Not exactly how I pictured it. I'm sure it comes across as - B, you're ridiculous, rather than - That's so cool! Oh well. It gave me an opportunity to laugh at myself. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Because I did. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Which I do. Often.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the result. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(You are welcome to snicker. I won't be offended. In fact, I'm snickering just posting this.)<br />
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That didn't work. Maybe I'll just get a shot with trees in the background...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hmm. That didn't really work either. Maybe I'll try holding it, and it might be cute that you can see my fingers...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Not really. Let's try again...<br />
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Oops. I broke it. It was the only spare I had.<br />
Oh, well. It wasn't really working out anyways. Moving on...<br />
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So, this was definitely a good opportunity to humor myself. I can only imagine what I looked like standing on the front porch furniture, taking pictures of a cookie, hanging by dental floss from the hanging basket chain. Oh, the things I do for the love of the blog. Ha. <br />
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Sometimes in bizarre ways, but...<br />
As always, think cookies.<br />
~B~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-88308054666181033522011-08-24T08:35:00.001-04:002011-08-24T08:37:33.898-04:00Twosie Sets of Onesies<div style="text-align: center;">I hope you don't get tired of seeing onesies...because I don't get tired of making them! They are probably one of my most favorite cookies to do. (Of course, my favorite cookie list is pretty long.) Here are a few of the recent onesies I've fallen in love with. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A set of boy ones...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oSsisGZuqNU/Tk1dmvk0fgI/AAAAAAAAD7o/Ru-CtBx8plY/s1600/DSC_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oSsisGZuqNU/Tk1dmvk0fgI/AAAAAAAAD7o/Ru-CtBx8plY/s640/DSC_0271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a set of sweet little girl ones...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhR8TOb70Ks/Tk1dmnor4zI/AAAAAAAAD7k/Zkfyof6dAu0/s1600/DSC_0368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yhR8TOb70Ks/Tk1dmnor4zI/AAAAAAAAD7k/Zkfyof6dAu0/s640/DSC_0368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking forward to many more onesies!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I attempted to write this blog no less than 3 times last week. But got distracted by <span style="font-size: x-small;"><strike>Pinterest</strike>, <strike>Facebook</strike>, <strike>Scrabble</strike>, <strike>Cupcake Wars</strike>,</span> something very important. It <em>finally</em> got done!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-69119727762795032602011-08-16T09:53:00.000-04:002011-08-16T09:53:00.477-04:00Obsessions and Confessions<div style="text-align: center;">I have a current obsession...other than cookies...it's hot air balloons. I mean, I've always loved to look at them. I think they're fascinating. But lately, I've been searching the web for pictures of them. I've found several cool pictures on Pinterest. (ugh. And, *confession* that's my current addiction! If you don't know what it is, then it's probably for the best. Pinterest, in a nutshell, is a time machine. You get on there, and 2 hours disappear.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, to humor my new obsession, I wanted to create hot air balloon cookies. I didn't (still don't) have an actual hot air balloon cookie cutter. I went searching through my cookie cutter collection (that is ever rapidly increasing) to find a shape that I could make into a hot air balloon. I decided to use my diamond ring cutter, upside down, of course. (I've discovered that I really enjoy re-purposing cookie cutters. Last week, I used a snowman to create an owl. I'll share those pictures later.) For now, I'll share pictures of the hot air balloons.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WpAi_pUcQJw/Tkpy_tAI3_I/AAAAAAAAD60/zawgyXBGttQ/s1600/DSC_0136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WpAi_pUcQJw/Tkpy_tAI3_I/AAAAAAAAD60/zawgyXBGttQ/s400/DSC_0136.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave them to a good friend of mine in Columbus. Just because.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uIt3BlHIjNc/TkpzCu5UyfI/AAAAAAAAD64/xLDZa4Ux2WI/s1600/DSC_0142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uIt3BlHIjNc/TkpzCu5UyfI/AAAAAAAAD64/xLDZa4Ux2WI/s400/DSC_0142.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hearts were my 7 year old niece's favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TdXHS1Q9mzs/Tkpy-AEwuHI/AAAAAAAAD6s/98-UJU3gCZ4/s1600/DSC_0138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TdXHS1Q9mzs/Tkpy-AEwuHI/AAAAAAAAD6s/98-UJU3gCZ4/s400/DSC_0138.