tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17653694546580774092024-03-18T21:40:00.729-07:00Whip it Good CookiesErin Heflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10670974157027505886noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765369454658077409.post-85977142369236619122014-05-07T07:26:00.000-07:002014-05-07T07:26:01.747-07:00School Ties + Cookies for Caring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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School Ties creates global educational experiences for students working together to raise funds for school supplies in developing countries.<br /><br /> At my son's school, here in Houston, a group of second gr<span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show">aders have been communicating with kids in Nairobi, Africa. The kids were sent an abundant amount of string and they produced the most beautiful friendship bracelets. I have partnered with School Ties to raise money to send these kiddos to school. Every day this week, we will be auctioning each bracelet along with a set of Whip It Good Cookies. It only costs $30 to send a child to school in Africa for a year so let's send as many kiddos as we can!!<br /><br /> Bidding starts at $30. Bidding will close each day at 9:00pm (central time). The winning bid will be sent a Paypal invoice. Shipping will included or personal delivery for local winners (Houston area). Please comment on each day's <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://facebook.com/whipitgoodcookies">Facebook</a></span> post with your bid and Paypal email address. Thank you so much for your willingness to help!<br /><br /> Please read more about the awesome School Ties program here: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fschoolties.wordpress.com%2F&h=lAQHnO5BD&enc=AZPTN3nT4PTNLr1bohmvOXdIH9QeDPO0zwvs65N4n-xP3iXSRRA8y0rBP9ibwuwZe4KeO8w5AwDmx6GV3ykR_PaKxsvRMVeeIkf0JD5iHm5cqilEb3DVPgczatFtaAIQuIjxbmzwZ45LfdipOBnroofp&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://schoolties.wordpress.com/</a></span> </div>
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On Monday, we auctioned off a bracelet and the set of Africa cookies that I made. </div>
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On Tuesday, the lucky winner bid on a bracelet and these floral cookies.</div>
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Today we are auctioning off this bracelet made by Teddy. Teddy is a second grader living in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. His parents died, which left him an orphan. He has a huge smi<span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show">le and a great desire to learn. His favorite food is beans and he can sing the hokey poky like no one's business. Teddy wants to be a teacher when he grows up. He wants to go to school, but has difficulty paying the cost of school supplies. He has made this bracelet and sent it with a wish that he can go to school. By making a bid on Cookies for Caring you can help send Teddy to school. Every child deserves an education, including Teddy!</span> </div>
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We will be chatting with these kiddos again on May 13th and would love to be able to tell them that we have sold all of the bracelets they made. Thanks for your support!!! XOXO </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congrats Jesse & Tracy on beautiful TJ Robinson!!!</span> XOXO</div>
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Erin Heflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10670974157027505886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765369454658077409.post-87242579243103501522014-01-17T08:27:00.001-08:002014-01-17T08:41:22.439-08:00Well, hello there!<div abp="13">
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Hi guys! I realized that it's been more than 6 months since I've posted anything on my blog! So sorry about that. With kiddos, a hubby, a new dog, work, lacrosse, cub scouts, cleaning the permanent marker off of EVERYTHING in my house, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and cookies, my little blog gets neglected. </div>
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I hope your 2013 was awesome. I don't know about you but I am hoping that 2014 is going to be 100% more awesome! I love the new year. I think about it as a clean slate to get organized and in shape financially and physically (as I sit her typing and eating the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls I just lathered with icing). I hope to post more on here for those of you who may not be on Facebook or Instagram as often. If you're not, I am usually on Instagram everyday, all day. I actually have to remember to post pictures to Whip It Good Facebook because I usually post pictures through Instagram. </div>
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Anyhow, here are some of my favorite cookies that I made from 2013. :) I have one more special set from 2013 that no one has seen yet. I promise to post this weekend!</div>
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Erin Heflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10670974157027505886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765369454658077409.post-8499607144338080542013-07-23T18:55:00.000-07:002013-07-23T19:13:15.372-07:00Tool Party<div style="text-align: center;">
