{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!

{Sugar Bee} This is Nine. Jake's 9th Birthday.

Happy 9th Birthday to my sweet, smart, funny, amazingly awesome little man! I am so proud of all he has accomplished in his nine years. I know he will continue to do great things this year!

 This is Nine!

Happy Birthday, Jake! Now we are off to Universal Studios to celebrate!

{Sugar Bee} Pokemon and Pikachu Cookies for Jake's 9th Birthday

I can't believe nine years have gone by since I had my first child, Jake. It seems like only yesterday that we were bringing him home for the hospital, completely overwhelmed with love but also super nervous knowing we had a little life in our hands. But despite the many sleepless nights, diapers, and overall hard work of being a parent, being a mom to my son has been the greatest gift in the world. He was the first one to make me a mom and I love him more than words can describe.

It has been such a joy to see Jake grow and develop. I have loved every minute of watching him learn and see his little personality evolve. He is quiet and shy when you first meet him, but once you get to know him, he is energetic, witty, funny, and super silly! When he is interested in something, he loves it wholeheartedly and very passionately. So this year he became very interested in Pokemon. For the past few years he has had an interest in Pokemon, but when he learned that a movie would be coming out, it spiked his interest! So of course when he got to choose his theme for his birthday cookies, he wanted Pokemon and Pikachu!

The Pikachu cookie was fairly simple as the design was already created, I just needed to execute it so that it looked like the cartoon image (which isn't always as easy as it seems).

I got to have a little fun with the number nine cookie since I was able to design it myself! So I took the number nine and decided to turn it into a pokeball. I am not sure every number would work well for this design, but I think I just got lucky that number nine already looked like a pokeball.

The color palette was pretty minimal; I used red, white, black, and yellow. I really loved how the colors look together...so vibrant! They just make the cookies pop!

These cookies look so cute, they will have my son so excited to celebrate his birthday, he will surely be saying "Pika Pika" on his special day! Happy birthday to my little man, 9 will be a great year!