{Sugar Bee} A Sweet Little Bee Turns Three

Yesterday a sweet little bee turned three and to celebrate, her mama ordered adorable bumble bee cookies to share with the birthday girl's friends and classmates. When I was contacted to make this set I was super excited because I love little bees (hence the name of my business). I have also been dying to use the little bee sprinkles that Wilton makes and this was the perfect occasion to use them!

Since the mama bee planned to give each child a set of two cookies as a little party favor, I made sure that the collections was comprised of two different designs so that every child received the same two cookies.  My first design was made using my number 3 cookie cutter. I just love highlighting the age of the birthday child! I created a honeycomb pattern to resemble that of a hive and drew a little path to appear as though the bumble bee was moving. The second design was made using my mini bumble bee cutter. I thought that this cute little bee would look so cute next to the honeycomb number three cookie! Finally I packaged the two cookies in a little bag and tied it up with black and white twine and a coordinating tag....these cookies were all ready for a bee-day celebration!

Wishing a very Happy Bee-day to the birthday girl! Hope it was the bees knees!

{Sugar Bee} Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes

Yesterday we had so much fun celebrating Independence Day with our friends and neighbors. Nothing is better than surrounding yourself with amazing people while watching fireworks and eating delicious food! This year our neighbors hosted the 4th of July BBQ and I didn't want to arrive empty handed, so I decided to bake some cupcakes to take with us. When thinking of what I wanted to create, I knew I wanted them to be light and have a summer feel. The first thing that came to mind was a lemon flavor, but then I thought adding blueberries would be the perfect addition because not only do they compliment the lemon flavor well, it added a touch of white and blue (which was as patriotic as they could get without me adding another ingredient, thankfully my neighbor brought a red and white dish that looked great next to my cupcakes!)

Let me just say that these cupcakes were so delicious! The lemon blueberry cake had the perfect amount of lemon flavor and the bites of blueberry just blended so nicely on the palate. The lemon cream cheese frosting garnished with lemon zest and a single fresh blueberry complimented the cake so nicely. Eating these sweet treats at the end of the night while watching fireworks made for a perfect 4th of July celebration!

Happy Independence Day! Hope you and your family had a day filled with pride, honor, and sweet treats!

{Sugar Bee} Rustic Wedding Shower Cookies

I am packing up my bags (and these cookies) and headed to the windy city to celebrate a bride and groom and their upcoming nuptials. Two lovebirds will be honored by their family and friends at a beautiful wedding shower that will be filled with so much love...and cookies!

I wanted to surprise the couple with sweet treats that would not only be a delicious dessert at the party, but also serve as part of the decorations. The rustic design and blue color scheme make up the look and feel of the event, so I wanted to the cookies to have the same aesthetic.

There were two designs that I knew I really wanted to create for this set. The first design was a diamond engagement ring decorated with flowers in a couple different hues of blue. This allowed me to throw in a little bit of gold for that touch of bling and really highlights the bride. The second design was a pretty wedding cake patterned with a subtle pearlized lace pattern that featured the same pretty flowers as the ring to keep the set unified.

I knew I wanted to incorporate something that would personalize the set for the couple and added that really rustic feel. So I came up with a heart that was decorated to look like wood planks and added the letter "B" to the center to feature the initial of their last name. To complete the design, I added little rosettes to add that pretty touch that also keeps the set cohesive.

The light blue ampersand was a fun addition that I have been dying to do for a while now and it allowed me to incorporate the "Mr. and Mrs." that is featured in the shower decor.

Lastly, I wanted to add a mason jar to the set because it is a staple in rustic style events. However this mason jar is patterned with a pretty pearlized roses and says "love" and features their upcoming wedding date. 

I am so happy that I was able to create cookies for this special day and I look forward to sharing in the celebration of the happy couple. Congratulations to the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs.! Wishing you both a a lifetime of love and happiness!

{Sugar Bee} Baby In Bloom Cupcakes

A baby is in full bloom and the mama-to-be is being celebrated today with an elegant baby shower filled with beautiful blossoms. I absolutely love girly themes, particularly ones that feature pretty flowers, so naturally I was so excited when asked to create treats for the special day!