My sweet Jack turned 3 last month and a tool party was the perfect celebration. He is OBSESSED with tools. If you've met him, you were probably annoyed at how many times he asked about your tools or to look in your garage/tool box or told you 2684 times about his crescent wrench, level or tape measure. I think he now has a nicer collection of tools than my hubs. In fact, we are often having to borrow his tools to fix things around the house.</div>
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Getting the party supplies was pretty easy and inexpensive since I snatched most everything from mine and my dad's garage. :)</div>
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Leslie Nash of <a href="http://leslienashdesigns.com/">Leslie Nash Designs</a> created all of the printables for the party. She is a crafty genius, a gem to work with and sent everything to me ready to go. LOVE her!!</div>
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I made the tool cookies of course. :) When you schedule your 3 year old's birthday party the same day as your 7 year old's regional swim meet, it's off to Kroger for a birthday cake. </div>
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I had the kids on the swim team help assemble the tool skewers for the centerpieces that Leslie printed.</div>
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<a href="http://www.pretzelspleaze.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Pretzels Pleaze's</span></a> chocolate covered pretzels were the perfect touch and so delicious! Jack was so excited about these.</div>
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My hubs had just gotten a new tool box for Father's Day so it was the perfect area for the plates and cutlery.</div>
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I LOVED the tags that Leslie made for the party favors. I picked up some tool boxes from the dollar store and filled them each with a shop rag, a Home Depot pencil and apron, a wood building activity which came with a paint set, safety goggles and some tool tattoos.</div>
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In addition to all of the party printables that Leslie whipped up, she also designed and made this awesome T-shirt for Jack. My favorite part!</div>
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The kids chose their tool box based on the wood building set they wanted to make. The sets came from Toys R Us and included with paint, nails/screws and wood glue. They got to chose from a sail boat, race car, bird house, train and fire truck.</div>
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Happy 3rd birthday to our own Mr. Fix-It. We love you Jack-Jack.</div>
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Custom printables and T-shirt - <a href="http://leslienashdesigns.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Leslie Nash Designs</span></a></div>
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Chocolate dipped pretzels - <a href="http://www.pretzelspleaze.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Pretzels Pleaze</span></a></div>
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Tool Cookies - <a href="http://whipitgoodcookies.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Whip It Good Cookies</span></a> </div>
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Do you know anyone who can SWIM 2.4 miles then BIKE 112 miles then RUN 26.2 miles? I do! I know three people in fact.
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<a href="http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/ironman/texas.aspx#axzz2Tx55aNRj"><span style="color: blue;">IRONMAN Texas</span></a> was here in The Woodlands and I was so excited to be a very small part of it. The owners of <a href="http://www.outbackww.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Outback Western Wear</span></a> asked me to make cookies for their hard-working volunteers at their bike aid station along the course. </div>
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Over 400 mini IRONMAN and heart cookies went into 40 jars.</div>
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What an awesome way to say "Thanks!"</div>
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One of the athletes in this race is our good friend, Jesse. He is "Uncle Jesse" to my kiddos so naturally, he had to have cookies. ;)</div>
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This race has been in our own backyard to three years now and we have never participated in it in any way. The hubs, kids and I stood at the end to watch so many determined men and women cross the finish line. We were so proud to be there to see Jesse accomplish this ridiculously-amazing achievement. </div>
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Jesse, you are such an inspiration to all of us! My kiddos personally saw determination at its best. Congrats!!!</div>
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My little fam will be on the sidelines again next year cheering everyone on!!</div>
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You would think that my kiddo's teachers always get cookies, right? Well, actually they rarely do. I am usually too busy making cookies for everyone else's teachers to make any for Austin's.