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the flowers were one of the recipient's favorites.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I think these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3Afds2_Ce_g/Tkpy_c14H-I/AAAAAAAAD6w/dpJvXrKOwBs/s400/DSC_0141.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...were my favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope to do these again. When I have more time to spend on them. (Cleaning up the wiggly lines.)Using more colors. Because they were lots of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-75934398523693549672011-08-12T11:07:00.003-04:002011-08-12T11:07:00.640-04:00Oops, I Did It Again...<div style="text-align: center;">...or Never Say Never.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you saw my post the first time I did the Star Wars cookies, you heard me whine and complain about them. I've had several people ask about them, but declined because I didn't want to do them again. Well, I've been perusing around the cookie world and seen other decorators do them, and they don't whine and complain about them. In fact, they're excited about them. (Sheesh. Those crazy cookie decorators.) So, this last time they were requested, I caved. I decided to suck it up and get over it. Ha. (But I didn't do Bobo Fett. 5 colors on that little cookie is crazy!) While I was decorating them, I realized that it's the mandated details that I don't love. Details are fine, as long as I'm the one creating them. ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">She also requested the Star Wars cake, but I really didn't want to subject her and her family to black icing. Luckily, the man it was for likes chocolate, which was perfect. So, I made a brown galaxy instead of that yucky black one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-3565193139193644312011-08-10T11:22:00.000-04:002011-08-09T11:22:45.564-04:00Happy Birthday, Ella!<div style="text-align: center;">So, I've made cookies for Ella before. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When she was first born...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eM_8M-OT7iw/TJTFJqmr2xI/AAAAAAAADUI/EfAPgJAnJbQ/s1600/DSC_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eM_8M-OT7iw/TJTFJqmr2xI/AAAAAAAADUI/EfAPgJAnJbQ/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">After she was born (for her mom to say thanks to all who helped)...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5cx-bPCRULs/TJfwNGUJGZI/AAAAAAAADVQ/vdS_0vcuqBE/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5cx-bPCRULs/TJfwNGUJGZI/AAAAAAAADVQ/vdS_0vcuqBE/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" width="214" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now I got to make some for her first birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so excited when her mom emailed me, asking me to make favors for Ella's first birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The theme of the party was a lemonade stand...how cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uMLD6EgC_FA/TkFO8rT39DI/AAAAAAAAD58/tAx-hbtG4yk/s1600/DSC_0253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uMLD6EgC_FA/TkFO8rT39DI/AAAAAAAAD58/tAx-hbtG4yk/s400/DSC_0253.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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I decided that since I've been doing cookies for her since she was born, I would make a special cookie. Just for her, from me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I loved doing these for Ella and her friends and family. And I hope the party was fun!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks, Victoria, I had a blast making your special little girl's cookies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-53734554303742014612011-08-09T08:37:00.000-04:002011-08-09T08:37:05.141-04:00Back To School<div style="text-align: center;">It's that time of year again. The time of year that I used to dread as a kid...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Back. To. School. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Insert ominous music here.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">The end of summer and freedom. Back to homework and early bedtimes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, at least it's good excuse to make cookies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made these to send with my sweet niece on her first day of second grade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope her new teachers like cookies! (But who doesn't, right?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-10015208706016366252011-08-08T10:29:00.007-04:002011-08-08T10:29:00.754-04:00My Daddy Always Says...<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, sometimes I spend a chunk of my day looking at other people's cookie creations. That may sound like a confession, but I like to call it "research". Some of my favorites right now are <a href="http://www.jpcreatibles.com/">JP Creatibles</a> (love, Love, LOVE everything she does), <a href="http://www.cupookie.com/">Cupookie</a> (check out her henna cookies - ahh-mazing!) and I just found <a href="http://www.caseysconfections.com/">Casey's Confections</a> (she's brilliant!). Looking at other people's work used to get me down at how much better their work is. But now, I just let it motivate me to try new things. I've been realizing that I need to spend more time with my #1 icing tip. Not my favorite. It's the smallest. (Well, actually, there's smaller, #0 and even #00, but I'm in denial that those exist, for now.) <em>My daddy always says, "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always be what you've always been."