Every year I make gingerbread snowflake cookies with my treasured Martha Stewart copper snowflake cookie cutters(9)...understand they are collectors' items now. I use a good stiff gingerbread dough(reason I got a BIG Kitchenaid mixer since I burnt out the motor when I made these the first time with my Mother's old Sunbeam stand mixer). That's day one. Day two I decorate them with white royal icing in intricate designs and add dragees. My right hand hurts for two days afterwards. Each is packaged in a decorative cellophane bag and given to friends/family. Understand some eat them(being careful to avoid the dragees with their teeth), but most hang them on their Christmas trees. I found an image on the internet of these cookies made with the same MS cutters...printed that and used it to fill the jar image. Added highlights with white acrylic and shading with Copics.
It is too early for me to make the cookies yet....who wants stale cookies?? I have never photographed them, but maybe I should.
TFL
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2016 GMT Views: 2045
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Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Thu, Dec 08, 2016 @ 10:21 PM
you definitely should take a pic of this years cookies so we can enjoy them from afar! Your jar of the cookies has a great 3-d effect. And the Baker's twine is the perfect accompliment.
Martha...oh she ruined me into thinking I could do it all, be it all, craft it all. I still have her 'Entertaining' Book.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131665
Fri, Dec 09, 2016 @ 8:40 AM
I can well believe the sore hand, but Sallie, they must be absolutely beautiful and such a lovely handmade gift. Your cutters sound lovely too. The soft vintage look of the card is perfect for going with Christmas memories.
Registered: November 3, 2005 Location: Fairport Harbor, OH-IO, Lake Erie shoreline Posts: 60125
Fri, Dec 09, 2016 @ 2:40 PM
Sallie, I can't even imagine ... it must be a real labor of love. What an amazing card too. If your cookies look anything like these all I think is WOWZERS!
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28907
Sat, Dec 10, 2016 @ 5:51 AM
Oh I love your 'vintage' looking card - and the snowflake cookies are such a cute idea!! I love the way you got the jar to look like glass - wow!
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