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Why do we give teachers apples anyhow? Do they even like them? Is the whole apple thing getting old? I hope not.</div>
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When making cookies on a stick or "cookie pops" I always cut out the dough and then chill the cookies before baking them. Once the cookies are chilled, I insert the stick into the middle of the cookie and bake them in the dough. They turn out perfect every time!</div>
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I searched on Etsy for a cute printable that would match the seeded apple that I pictured in my head and I ran across <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78274190/back-to-school-digital-cupcake-toppers-2"><span style="color: blue;">these adorable tags</span></a>. Cherri from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CupcakeCutieesParty?ref=seller_info"><span style="color: blue;">Cupcake Cutiees Party</span></a> added "Thank You" at the top for me. They were the perfect size and easy for Austin to write his name on. I printed them on glossy cardstock.<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78274190/back-to-school-digital-cupcake-toppers-2"><span style="color: blue;"></span></a></div>
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The cookies went to all his teachers that have played a role in his very successful year; the librarian, PE teacher, his two main teachers, music and art teacher and the school nurse too for always band-aiding my little guy. Did you know that it is also National Nurses Week?</div>
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Thank you to all of Austin's teachers for an amazing year in first grade! </div>
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Okay, my sweet cookie lovers, I have a little giveaway for you! As you've probably heard since I've been bugging you for an entire month, Whip It Good Cookies is competing in the <a href="https://www.loveourlocalbusiness.com/base/lolb2desktop?region_id=us-en&content_id=19462"><span style="color: blue;">Intuit Small Business Growing Strong</span></a> contest. Intuit is granting wishes for 15 businesses. Out of over 12,000 businesses competing, Whip It Good has held strong in the top 18. Getting in the top 15 can only be done with YOUR help. I know...you're all having nightmares from the Martha Stewart contest. I am too but it is worth it! ;) Winning this would mean that I could get a commercial mixer and other commercial supplies, beef up this website/blog and offer a lot more to YOU. So as an incentive and also a thank you, I had to give something away. </div>
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As I was trying to figure out what to giveaway, I thought to my self, what would I want? I would want something from one of my favorite stores which is <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/"><span style="color: blue;">World Market</span></a> and <a href="http://www.surlatable.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Sur La Table</span></a> (just to name a few). I chose Sur La Table because I selfishly needed some cutters too. I went back and forth from display to display with my kids in tow (horrible idea - Jack dropped a ceramic ramekin right on the floor and it shattered into little tiny pieces which he proceeded to pick up). It was really hard to decide so I got a few of my favorite things and hope you will love them too.</div>
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<strong>The winner also receives.......a $30 gift card to Sur La Table!!!</strong> So you can have all this and go shopping in the store or online for your own goodies. </div>
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Please case your DAILY vote for Whip It Good Cookies to have our wish granted! You can VOTE every day and come back and enter the giveaway everyday! Just tell me what number vote you were. PLUS you get an additional entry for sharing on Facebook. </div>
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I have another awesome opportunity in front of me to grow my little business. Remember the Martha Stewart madness of 2012? Well, this is a little easier. It is a voting competition, however there is no information required to vote. Intuit is granting wishes for 15 businesses up to the amount of $5000. My wish is to have professional equipment and a new website. It would cut my prep time in half if I had commercial grade equipment such as a mixer and baking racks and such. And it sure would be awesome to also have a new website that is more user friendly for you guys.</div>
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I am not gonna lie; I was SO excited to make these. I really had no idea what I was going to do when I sat down to decorate however. My friend, Tally had a 70's themed birthday party so I had to do something special for her. </div>
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I knew I wanted to do peace signs for sure but I couldn't get away from my inner flower child. And then, after the cookies were delivered and the pictures were posted, an amazing follower pointed out that I am missing the bottom/middle line so this is actually a Mercedes sign. Ha! Totally something I would do!!! I bet several people noticed including my hubs but didn't have the heart to tell me. ;)</div>
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Believe it or not, I didn't have to make any icing for these cookies. I had icing left over from all of the week's cookies so I decorated according to the colors that I had in flood/pipe icing.</div>
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I honestly didn't know what I was doing with this chick but she ended up looking like Velma from Scooby-Doo so it worked out I guess.</div>
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For this groovy chick, I got inspiration from <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2011/05/four-decades-worth-of-cookies/"><span style="color: blue;">Sugarbelle's afro girl</span></a> and <a href="http://ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com/2011/09/disco-biscuits.html"><span style="color: blue;">Oh Sugar Event's</span></a> and combined the two. Thanks ladies!!</div>
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The disco ball was first flooded in white icing. I then airbrushed it with sliver and added rainbow disco dust before I piped the black lines. </div>
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Happy Birthday Natalya!</div>
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Are you guys sick of seeing flowers yet? Well, I'm not sick of making them! I really love making these sweet things. And who wouldn't love to get them??! Especially as a "thank you" gift.
