Here was my first attempt at Frozen's Elsa and Anna:
Monday, September 22, 2014
Frozen Cookies - Take Two
I did some Frozen cookies of Elsa and Anna a while back and was not very happy with the result. I'm not that good at doing faces on cookies and can't paint so when my sister asked me to do Frozen cookies, I was happy to give them another shot. I tried adding some snowflakes in the background with luster dust but it didn't really work for me. I guess it's time to buy an airbrush! Anyway, I think they look a lot better this time around but I was bummed that I forgot to add the gold detail to Anna's shirt.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Wizard of Oz Cookies
We're off to see the Wizard...
Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow Cookies
Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow Cookies
Ruby Slipper Cookies
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Where the Wild Things Are Max Cookies
One of my first attempts at sugar cookies was doing crown and sailboat cookies for my son's first birthday party, which was a Where the Wild Things Are theme. Check it out here.
We've come a long way Max...
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Rocco's 4th Birthday - A Ninjago Party
Whoop whoop whoop whoop...Sound the Octoalert! Oh wait, I meant ninjaaaa...go!
This year I was SO excited to do an Octonauts party - I had a lot of cute ideas AND Toys R Us had recently released an Octonauts compass toy which plays the octoalert sound. If you aren't familiar with the Octonauts, check out the show on Disney Junior and the books by Meomi. Or, take a look at their website here. The artwork is super cute!
Then, a month or two ago, Rocco tells me that he wants a Ninjago party instead because he didn't want his Ninjagos to be sad and that the Octonauts can "swim away." My heart just about stopped. I tried to sway him back to having the Octonauts party but was unsuccessful and deep down I knew his heart was in LEGO and Ninjago.
I didn't have a ton of ideas for a Ninjago party and am actually expecting my second child any day now so I guess in a way, Rocco was doing me a favor - fewer ideas means less work for me! Anyway, here's to keeping things simple!
For the table, I did the usual Ninjago eye balloons and favor bags. Each ninja has sightly different eyebrows but I had a tough time finding the right images for the balloons so they all look the same unfortunately. I'm not sure how people do it but I couldn't get all the balloons to face forward and "smile for the camera." The banner was just a simple banner that I made out of felt - I cut the letters out to look similar to the font from the Ninjago logo.
I wanted to keep the dessert options simple so I did "Dark Matter" Grape JELL-O, Great Devourer lime "venom" cheesecake bites, red velvet cupcakes, and Stone Warrior cookies. As tired as I am of making my usual Ninjago head cookies (which you can see here), I felt like I needed to make at least a few of them so I made mini Ninjago head cookie cupcake toppers. Rocco really likes the little Stone Warrior characters so I made a few of those even though they are a probably a little mean and scary looking for the average four year old. Surprisingly, a lot of people actually said they were "cute." The lopsided cake was store bought - I sprayed it with Wilton gold color mist spray and topped it with a Lloyd/green ninja cookie pop.
Here's an image of Ninjago "Dark Matter" from the show below. I think it looks pretty close to grape JELL-O!
The Lego food label stands were made out of two pieces of 1 x 6 plates, one 4 x 12 plate, two 1 x 2 brick pieces, and a Ninjago minifigure on the side. If you are planning on ordering individual pieces from the Lego website, you'll probably want to order at least three weeks in advance because the pieces ship from Poland.
The favor bags included a coloring book which I put together with some card stock and green masking tape, Lego shaped crayons from What's Your CRAYON on Etsy, a mystery minifigure, a ninja tootsie pop, and a gold origami shuriken/ninja star.
I saw these Lego fruit snacks online on the Walmart website but unfortunately wasn't able to find them anywhere. I think they would have been a nice addition to the bags.
Happy Birthday Rocco!
This year I was SO excited to do an Octonauts party - I had a lot of cute ideas AND Toys R Us had recently released an Octonauts compass toy which plays the octoalert sound. If you aren't familiar with the Octonauts, check out the show on Disney Junior and the books by Meomi. Or, take a look at their website here. The artwork is super cute!
Then, a month or two ago, Rocco tells me that he wants a Ninjago party instead because he didn't want his Ninjagos to be sad and that the Octonauts can "swim away." My heart just about stopped. I tried to sway him back to having the Octonauts party but was unsuccessful and deep down I knew his heart was in LEGO and Ninjago.
I didn't have a ton of ideas for a Ninjago party and am actually expecting my second child any day now so I guess in a way, Rocco was doing me a favor - fewer ideas means less work for me! Anyway, here's to keeping things simple!
For the table, I did the usual Ninjago eye balloons and favor bags. Each ninja has sightly different eyebrows but I had a tough time finding the right images for the balloons so they all look the same unfortunately. I'm not sure how people do it but I couldn't get all the balloons to face forward and "smile for the camera." The banner was just a simple banner that I made out of felt - I cut the letters out to look similar to the font from the Ninjago logo.
"Dark Matter" Grape JELL-O
Here's an image of Ninjago "Dark Matter" from the show below. I think it looks pretty close to grape JELL-O!
"Great Devourer" Lime "Venom" Cheesecake Bites
Stone Warrior Sugar Cookies
Lloyd / Green Ninja Cookie Cake Topper
The Lego food label stands were made out of two pieces of 1 x 6 plates, one 4 x 12 plate, two 1 x 2 brick pieces, and a Ninjago minifigure on the side. If you are planning on ordering individual pieces from the Lego website, you'll probably want to order at least three weeks in advance because the pieces ship from Poland.
Happy Birthday Rocco!
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