My cookie challenge cookies are done, finally lol :-)

So as I mentioned in my last post, I have decided to enter my first cookie challenge and I am pretty happy how they all came out.  If you didn't read the last post, the cookie challenge is from LilaLoa.com cookie blog.  And you had to take the diamond wedding ring cutter and create something new out of it and I decided on a clock, check them out!

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Working on my Challenge Yourself -- Think Outside the Cutter Cookie Entry

Well I am finally done with my cookies for my first cookie challenge and for just learning the art of cookie decoration since December of 2012, I think they turned out pretty good and I am proud of them!  The challenge was to take the diamond wedding ring cookie cutter and use it to create something other than a diamond ring or use it along with another shape or cookie cutter to create something new.

So after a whole 48 hours of racking my brain for an idea of what to create out of the diamond ring cookie cutter and help from my wonderful hubby; Aaron, I decided to make fancy ornate table top clocks :-)  Well actually my original idea was to do a coo coo clock but funny thing happened and I forgot to cut out the door section on the top cookie lol so I did what I had to do.

So I made my clocks compound cookies then made them 3D by putting it on the pedestal.  I learned these techniques and so many more from Julia Ushers Ultimate Cookie Decorating Video Series but I purchased the online version and I highly recommend purchasing either the book or DVD format so you can always have it as a reference.  The online videos will expire and you will no longer have access to them :-(  But I still LEARNED A LOT FROM THEM and plan on purchasing the DVD version soon!  I also learned and used a wood look effect I learned at University of Cookie.

Check them out and wish me luck!

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I am entering my first cookie challenge at LilaLoa.com!

It was a sure bet that during the the several hours of online research to teach myself the art of cookie and cake decoration, that I would fall in love with a lot of blogs and I have.  I have listed them in my right column menu so take the time to stop on by there, you won't be sorry.

But one day during my perusing I found myself back at Georgeanne's blog called: LilaLoa.com and she is having a cookie challenge called; "Challenge Yourself - Think Outside the Cutter".  HOW MUCH FUN!!  So I have decided to enter in, why not lol :-)  The idea is to take the diamond ring cookie cutter and make a new design out of it or by using it with another cookie cutter/shape.  My diamond cookie cutter is slightly different since it has the finger hole cut out int he middle of it but I am still entering and I have my idea in mind.  So yesterday I rolled and cut them out, baked, and outlined/filled the cookies with the tan base color. And today I put a wood look effect on the tan base color.  So let's hope they turn out as well as they look in my head.  If they do then you should see them tomorrow.

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