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I found a cute gable box to match my logo at the <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/welcome.htm"><span style="color: blue;">Container Store</span></a> so I packaged them up as a gift. Too bad they only had 3 left.</div>
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I know I'd love to get a box of cookies just because. :)</div>
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Man, these cookies were FUN to make. I was asked to make cookies for a neat store in Coldspring, TX called Findings, Etc. I had free reign on design and have been wanting to make some floral cookies for a while now.
Not much to say about these; I think they speak for themselves. :)</div>
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I was also asked to make some cookies for the staff at Gonzales Day Care. I kept the spring-time theme going and added some onsies...</div>
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Apparently basketball isn't all that is going on in March...baby showers galore! In a 45 day period, I will have helped host 5 baby showers (not to mention all the other showers I have made cookies for). <br />
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This one is number 2 of 5. My coworkers and I hosted a work shower for our dear friend, Emily. I am in love with how the cookies turned out for her baby girl.</div>
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This was my first time making birds like this. I will be doing a tutorial on it very soon. Super simple!</div>
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Who said work showers have to be boring?! I have some super-crafty friends at work that know how to throw cute showers. It was fun to be a part of it. You can see the shower that we put together for Emily's boy <a href="http://www.eheflin.blogspot.com/2010/10/look-whoooos-having-boy.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</div>
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My friends, Anita and Lindsay made these crafty accents which helped everything come together.</div>
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We are so excited for you Emily & Chase and we can't wait to meet Evie! </div>
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Cute, right?! I was asked to make these whale cookies for a baby shower. I have a whale cookie cutter but the whale on the invite was much different from what I have.<br />
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{Excuse the lighting in the photos. All photos in this post were taken with my iphone.}</div>
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I picked up this snail cutter in a set from <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/"><span style="color: blue;">Ikea</span></a>. {Ikea tends to have some interesting and inexpensive cutters so check them out next time you are there} I actually think this cutter could also pass as a whale with out any modifications but with a little work, I figured I could make this match perfectly. </div>
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So first, I had to cut off the bottom of the snail's body to give the whale a more rounded look. I did that using the bottom part of a circle cutter. {The circle cutter pictured is part of a set from World Market. They are double sided with a plain and scalloped circle which makes them double awesome} I also spread curved the top of the snail's head slightly which will be the top of the whale's tail. Make sense?</div>
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To make the water coming out of the top of the whale, I used the top of a wedding dress cuter. Once you cut out the dress, use the sail cutter for the bottom so that it will fit nicely on top. Simply place it on top of the whale and bake. </div>
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Once baked, you can see that they adhere nicely to make one cookie. :)</div>
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I had the dough rolled out and the cookie sheets ready to go when I realized that I had no idea what cutters I was going to use for the Winnie the Pooh cookies. I looked at their shapes upside down and sideways to determine what I already had that would work. The creativity came into play for the Pooh, honey pot and Tigger cookies.</div>
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I have been working full time and making cookies part-time for almost three years. I have decided to take a HUGE leap of faith to concentrate more on my kids and my cookies. I honestly never thought this would be possible but I have to make a change before I am declared legally insane and I don't want to give up cookies. My last day of full time work will be March 22nd. I am so excited and so scared at the same time! I have been at DePelchin Children's Center for 8 years so it will be a very big adjustment for me and my fam. I get to stay at DePelchin and in child welfare but in a different role. I will be writing home studies on potential foster/adoptive families and facilitating parenting and divorce classes on a contract-type basis. Eeeeeeekkkk!!!!</div>
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When I told my 6 year old, he was so excited! He gets to be a "walker" for the first time ever. I can't even imagine being able to pick my kiddo up from school everyday. This means I will also have my two year old with me here at home while I am shelling out the cookies. I guess we'll see how that will work. :)</div>
