James [
he does art stuff here]
dropped me a line and asked for some race cars for the Daytona 500.
ok, i said, then bit my nails a little wondering how one would do all
those stickers. i mean, it's really not a modern American stock car
without sponsors covering up the paint job. i went with royal icing
spread very thin and dried until it was like a stiff fruit-roll-up.
edible markers made my little nonsense companies, "E-Co" and "Jeff-Co"
and "LJ" for Lisa and James, plus some letters, little graphics, and my
own initials. then i just cut them out with scissors and dropped them
into the wet icing. i wanted them more flush, but once i had the "99"
airbrushed [they're Carl Edwards fans] and dusted them with pearl dust,
they turned out alright. i even baked a spoiler onto the back of
them. [i call spoilers "car mullets." ha.]
i have to include a paragraph about
Viking Thrift and Artwork
where we did the cookie drop off. Elgin is horrible with their signage
codes, so you have to look for their mint-green dock doors, but once
inside you'll have a good idea about what the inside of my head looks
like--hip vintagy things, arts and crafts, eclectic housewares... James
has some art there, and it's run by cool people, and i was totally
agreeable when it was suggested that i make cookies for future events. i
wanna hang out there and read/nap on their many gorgeous couches.
thank you James and Lisa for your order! coming up, i may be doing a story book theme. still scratching my chin, so check back.
