commitment issues

I think I may have commitment issues. Please don't tell Scott. I have a hard time updating this blog very often, much like the problem I have with exercising.... dog training... house keeping... I go through spurts where I'm doing a great job and then there are extreme lulls. (you can really tell Scott if you want, he already knows)

Anyway I made some Hello Kitty cookies and some Mustache cookies. they turned out pretty cute. My brother, Jason, came over the day I was working on them and took 10,000 pictures. Please note that all of these pictures were taken with his iPhone, not with a fancy camera.

It was like a party. So you will get a more exclusive look at the cookie decorating process. here it goes.

All my cookies start with a plan. Making these beautiful sketches helps me to know what colors I need and to see how I am going to layer my frosting.

Then I mix the colors (just making frosting takes me anywhere from 20-40 minutes)

The next step is outlining the shape and then filling it with the flood icing. I have to push the flood over the outline with a toothpick to get that smooth final finish.

Add any pattern I want in the background while the flood icing is still wet, that way it will all be one flat surface.

Put the basic shape on.

This is a rare opportunity to see me working on cookies. as you can see I work really hard to look my best while i work ;-)

Start adding details

AND COOKIES! Hello Kitty with a Mustache.

Don't forget to have fun with cookies!

I also made some pretty adorable cookies for my cousins baby shower this week. Unfortunately, Jason didn't come over to take pictures, so I only took one. Here it is!

They were a hit!