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It also means more cookie cuteness for you!!! I have so many ideas and plans that I can't wait to put in place. I also have so many more things that I am excited to learn about cookie decorating. A huge thanks to each of you who have ordered cookies from me, followed along on Facebook and stopped by here to check in. It is because of YOU that I am able to make this my plan A. XOXO</div>
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I can't have a post without cookie pics so here are some from this weekend. Sweet and simple. </div>
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More girliness graces the blog. These cookies were for the girliest of all girls. Sweet Ava Grace is the adorable daughter of my friend, Louanne, owner of <a href="http://www.poshandprissy.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Posh and Prissy</span></a>, So naturally, the cookies had to be posh and prissy.</div>
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Happy Birthday Ava!</div>
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I love making girlie cookies since everything around me is 100% dirt, tools, sports and Nerf guns.<br />
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I was also excited to use my new pearl sprinkles and sixlets. The giant pearls are sixlets. I grew up eating sixlets - candy coated chocolate = YUM-O!<br />
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I've been taking bow lessons online with the talented Alison of <a href="http://snargblog.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Ali Bee's Bakeshop</span></a>.<br />
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The sprinkles on this cookie were inspired by the crazy-awesome cupcakes of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/heytherecupcake/4555743480/"><span style="color: blue;">Hey There Cupcake</span></a>.<br />
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The quatrefoil pattern is one of my new favorites. My heart still belongs to chevron but you WILL be seeing this one on some future cookies for sure.<br />
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Happy New Year my friends!! What's a more FUN way to ring in the new year than with homemade FUNnel cake?!</div>
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So I was browsing Pinterest looking for a yummy cake to make with what I had in my pantry (since I refuse to go anywhere on New Year's Eve) and funnel cake appeared. I thought it was appropriate that I chose <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/865753/funnel-cake"><span style="color: blue;">this recipe</span></a> from none other than Martha Stewart herself. </div>
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It was surprisingly easy and very quick to make. And it was so freaking good!<br />
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I wanted to put a sparkler in the top and light it but the hubs thought I would burn the house down. Oddly enough, I agreed.</div>
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A coffee table party seemed like the perfect end to this CRAZY year!</div>
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My boys loved the FUNnel cake too...</div>
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As I was frying up the batter I realized (after tasting <strike>every</strike> most of the pieces) that I liked it a little more done because it added some extra crunch.</div>
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2012 has been bittersweet for me. This year has brought some intense challenges to my little family but we've made it. We've come through stronger and wiser. This year has made me even more grateful for each new day the 4 of us have together. </div>
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On the sweeter side, I never could have imagined that my name or my cookies would appear in the Martha Stewart Living Magazine much less on her website. I never could have imagined that I would have so much awesome support from people all over the world. I am so grateful to each of you not only for ordering cookies, stopping by or checking in, but mostly for continuing to motivate me.</div>
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Before I go, I have to say a special thanks to my mom (my sous baker). Mom, thank you for staying up with me until the wee hours of the morning baking, flooding cookies, packaging or cleaning piping bags. I could not have made it through 2012 with out you. (and may not make it through 2013 without you either) ;) I love you more.</div>
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I can't wait to see what FUN things 2013 has in store! </div>
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I am so excited to have participated in <a href="http://www.fbcookieswap.com/"><span style="color: blue;">The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012</span></a>. Oddly enough, I've never received cookies in the mail before. I know, crazy! It feels pretty good. Now I know how all of you feel. :) Not only was this a great opportunity to get to know some other cookies makers, it was also a good cause. A donation to participate in the cookie swap was given to <a href="http://www.cookiesforkidscancer.org/"><span style="color: blue;">Cookies for Kids' Cancer.</span></a> I was also excited to get creative and to make something new. So I made Peppermint Bark Shortbread Cookies.</div>
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Don't let these simple looking chocolate cookies fool you; they were packed with a tastey surprise...caramel! How did Amy of <a href="http://cakestar.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">CakeStar</span></a> know that I loved chocolate and caramel??! These were delish and she even included her recipe. :)</div>
