lil tweeters

Mary Jo needed 3 dozen little birdies to match the invitations for the baby shower she was hosting for Nara, new mommy to Aliyah.  the artwork featured little tear-drop-shaped birds, so i used my largest tear-drop-shaped leaf.  being not-quite full sized, i made a few extra. pink sugar in 2 tones made them girly and fuzzy and sweet.  congrats to mommy and baby, and thank you Mary Jo! 
and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  see you all next week!

Baking Dead

cookie-superfan Wendy asked for cookies for her kiddo Mike who's turning 14 and is a fan of zombies.  who isn't?  i'm glued to The Walking Dead every week, then watch each episode on demand a few more times.  hubby even got me a t-shirt.  and after making dozens of undead hands reaching out of the grave, it was time for some full-corpse, brain-eating action.  i used the same dryer-icing dead flesh technique, drew the exposed skull with edible marker, and painted blood drool with watered down red gel food coloring.  they're cute in a way.  and gross.  :)
happy birthday Mike!  and thanks to Wendy for the challenge.  on the way, lil' birdies...

thankful cookies

i did about 4 dozen Thanksgiving themed cookies for The Meet Market.  fall-colored stripes, sunflowers, 2-toned airbrushed apples, metallic indian corn, and handprint turkeys.  lets hope they sell out, i have about 5 more designs i want to try!  come on in and pick up a few--share with your friends and tell 'em thanks.  in addition, if you fill out the tag attached to each bag with your name and contact information, you'll be entered to win one of 3 dozen holiday cookies in December.  lucky winners will be drawn at the annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner in Elgin.  (can't wait!)
stick around for zombies and little birdies, and then we're on to Christmas...

... and a learner's permit soon...

Mychal is 5!  mommy Monica had us all over to play at Legoland, and though the kiddo and i had to leave before the candles and cake, we wouldn't have shown up without a plate of cookies.  the cake featured Lightning McQueen, so i went with silver, with bold Ms and 5s, and a ring of black and white that (hopefully) reminded one of checkered flags.  Happy Birthday Mychal!