</em> And I definitely want to keep growing as a cookie artist, which means I gotta try new stuffs!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I've added a new shape to my baby collection. A rattle! The cutter I used is actually a dog bone, I just straightened up the ends. (They make actual rattle cutters, I would just have to order it and I keep forgetting about that one when I've ordered recently!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yay for a new shape!! And having the patience with the #1 tip!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers to expanding my repertoire, one cookie at a time!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Cathy for letting me debut my rattle cookies with her!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-13114194627190807422011-08-04T13:14:00.000-04:002011-08-04T13:14:58.848-04:00The Growth of a Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't really do how-to posts. I don't have the patience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(This post is as close as it gets, and it nearly killed me.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are looking for a good, informative how-to cookie/cake blog, try: <a href="http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/">Bake at 350</a>, <a href="http://sweetopia.net/">Sweetopia</a>, <a href="http://www.universityofcookie.com/">University of Cookie</a>, or <a href="http://iammommy.typepad.com/i_am_baker/">iambaker</a>. Those ladies are some of my favorites. They have a <em><strong>whole</strong></em> lot more patience than me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But after I did the <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2011/05/cookies-on-lane.html">bowling cake</a>, I wished that I had taken pictures of each step because I had so much fun watching it come together. So, when I decided to make a tree cake, I made sure to take pictures so I could show you! This isn't really a how-to, more of a how it happened, for those of you that are curious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. The cake line-up. I used 2 14" round cakes and a 10" square cake. 2. A dab of icing so the cakes stay stuck to the board. 3. I cut the square cake in half for the trunk. 4. The first layer. I had to trim the trunk part to fit up against the round. 5. The middle layer of icing. I don't skimp on that part. ;-) 6. Plop! 7. Trim, then plop! 8. I carved the edges a bit to make the shape. 9. Crumb coated, or dirty iced, or middled...regardless of what you call it, a thin layer of icing to set the crumbs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then you have to let that dry for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, what to do while I wait...hmm...I should do something with those cake scraps...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. I used chocolate icing for the trunk. I piped it on using a wide tip, I think it was #12. 2. Covered the whole trunk with the chocolate icing. 3. I smoothed it out. 4. I drew the branches on there using a smaller tip, like a #4. 5. I texturized the branches and trunk by dragging the edge of my spatula through it a buncha times. 6. I covered the top end in green. (That's where everyone's names are going.) 7. The leaf-ing begins. I used a leaf tip here, #65 and #67. 8. Just showing you that I covered up the seam where the brown meets the green. 9. I used a lighter green for a bit of depth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, once I got to my parents' house, I wrote the names on the sides and carved my parents' initials in the trunk. (Take a look at the previous post for those details.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of that in a day's work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, in addition to decorating 3 dozen baby shower cookies and the 16 personalized Lamb cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a lotta work, but well worth it to hear my nieces and nephews rave about how I'm the best cake baker ever...I love being an aunt. ;-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And they're the best nieces and nephews ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alright, so don't get used to these type of posts from me...I almost chunked this computer off the front porch several times. And if you're wondering how I did those nifty collages, <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">www.picnik.com</a>. But it tried my patience, too! This is a pretty long post, I hope I'm not trying your patience!! But just in case, here's my sign off...