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Next, I opened this lovely box to find some super cute Christmas cookies made by the talented Elizabeth of <a href="http://lizybbakes.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Lizy B Bakes</span></a>. I didn't want to eat these! They were so cute and I was so mad that I didn't think of making them myself. ;) Genius.</div>
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Finally, I fell in love with the peppermint crunch chocolate chip cookies that I received from Anne of <a href="http://have-cookie.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Have a Cookie!</span></a> I am a sucker for a good chocolate chip cookie and the peppermint was a bonus! </div>
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<strong><em>Thank you so much ladies for taking the time to share your yummy treats and talent with me. Muah!</em></strong></div>
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Now to give you the scoop on what I made. These cookies were so simple to make. When you whip up a batch, you will seriously call me a cheater for getting out so easy. I wanted to make some decorated cookies but I just ran out of time AND sleep. I also wanted to make something Holiday-ish so peppermint bark came to mind and then I thought, why not put it on a yummy shortbread?</div>
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I started with the recipe for the shortbread cookies that I fell in love with a few years ago from <a href="http://joyofbaking.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Joy of Baking.com</span></a>. You can find the recipe I used <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/shortbreads/shortbreadcookies.html"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>. I chose this particular circle cookie so that it would fit nicely in the boxes that you'll see in a minute. </div>
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There might be better chocolate to make almond bark with but this is what I had. Candy melts are easy to find at your local bakery supply, Michael's or Hobby Lobby.</div>
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I used light cocoa on half, dark chocolate on the other half and then a bag of white chocolate/vanilla candy on all of them. Put the chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and then pop it in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir until it is smooth and you are good to start dipping.</div>
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For the first layer, I dipped the cookies right into the chocolate and placed them on a cookie sheet to dry/harden. Once the bottom layer was set/dried, the top layer was spread on with the bottom of a spoon.</div>
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Because the chocolate dries so quickly, it's important to work fast when you are sprinkling on the peppermint. I picked up the peppermint sprinkles at my happy place - World Market. </div>
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And voila; finished products!! My perfectly imperfect, Holiday-ish cookies. They actually kind of taste like peppermint E.L. Fudge cookies. I wish I had one right now with a huge glass of milk. </div>
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I picked up these little boxes from Michael's in the baking section. There are 3 cookies in each section separated by striped parchment paper that I cut into squares (also purchased from World Market).</div>
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Aren't they pretty?? I am still hoping and praying that they got to their final destinations looking just like this. Since they were going to different places all over the country, I put each one inside a separate box full of packing peanuts.</div>
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I hope that Rene, Megan and Stacey enjoyed these. <br />
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These cookies would also be fun and easy to make with the kiddos. :)<br />
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To see more amazing cookie recipes from the cookie swap, click on <a href="http://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2012/12/the-great-food-blogger-cookie-swap-2012-recipe-roundup-part-1.html">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.thelittlekitchen.net/2012/12/14/great-food-blogger-cookie-swap-2012-recipe-roundup/">Part 2</a> (mine are on part 2) <br />
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I know I'm behind but can you really ever get enough of Halloween cookies? I can't. They are some of my favorite to make but I think I say that about everything. So before I move on to Thanksgiving, I have to wrap up Halloween. <br />
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These are my favorite Halloween cookies to date.<br />
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My pumpkin patch. The world would not be right if I didn't put polka dots on any of them.<br />
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The spiderwebs were by far the easiest to make. Although Halloween is over, I will do a tutorial on how to make them. A little disco dust was put on the spiders to fancy them up. </div>
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Culturally diverse Frankensteins!! ;) (chocolate and vanilla) I must say that I channeled my inner <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Sugarbelle</span></a> for the Frankensteins. </div>
