Sienna's butterfly garden

Vanilla bean cupcakes and sugar cookies with butterflies and lattice...

 

... and dainty coconut ice to match

 

 

 

Amelia's farmyard birthday

For the daughter of one of my favourite clients.  Cake design was based on the farm printables by Pretty and Print.

 

 

 

 

Isabella's moon and stars party

Fly me to the moon

Let me play among the stars

 

 

 

 

 

Cupcakes, cookies and coconut ice were part of the dessert table styled by Little Birdie Events.  Inspiration came from the invitation design and colour palette.

Eve Boutique Cookies

Black and white cookies for the elegant dessert table created by Sunshine Coast Lolly Buffets and Event Styling for Eve Boutique's re-opening. 

 

It took several tries to get the piping right.  I had originally piped the details on the fan and border of the rectangular logo cookies all black, but it looked too heavy and over-done.  To create a lighter feel, I used white in between the black details.  It took longer to do it this way, but well worth the effort.      

 

Confetti Fair for Little Birdie Events

One of the best part of what I do is collaborating with event stylists.  I've worked with the Gerri and Carole from Little Birdie Events on several occasions, and enjoyed every bit of the creative process. 

 

These cookies, cupcakes and coconut ice clouds were for their dessert table at the Confetti Fair in Brisbane earlier this year.  The cookies were based on their logo design.

 

 

... and so it begins

It's been awhile in between posts.  It's not that I haven't done much cakes or cookies, but just that in between baking and decorating, there's family. 

There's also the few weeks that I hem hawed around, trying to decide about having my blog re-designed.  Well, I finally took the plunge.  Here is the new blog, designed and installed by Smitten Blog Designs.

And here are shots of what I had been up to the past few months.


{ Cookie favours in jars for Crystal's wedding }

 

{ Icy snowflake cookies for Mater Health Services' Sub-Zero conference }

{ Angus' birthday cookies }

 

{ Spencer's mad scientist birthday cake }

 



{ Alexa's birthday cookies - a bit of home, fashion and art in a jar }



{ White and gold cookies and cupcakes for a golden wedding anniversary } 

 



 

 

{ Monkey face christening cookies, based on the baby's toy monkey }

 

{ Mariette's bridal shower cookies }

{ Alyssa's ballerina and ruffles birthday cake, cookies, and a special tutu cookie just for her }

   

Lisa's Wedding Cookies

Tuxedo and gown cookies for Lisa's wedding.  The cookies were designed to match Lisa's wedding dress and the suits that the men wore.  Lots of piping and itty-bitty white sugar beads on the dress.

 

Bridesmaid Cookies

Bridesmaid cookies in white, pale pink and lilac sent to Rachel in NSW.

 

"I received the cookies safe and sound.  They are perfect!  Thank you so much for getting them to me in a short amount of time."

-  Rachel L, Moss Vale

Wedding Cookies

 

These tuxedo and gown cookies were given to the children who attended my client's wedding.  I think it's lovely to include children at a wedding, not just at the ceremony, but at the reception too.

Bridal Shower Cookies

Pink and white gown cookies for a bridal shower at Customs House.

I got a huge hug from the bride's sister for these {insert big grin}.

A Madhatter's Teaparty

"There is a place.  Like no place on Earth.  A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger!  Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter.  Which luckily, I am."

-  The Madhatter, from Alice in Wonderland

I think sometimes, there is a madness to cake decorating.  One would have to be, to spend over six hours on a single cake (that's how long it took to make the roses, bake and assemble this cake).  Luckily, I love what I do.  

{single tier madhatter, chocolate mud}

{vanilla bean cupcakes with top hats and tea cups}

{vanilla bean sugar cookies}