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-48313059299020915642011-08-02T19:42:00.002-04:002011-08-02T19:46:13.771-04:00My *Sweet* Family Tree<div style="text-align: center;">...or The 3rd ALFBE (Annual Lamb Family Birthday Extravaganzzza)...or Christmas in July, because that's what it looked like.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, if you've been around long enough, you can remember that the inaugural year of the ALFBE was disturbed by whooping cough (You can read about it <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2010/01/cake-archive.html">here</a>...at the bottom of the post). The <a href="http://sweetbsweetery.blogspot.com/2010/09/annual-family-birthday-extravaganza.html">following year</a>, the party went on as planned with the theme of Star Wars, inspired by the Williams-Sonoma cookie cutters I found. It took me some time to come up with the theme for this year's soiree (yes, I'm seeing how many different words I can use for party). As the official cake and cookie baker and decorator of the ALFBE (I just made it official, just now. It's in print.), I get the pleasure of determining the theme for the get-together. I have that power...and I kinda like it (insert ominous laugh here). I take suggestions, but this year, I more or less kept it a secret. Even when my sis-in-law had my sweet little niece call me on the phone to pry it out of me, I told her it was a surprise! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, the theme this year was family. I know, it's kind of a weird theme for a birthday(s) party, but go with me on this. I'm not gonna go into all the details, but just know that my family means a lot to me...<u><em><strong>a lot</strong></em></u>. And I love them more than words on a cake can say. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So, without further ado...our family tree. Cake style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EKPdBIsD1NQ/TjiFNv32BZI/AAAAAAAADxM/v0Z-eeaY01s/s320/DSC_0171.JPG" width="214" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what it looked like before it made the 3.5 hour trip. Thankfully, it still looked like this after the 3.5 hour trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KvQ_mUZ_hwM/TjiFMeZBDnI/AAAAAAAADxI/u3FzpAD0Y7U/s320/DSC_0190.JPG" width="309" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The presentation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dvcm96kGMXU/TjiFeCV2kqI/AAAAAAAADxk/YpyKCR4eufM/s1600/DSC_0225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dvcm96kGMXU/TjiFeCV2kqI/AAAAAAAADxk/YpyKCR4eufM/s320/DSC_0225.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTwKLdA7SUw/TjiFrM1vz-I/AAAAAAAADx4/NfOhIzMLd8s/s1600/DSC_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QTwKLdA7SUw/TjiFrM1vz-I/AAAAAAAADx4/NfOhIzMLd8s/s320/DSC_0207.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The part where I actually made it a family tree!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LmZteYUOx-M/TjiFoYBj69I/AAAAAAAADx0/7NMfJJBN-Qo/s1600/DSC_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LmZteYUOx-M/TjiFoYBj69I/AAAAAAAADx0/7NMfJJBN-Qo/s320/DSC_0208.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fuzzy pic. Whoops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccM3DlxgoxI/TjiFlogFF9I/AAAAAAAADxw/VjTE3iBAGm0/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ccM3DlxgoxI/TjiFlogFF9I/AAAAAAAADxw/VjTE3iBAGm0/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then there were the personalized cookies for each of my 15 family members. (My last name is Lamb...in case you didn't catch that.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NTeuOR2Pp-I/TjiFwo8iLpI/AAAAAAAADyE/AoGMvHAJPO4/s1600/DSC_0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NTeuOR2Pp-I/TjiFwo8iLpI/AAAAAAAADyE/AoGMvHAJPO4/s320/DSC_0193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's a magic wand on my dad's lamb cookie. (He's a magician...I'll leave it at that.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom, obviously, is a musician.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TaTGHNKwleA/TjiFRfBq46I/AAAAAAAADxQ/W5szzAYJ_-Y/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TaTGHNKwleA/TjiFRfBq46I/AAAAAAAADxQ/W5szzAYJ_-Y/s320/DSC_0198.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister's flock. (Though technically they're not Lambs.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XjOWnlVxXhw/TjiFVl_RDKI/AAAAAAAADxY/j_1y3n2hGUU/s320/DSC_0197.JPG" width="214" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My brother's flock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RS7kGQuGq2Y/TjiFvgWQmII/AAAAAAAADyA/kIZ3YlcixGI/s320/DSC_0199.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and my flo...well, me. ;-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLhi_CKBT3c/TjiFthFNsfI/AAAAAAAADx8/1DuAW-oWpsg/s1600/DSC_0200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nLhi_CKBT3c/TjiFthFNsfI/AAAAAAAADx8/1DuAW-oWpsg/s320/DSC_0200.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little sis and her husband. (The symbol is for the Appalachian Trail. They're avid hikers. And cyclers. And runners. And, well, pretty much anything outside.