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I hope your Halloween was fun! Here is a pic of my Ninja and Cowboy :)<br />
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These are not your average Halloween cookies nor are they your average baby shower cookies. When I had to combine the two, this is what I came up with. </div>
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You can easily add a bow made of ribbon to your cookie because the royal icing acts as a glue and dries nicely. It is easy enough for the cookie-eater to take it off. </div>
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Ever seen a pregnant mummy?! hehe!</div>
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Just add a pacifier to any cookie to make it a baby girl cookie. ;) I was going to add one to the mummies but thought that would be pacifier overkill.</div>
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{The Cookie Puzzle guessed it! I used the Wilton ice cream cone cutter for the Frankestein. I just turned it upside down} Thanks for playing!!</div>
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I didn't make them. They came from the lovely folks at <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/portal/site/ww/menuitem.9da96f5acde0a93df8aeef105173a0a0/?vgnextoid=87b0cf06cd80f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default"><span style="color: blue;">Martha Stewart</span></a>. I was super excited when my client/sweet friend asked me to make some for a bridal shower. Mine looked more like these amazing cookies by <a href="http://www.juliausher.com/kitchen_and_studio/more/bridal_shower_breakthrough"><span style="color: blue;">Julia M. Usher</span></a>. If I could plan my wedding agin, I would have these on the menu for sure.</div>
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Speaking of Martha Stewart, you may remember I was in a little contest for the American Made Audience Choice Award. I did not win but I had a darn good time trying. YOUR support kept me in the top 10 throughout the entire contest. I think I finished 7th overall in terms of votes out of 100 national finalists. The exposure was awesome and is still going on as I was just featured in the Houston Chronicle! </div>
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Thank you all again for your continuous support of this little biz. I am so very excited about where this will take me.</div>
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Blast off is an appropriate title for this post not only because I got to make space shuttle cookies but also because my business is blasting off. Thanks to YOUR support, I am busier than EVER!! I guess the fact that I really need at least a month's notice for a cookie order is a good problem to have. :) Really, I do.</div>
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I was not asked to make these cookies by NASA but rather by a super caring Mom that was taking her accompanying her kids to NASA for a field trip. How awesome is she?!</div>
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I didn't have a space shuttle cutter so a purse cutter was used instead. Sometimes, you have to think outside the cutter! hehe!</div>
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I am fortunate enough to live near this amazing place and get to take my kiddos to explore.</div>
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Another way my little biz is blasting off is with cookie classes. Yes, I want to teach you how to decorate cookies! The first class will be on October 27th from 2-4pm and I have 4 spots left. We will be making some Halloween/Fall cookies. I hope to do this on a monthly basis and will have room for 5 people each time. If you are interested, email me at <a href="mailto:erinheflin@hotmail.com">erinheflin@hotmail.com</a> for more details.</div>
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I had the opportunity to make cookies for my dear friends Amanda and George of <a href="http://www.pretzelspleaze.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Pretzels Pleaze</span></a>. I am so proud of all they have accomplished with their business. They too understand what it is like to work full-time and have a growing small business on the side. </div>
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Their sweet son turned one and they went all out for his Bee-Day party. I LOVE this theme!!!</div>
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Once again, I took the advice of Callye of <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/"><span style="color: blue;">The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle</span></a> for the <a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/blog/2011/08/houndstooth-cookies-guest-post/"><span style="color: blue;">houndstooth cookies</span></a>. Her tutorial made them easy to do.</div>
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My nephew recently had a zombie birthday party. It was a perfect kick off to the Halloween season. Albeit a little morbid, these cookies were fun to make. </div>
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I re-created a zombie from a clip art image that I liked. I used a flip-flop cutter for the zombie faces.</div>
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The brain cookies were made with a pumpkin cutter. I just cut off the stem. </div>
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The zombie silhouettes were made to match the party invites. I then splattered red food coloring on them with a paint brush.</div>
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Happy Birthday Aidan!</div>
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