Hooray, time for another baby shower! This time, I really stretched myself. The designs were a bit intricate from the ones I'd done in the past, but I wanted a challenge, and what better occasion than for a fun baby shower? I got the inspiration from her Winnie the Pooh bedding. All of the characters seem to be peeking over their paws, and I thought, I could try that. Well, in the end, I was happy with the platter, but individually, they all have, well, a story.
By far, my favorite was Tigger and his tail. But, for some reason, all of his little pink noses got a crater (what some other cookie-decorators think is due to an air bubble releasing during the drying process)...but on every one?! I didn't care...he was still so cute!
Then, there was Eeyore and his tail, which was trickier, but ok in the end.
Pooh Bear, even though a simple character (color/shape wise), because he is so recognizable, somehow none of the bears looked quite enough "pooh-like" for me.
I had fun with his "HUNNY" pot though. I used a food-color marker to do the lettering and the buzzing bee since they were such small details.
And, while my printing with icing is always tricky, there were just so many sweet Winnie the Pooh quotes to choose from, I had to attempt a few.
Oh, yeah, and in case you were wondering, our friend Piglet did not make the platter. I had hoped to make his cute little belly and face to complete the set, but due to many revisions, Piglet's face kept expanding, creating more of a morbidly-obese Piglet, rather than Pooh's tiny companion. Therefore, primarily due to my own feelings of embarrassment, he was consumed by my family instead.
(They didn't seem to mind.)
Overall, the cookies were a hit at the shower, and I was happy I pushed myself to attempt such a big project.
Now, time for something sweet!
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