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1nvWdj9brOFiI_BWFnLeYXJH16W45x5GjOAdLIr7ZR0R4xqyqjyQteLhgwy53p2l6LGBgMarzQzt4Us85ikgP0nLCh8W6qLR-r8p5qOwMz4XvJ6Q4irMdjCwU6kG6JXlETjda5wTpM/s1600/DSC_0227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL1nvWdj9brOFiI_BWFnLeYXJH16W45x5GjOAdLIr7ZR0R4xqyqjyQteLhgwy53p2l6LGBgMarzQzt4Us85ikgP0nLCh8W6qLR-r8p5qOwMz4XvJ6Q4irMdjCwU6kG6JXlETjda5wTpM/s320/DSC_0227.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet nieces (all but the littlest) patiently waiting for the cake cutting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CA65Zqu_7EU/TjiFHtSvnrI/AAAAAAAADxA/TRQPbi9RLSI/s320/DSC_0234.JPG" width="214" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's the littlest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tbcLXLKV7ws/TjiFUnPWWeI/AAAAAAAADxU/QikMHUL9gIw/s1600/DSC_0240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tbcLXLKV7ws/TjiFUnPWWeI/AAAAAAAADxU/QikMHUL9gIw/s320/DSC_0240.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The damage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xz9SPkVFzzM/TjiFJWrqzZI/AAAAAAAADxE/NYjzkzenF6U/s320/DSC_0229.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fam! (Minus Betsy and Kyle...who were in a TRIATHALON!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All thanks to these two...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XrINzkXOygI/TjiFGlmmYkI/AAAAAAAADw8/kxAt26j8Wb4/s1600/DSC_0215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XrINzkXOygI/TjiFGlmmYkI/AAAAAAAADw8/kxAt26j8Wb4/s320/DSC_0215.JPG" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-13112749136042965572011-07-25T22:49:00.000-04:002011-07-25T22:49:53.201-04:00Comfort Cookies<div style="text-align: center;">As you know, I love cookies. And I love colors. And I love <em><u>giving</u></em> colorful cookies. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You may think of giving cookies when you're throwing a birthday party or baby shower or celebrating something special. But I also think of cookies when I don't have the words to say. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A friend of mine recently lost someone very dear to her. And my heart hurt for her. I'm not good with words when it comes to tough situations. I have a great shoulder to cry on, but I'm not so eloquent when it comes to saying the best words to comfort. But I know what I can do, I can make cookies. And I know my cookies make people smile. So, when the question came up of what we should do for our friend, I said - I'll make cookies! Now, I know that cookies can't make everything better, but if my cookies provide a smile, even if only for a moment, during a time of grief, then my purpose was accomplished.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I hope that these cookies made her smile...because I know I <em><u>loved</u></em> decorating them!! Ok, enough of the Debbie Downer stuff...here are the cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCCPpQdAU0HAOo17sBJjEPpUjY9joJp8T5MvFsE58nUEDXE_7vckdgYmLSmsR6-lN5q7RTMtmsfxkB4FYb39gMqWYLfe0EQfgP4hMUs3y6GqpZU54Ew3Zh9r16gTp8G2cCukrXsLCEEE/s320/DSC_0105.JPG" width="214" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did a combo of flowers and paisleys. In fun colors, of course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_W5poz9VReo/Ti4eaRlGPLI/AAAAAAAADwE/-YIYHEOnbr0/s1600/DSC_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_W5poz9VReo/Ti4eaRlGPLI/AAAAAAAADwE/-YIYHEOnbr0/s320/DSC_0093.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okWIKqPDBAc/Ti4egy68uqI/AAAAAAAADwU/vqmj5gsBEDc/s1600/DSC_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okWIKqPDBAc/Ti4egy68uqI/AAAAAAAADwU/vqmj5gsBEDc/s320/DSC_0094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yup, you guessed it, these are my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyjFjX3Ld4YS2oEMUINN7Rmrhc7mNqaaBZNS9t2YYiMuSwaheGIhjqvw6t7dFcvVfmpKVtL_6oAlHC0EoU-JMJ8xq9xHbNyjB3Fem8zWKk3KAI_Nsv9jOp1FcvcGiaTaV_IcsYsZJY0c/s1600/DSC_0098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyjFjX3Ld4YS2oEMUINN7Rmrhc7mNqaaBZNS9t2YYiMuSwaheGIhjqvw6t7dFcvVfmpKVtL_6oAlHC0EoU-JMJ8xq9xHbNyjB3Fem8zWKk3KAI_Nsv9jOp1FcvcGiaTaV_IcsYsZJY0c/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To this family, I love you guys and hope the cookies brightened your day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even in tough situations, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-36918397264321243052011-07-21T16:39:00.001-04:002011-09-29T21:56:23.208-04:00Cookies That Say "Aaarrgh!"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, you know that I love a theme. Well, when one of my frequent customers asked me to do a pirate theme, how excited do you think I was?! I got to have lots of fun with these!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn0AVEM6Cfd4iB3jmcFIUgy7YK3GGiaAT_edppoKfMjbQqJLvpyBn6grCsvizpCv889ZQxOnqnlovLoZZU70OHwAZYPpYT-B3I81FHf1x0SvqbvYuAfvf9EDdIUcwd9BYW9KeE_M14d4/s1600/DSC_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEn0AVEM6Cfd4iB3jmcFIUgy7YK3GGiaAT_edppoKfMjbQqJLvpyBn6grCsvizpCv889ZQxOnqnlovLoZZU70OHwAZYPpYT-B3I81FHf1x0SvqbvYuAfvf9EDdIUcwd9BYW9KeE_M14d4/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I got to use my special cookie markers again to draw the treasure map!