To keep with the floral theme, I created cupcakes that were topped with pink fondant flowers and chocolate leaves. I didn't want each cupcake to be identical because the variation of flowers made for a more interesting arrangement, but also allowed the cupcakes to be part of the table decor as little bouquets either spread throughout or grouped all together.

Congratulations to the mama-to-be! Wishing you a wonderful day as you celebrate the arrival of your bundle of joy!

{Sugar Bee} The "Coolest" Cookies for Madison's 4th Birthday

A sweet little girl I know is celebrating her 4th birthday with a Frozen themed party this weekend and I am so thrilled that I get to take part in her celebration with this sugar cookie set that is just "snow" cute! When Madison's mama asked me to make some cookies for her party I was very excited! I mean, who doesn't love Frozen? I know I have heard my daughter sing the soundtrack over and over again....and who am I kidding, I sang along right beside her! 

With this particular set Madison's mom and I wanted to use the number 4 as the primary shape, but have different designs that would represent the different characters. So of course the two main designs are of the princesses....they are the most popular characters after all! I created the fours to resemble the princesses dresses. Ana's dress consists of a black bodice and royal blue skirt with some green decorative work at the neckline, thus I fashioned the cookie to look similar. Elsa's dress is a couple shades of light blue and has shimmery sparkles and snowflakes all throughout. So the cookie that I designed has just that! The third design that was requested was of Olaf....who doesn't love this cutie?! I knew it would be very similar to the Elsa design, but I wanted to make his cookie a little different. So I used a different shade of blue and patterned it with silver snowflakes. I added a little "snow" to the cookie using some sprinkles. Finally I created Olaf's head on the cookie...I normally don't do characters, but for Madison, I made an exception.

I am pretty sure Olaf would agree that some cookies are worth melting for....and I hope Madison feels the same about her birthday treats! Happy birthday sweet girl, hope you have the "coolest" day filled with so much fun, laughter, and lots of warm hugs!

{Sugar Bee} Father's Day Cookies for Flippin' Awesome Dads!

Father's Day is in less than a week and this year I wanted to create a BBQ set that was perfect for those flippin' awesome dads who love and care for their families and just so happen to also be masters at the grill!

The boxed sets that I created this year consist of a very large hamburger that has "Happy Father's Day" written across the meat patty, a box of French Fries with a super fun mustache face, and a grill spatula that has "Flippin' Awesome Dad" written on the tag. How could these cookies not put a smile on a dad's face?!

 

 

Here's to a very happy Father's Day to those backyard BBQ dads who are the kings of the grill!

{Sugar Bee} RusticTeddy Bear Baby Shower

A mama-to-be will soon be welcoming a baby boy that will surely be soft as a teddy bear, and just as cuddly and sweet, with tiny little hands, and tiny little feet!

When I got an order for a rustic baby shower, I was delighted to create cookies for a theme that I haven't seen in a while. Teddy bears have always been a classic baby shower theme, but with the new trend of having very elegant showers, it seems that the traditional baby imagery has been lost. So to see a mom-to-be having a teddy bear baby shower with an elegant and rustic look was very exciting. I was also thrilled to try a new technique that I haven't had a chance to try, but have been dying to do for a long time now.

My customer had asked for a faux wood panel appearance to the cookies. I was both nervous and excited to try this technique out. I have been wanting to do this for ages, but never had the request, and now that I had the opportunity to try it, I hoped that it would turn out as I envisioned. Good news, they looked exactly as I designed and I absolutely loved how they turned out!

You may already know, I always love to personalize my sets for the customer, so I added an "H" to the "wood panels" since it is the baby's initial. The final touch for this cookie was the addition of the pretty rosettes. They definitely completed the design and make the cookie look so elegant. 

I included a baby plaque cookie since these cookies are celebrating a baby and a mama-to-be. I used another technique for creating a wood look. This time I used a wood grain airbrushed pattern and piped a hand lettered "baby" in a light blue.

Finally, I created a little bear since that was the main theme for the baby shower. I decided on a dark brown bear because I felt it added the perfect contrast to the set. His sweet blue bow gave him the accessory needed for a cute and cuddly teddy bear. This little guy is ready to welcome a baby boy to two excited parents and their family.

 

Congratulations to the mama-to-be as she celebrates the upcoming arrival of her baby boy! Wishing you a beary sweet and special day!