CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, June 20, 2014

 
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Cookie'sCool November 14 - 16, 2014 in Genoa, Italy

CookieCruise 2015 on January 22-26, 2015

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CookieCrazie's Week in Review

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Personal Side

A good week of cookies and so much more....

 

Sometimes taking a step back helps you re-evaluate things you are too close to.

 

The last week I've really thought about why I do what I do.....

and I've concluded that it is to bring the Lord glory first of ALL......

and then to bring others joy.

It is NOT about how much people like me or my cookies.

It is not about numbers.....nor about competing with others.

 

It is a gift filled with joy.....and should be used wisely.

I pray I can be wise in all that God has given me. :)

This week I did ice cream cookies.......pure fun!

I can't wait to share them with you.

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Instagram photos for this week:

Happy Friday!!!

Side-by-Side......real cake and the cookie version. 😊
It's hard to believe this was just two weeks ago! Happy Saturday. 

Flag Day was Saturday.....you know what's soon to follow.

Happy Monday!!

To say I'm having fun with this week's theme would be a major understatement....

A favorite.....the effect I was going for worked.

I love when that happens!

Fun photo shoot about to happen here today....

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CookieCrazie Chatter...... June 13, 2014

Happy Fathers Day 2014! .......in Cookies

It's time to celebrate Dad!

I took the vintage approach this year......thinking about things from my grandpa and dad's eras.
It was a bunch of fun.

I hope all dads, fathers, and "pappa"s out there enjoy their day. :)

Tools on a Pegboard Cookie (Tutorial)

Papa's Smoking Pipe Cookies (Tutorial) 

Fathers Day 2014 Cookie Collection

Tools on a Pegboard Cookie (Tutorial)
Vintage Fathers Day 2014 Cookie Collection 
Papa's Smoking Pipe Cookies (Tutorial) 
Happy Fathers Day 2014!

CookieCrazie Chatter...... Friday, June 13, 2014

 
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Cookie'sCool November 14 - 16, 2014 in Genoa, Italy

CookieCruise 2015 on January 22-26, 2015

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CookieCrazie's Week in Review

 

 

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This week I've been working on the Bible study for August's Ukraine women's retreat.

I guess that has made me very reflective.

The Bible study will be an overview of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan.
God's crazy about us......and our response should coincide with that love.

I'm excited about going to Ukraine. 

Even though the environment in part of the country is not at rest.......there is much opportunity.

And I feel drawn to pull out the basics and remember what really matters in life.

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Instagram photos for this week:

Happy Friday!!!

 Fathers Day is in just a week.

I'm so happy to get a few cookies made. :)

Happy Monday!

Happy Wednesday!

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CookieCrazie Chatter...... June 6, 2014

Papa's Smoking Pipe Cookies (Tutorial)

This pipe cookie fit in perfectly with the vintage Father's Day cookie collection.

Can you guess which cutter I used for the pipes?

If you guessed the birthday party blower cutter, you would be correct. :)

Outline and flood the stem of the pipe (narrow end) with dark brown 10-second glaze, and 

pipe shank & bowl with medium brown 10-second glaze as seen in photo below.

Allow it to dry for about one hour.

Add the silver mid-band with gray 10-second glaze (see photo).

To add dimension to the bowl, outline and flood ONLY the bowl as shown below.

After at least 30 minutes dry time, add an outline around top of the bowl (tobacco chamber).

Dry cookies overnight.

Using a mixture of silver luster dust and vodka (or almond extract), paint over the mid-band.

If desired, add some food color marker lines on the bowl as seen in the front pipe cookie.

For the vintage feel, lightly airbrush the pipe from one side with black airbrush color. 

Fathers Day 2014 Cookie Collection

Tools on a Pegboard Cookie (Tutorial)
Vintage Fathers Day 2014 Cookie Collection 
Papa's Smoking Pipe Cookies (Tutorial) 
Happy Fathers Day 2014!