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ashlee sent me a picture of how she displayed the cookies and I loved it!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMxiqAgn_QY/TiXD2sT4leI/AAAAAAAADtg/dm6OrJLuDic/s1600/pirate+display.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMxiqAgn_QY/TiXD2sT4leI/AAAAAAAADtg/dm6OrJLuDic/s320/pirate+display.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks, Ashlee, for giving me the opportunity and I'm soo glad you enjoyed them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-50346254221586261922011-07-19T13:15:00.000-04:002011-07-19T13:15:15.461-04:00Crafty Cookies<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've had the chance recently to meet some pretty amazing and talented women here in the Augusta area. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Come-Tutus/127755883964795#!/pages/Dream-Come-Tutus/127755883964795?sk=info">Dream Come Tutus</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Come-Tutus/127755883964795#!/sewdivine1">Sew Devine</a>, and of course, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Come-Tutus/127755883964795#!/neapolitan.cupcake.shoppe">Neapolitan Cupcakes</a> to name a few. Another creative crafter is <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dream-Come-Tutus/127755883964795#!/pages/ArtsAnneCrafts/271889193117">ArtsAnneCrafts</a>. She recently asked me to do some logo cookies for her. Her logo is so cute, I had to say yes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ijC8-2Mjj3E/TiWzXmmnYvI/AAAAAAAADtE/ba8Qm9tU8PE/s1600/DSC_0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ijC8-2Mjj3E/TiWzXmmnYvI/AAAAAAAADtE/ba8Qm9tU8PE/s320/DSC_0076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8j65HmlzVEE/TiWzHdsGfgI/AAAAAAAADs4/bao-e0dFtug/s1600/DSC_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8j65HmlzVEE/TiWzHdsGfgI/AAAAAAAADs4/bao-e0dFtug/s320/DSC_0078.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She does everything from gifts tags, hair bows, to hand painted ornaments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out her talent <a href="http://annedowneyluckey.com/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I got to use tools I've never used before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Markers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yup. I <em><u>drew</u></em> her logo on those cookies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(They make special markers for that.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had the markers for awhile now and finally put them to use!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, thanks, Anne, for the opportunity!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As always, think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-68043351297606993352011-06-28T12:57:00.000-04:002011-06-28T12:57:09.016-04:00Oh What Fun...<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, what fun this summer is! Can you tell I'm having so much fun I've forgotten to blog?! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, I haven't forgotten to make cookies. I've still been at that!</div><div style="text-align: center;">My latest project was for Samuel, who just turned one. I made cookie favors and a 6" cake just for him to dig into. I loved the blue and I think they turned out so festive!</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were designed to match the invites. (You can view the invite <a href="http://www.polkadotdesign.com/index.php/Inviting-company/IC-1-2227/">here</a>.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping that he had so much fun at his party! I'm so glad mom and dad enjoyed the cake and cookies! Thanks for thinking cookies, Rachel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">As always,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Think cookies!</div><div style="text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-63092382770848064572011-05-11T11:49:00.005-04:002011-05-11T11:49:00.170-04:00Cookies on the Lane<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know how much I love a theme, so when I was asked to do cake and cookies for a bowling party, I was game!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other than the dino cake I did last year, this is the only time I've carved a shape out of cake. I really wish that I had taken pictures of the cake step-by-step. It was a lot of fun to watch it come together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YkyJW_w8lfA/Tcli0uOtp5I/AAAAAAAADrg/L5OynSKvuYo/s1600/DSC_0302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YkyJW_w8lfA/Tcli0uOtp5I/AAAAAAAADrg/L5OynSKvuYo/s320/DSC_0302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope the birthday boy got a strike!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As always,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Think Cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-47355801609523235442011-05-10T12:14:00.001-04:002011-05-10T16:21:38.398-04:00Cookies and Cupcakes!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I met someone.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Someone who makes phenomenal cupcakes. (Hope I didn't get your hopes up, mom.