NBA Playoffs Conference Finals

Mr. T is a huge basketball fan so naturally he wanted to create some cookies show the current Eastern and Western Conference Finals teams. *phew* what a mouthful!

Eastern Conference Finalists

Western Conference Finalists

Can't wait to see which teams move on to the NBA Finals! Gooooooooooooo Heat!!

Cookies and Kisses,

Mel

Father's Day Collection

Some cookies inspired by some of the best Father's in the World!!....Namely my own!

Cookies and Kisses,

Mel

A Shower for Baby Abeni

One of my dearest friends, Nefertiti is expecting a Baby Girl, Abeni, in the next few weeks!! How exciting!! Abeni is an African name meaning "girl prayed for"... completely accurate in her case :)

Friends to the rescue! Mia, Lorie, and I took on the task of hosting the baby shower and while it was hectic to fit planning into our schedules, it was definitely a task our hearts enjoyed.

The theme was a Jungle Baby Shower. I have to admit that I fell in love with the little Monkey right away! I just knew she had to be the star of the cookies!

Each person got a cookie in a celophane baggie with a contrasting printable as the Shower favours. The labels said "Celebrating Abeni. Love, Nef & Jesse" *oops* I forgot to take a picture of the packaged favours.

Here's the themed inspirtation piece

I flooded the cookies and outlined the monkeys

After letting the outline dry, each monkey got a face and a smile!

 

Finished Monkeys! Don't they look like they're having a grande time!?

Accent cookies to round out the collection.

Nef and Jesse (the Dad) were showered with love and gifts and hopefully had a fantastic time!

I know we all cannot wait until baby Abeni makes her debut!

Cookies and Kisses,

Mel

Angry Birds

These were for a childs birthday party but let's be honest... who doesn't love angry birds?!

Cookies and Kisses,
Mel

Good Luck in Las Vegas!!

A good bye party for someone relocating to Las Vegas!

Are you feeling lucky?!

Cookies and Kisses,
Mel

K-I-T-T-Y! Hello Kitty!

My favorite Sanrio character!

These were for a Bridal party.

Cookies and Kisses,
Mel

Mickey and Minnie Mouse Party Favors

A close friend recently threw a 1st birthday party for her daughter. The theme was the Mickey Mouse Club House.

After thinking a while, we decided that a smaller cookie would be best for giveaways and as all the little ones would love them anyways, simpler was better when it came to the design!

Using Mickey Mouse's iconic red trousers and yellow buttons for inspiration along with dainty Minnie Mouse's pink polka dot dress (I had a stuffed Minnie Mouse doll that wore that dress), I started looking for an appropriate cookie cutter.

While I have quite a collection of cutters, nothing seemed perfect.

What a dilemma...

Until.... Mr. T free-handed the classic Mickey Mouse head onto some thin cardboard and then we cut it out to use as a template.

It gave us a custom shape but of course meant cutting out each cookie with a knife... the things we do for our Loved Ones :)

We put down the black top half of each cookie first, waited about 30 minutes, and then filled out the bottom of each cookie making an equal amount of Mickey's and Minnie's.

Ta-Da!!

Cookies and Kisses,

Mel