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her name is Molly. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She has this cute cupcake shoppe and boutique on the corner of Washington and Pleasant Home in Augusta. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zqyqdsVK6n4/TcHHEgSkhiI/AAAAAAAADqk/Xz1imixdTSg/s1600/DSC_0525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zqyqdsVK6n4/TcHHEgSkhiI/AAAAAAAADqk/Xz1imixdTSg/s320/DSC_0525.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She sells all sorts of cute cupcake-themed gifts...and of course, cupcakes.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesdays are Mango Tango days...I might have to stop by today to satisfy the craving I've now stirred up. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">You can visit her website to view all the other amazing flavors she offers.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://neapolitangifts.com/">http://neapolitangifts.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">She also sells these -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRS-AzISc0c/TcHHDJeuukI/AAAAAAAADqg/O86Kp8wnlbs/s1600/in+store.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dRS-AzISc0c/TcHHDJeuukI/AAAAAAAADqg/O86Kp8wnlbs/s320/in+store.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cookies made by Sweet B!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bpmYh7NeiK0/TcHG9SDTUmI/AAAAAAAADq4/Q3-FdrPpGJA/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bpmYh7NeiK0/TcHG9SDTUmI/AAAAAAAADq4/Q3-FdrPpGJA/s320/DSC_0507.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqhNsDh6jGSxD1Y9apHBv05thE9sZpkqZaz8PkgrpBm5hDdheply7cWqXAjTDkizmpuwds6hMjFM3mq61wVj_UN3pTnPvrKeVW0P5DjE6Z5jGFm1ZbSAKxJ1KJwuepvi5q1WVKzImm2k/s1600/DSC_0509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqhNsDh6jGSxD1Y9apHBv05thE9sZpkqZaz8PkgrpBm5hDdheply7cWqXAjTDkizmpuwds6hMjFM3mq61wVj_UN3pTnPvrKeVW0P5DjE6Z5jGFm1ZbSAKxJ1KJwuepvi5q1WVKzImm2k/s320/DSC_0509.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, you can think cookies AND cupcakes!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For all your cupcake needs, Molly will surely help you out.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And when you're thinking cookies...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be here!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Think cookies.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-22105349307914415412011-05-05T09:46:00.001-04:002011-05-10T11:03:36.997-04:00Cookie Bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, there's this cute salon in the Summerville area in Augusta. It's adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It happens to be where I get my hair cut. The exciting thing is that Mary, the owner, knew about Sweet B's cookies even before I started going to see Brittany at her salon. Isn't that cool?! People are talking about me! In a good way! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, Mary wanted some cookies with her logo on them to pass out to the other businesses around the area to let them know about <a href="http://augustabliss.com/">Bliss</a>. I was happy to oblige!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oeYIC3FLxoo/TcHG-KrQCOI/AAAAAAAADqY/rBIxgK-8VRg/s1600/DSC_0522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oeYIC3FLxoo/TcHG-KrQCOI/AAAAAAAADqY/rBIxgK-8VRg/s320/DSC_0522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Told you is was cute. It's even cuter inside. And <a href="http://augustabliss.com/">blissful</a>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0kYsmxN56I/TcHG0Zf6WRI/AAAAAAAADqI/m4qO92N7Tdo/s1600/DSC_0456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0kYsmxN56I/TcHG0Zf6WRI/AAAAAAAADqI/m4qO92N7Tdo/s320/DSC_0456.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...I am extremely proud of these. I didn't think I was going to be able to put the flower on it without it looking wonky. (Yes, that's a technical cookie term. Just trust me.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bdqGOhlZxSM/TcHG1V8SVfI/AAAAAAAADqM/CJhf16BvRL0/s1600/DSC_0458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bdqGOhlZxSM/TcHG1V8SVfI/AAAAAAAADqM/CJhf16BvRL0/s320/DSC_0458.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But it worked! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ0oPVfm9Pg/TcHG1lWe85I/AAAAAAAADqQ/-sWaO7mb2Xs/s1600/DSC_0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HJ0oPVfm9Pg/TcHG1lWe85I/AAAAAAAADqQ/-sWaO7mb2Xs/s320/DSC_0460.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The funny thing is, I did these in the midst of making the 400 Augusta cookies. So, they were a nice break from yellow and green!!<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Thanks so much, Mary, for thinking cookies! I'll be happy to bring you cookie <a href="http://augustabliss.com/">bliss </a>anytime!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">And I'll see you next week, <a href="http://adayinthelifeofbb.blogspot.com/">Brittany</a>!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">As always,</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Think Cookies.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">~B~</div>Sweet Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499525632993137877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3474771680923717457.post-48919272013835798402011-05-03T22:30:00.001-04:002011-05-03T22:34:23.103-04:00Think Cookies...aaannnnd GO!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEcNxGsRp3c/TcC6ypWRLQI/AAAAAAAADpw/ATsXqzMPVbM/s1600/think+cookies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEcNxGsRp3c/TcC6ypWRLQI/AAAAAAAADpw/ATsXqzMPVbM/s320/think+cookies.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
And now begins the segment of my life where I focus on cookies. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That's right. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be thinking cookies, mostly full time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(I mean, I've got a few other little side gigs, but my main thing is now this. Cookies.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you haven't noticed, I've already been making some adjustments in preparation. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Think Cookies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That's me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thinkcookies.com/">http://www.ThinkCookies.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's me, too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(The link just brings you back here...I'll have a full website...eventually.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, yeah. And you can follow me on twitter. Guess what my name is. Thaaat's right!</div><div style="text-align: center;">@ThinkCookies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You might ask yourself, why <em>think cookies</em>?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I challenge you to think of an occassion that cookies would <em>NOT</em> be good for...(aside from things like a Diabetic Convention or a Gluten Allergies Anonymous meeting) </div><div style="text-align: center;">But your regular occassions...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Birthday gifts </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's right. As a gift for the person who has everything or you don't have a clue what to buy. Perfect for any age. I mean, come on, who doesn't love cookies? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">New Baby</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">What new mom doesn't deserve cookies? </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Don't leave out any older siblings! They need special cookies, too!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Party Favors</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who needs a bag full of <em>stuff</em>? </div><div style="text-align: center;">And after all you spend on everything you put in there, you could probably get a delicious, home-made, personalized cookie for less money. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thank You/Hostess Gift</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whether it's for party hosting, house-sitting, or just being there, it's a perfect way to say "Thanks!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">House Warming Party</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">You may not know what their kitchen colors are to buy them towels to match , or if they prefer red or white, but chances are, someone in that house likes cookies.<span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thinking of You</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Regardless of why they're down, a jar of home-made cookies says, "I care about you."</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fun part about cookies is that you can say congratulations for anything! "Congrats on the promotion!" "Congrats on your engagement!" "Congrats on shaving your mullet!" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Your Logo On a Cookie</span></strong><br />
Have a logo or theme for your business that you want to see on a cookie? Cookies are a perfect give away for prospective or current clients/customers.<br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Holidays</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">For your neighbors, for your kid's teachers or bus driver, for your in-laws that you never know what to give.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The list really could go on...tailgate party, Bunco night, christening, dinner party, baptism, tea party, wedding shower, retirement, farewell, bar/bat mitzvah, girl's beach trip...<br />
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Obviously, I've been doing a lot of thinking...about cookies. <br />
I just want you to think cookies, too!<br />
And when you think of a reason for cookies (listed or not), email me! At <a href="mailto:ThinkCookies@gmail.com">ThinkCookies@gmail.com</a>.<br />
(Yes, there will be bumper stickers, t-shirts, koozies...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
As always,<br />
Think Cookies.<br />
~B~<br />
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