Need I rave about Sweetopia AGAIN? Yes. I’m afraid I must. A cookie decorator after my own heart, see her super-lovely-cookie barnyard But wait. There’s more. A “Can you find the differences between these two photographs?” contest. As a gal who religiously completes her sudokus and crosswords daily, this is my kind of giveaway. CLICK HERE to go to Sweetopia … Read More ...
Butterfly Cake and Many More Bright Ideas
Visit Bright Ideas for tons of sweet ideas, like this butterfly cake. Find the how-tos here. And these clever cookies decorated with candy centers. You can also submit your own ideas! 
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Sweet Spring Inspiration
One of my favorite sites, The Kitchn (part of Apartment Therapy), has assembled a selection of pretty spring cookies here, such as these gorgeous bird cookies from Eleni’s. I have to admit, not only did I feel absolutely compelled to post on these sweets because I decorated cookies for ten years, including pretty much all the designs shown, … Read More ...
Craft Gorgeous Butterfly Cookies
I’ve posted before on the wonders of the Fancy Flours shop and their amazing products for bakers. But they also have tons of ideas, recipes and how-tos. Find inspiration here. And find the how-tos for crafting these beautiful butterfly cookies here.… Read More ...
Sweet Pizza and Other Food Look-Alikes
Another sweet idea from Family Fun… this cake, icing and fruit “pizza.” Looks almost like the real thing. And super easy to make (find the instructions here).
Also check out their April Fools recipe section for more food-that-looks-like-other-food, such as this meatloaf cupcake.Or these faux fries (made with bread). Or this sugary meal (made with … Read More ...
Easy Cookie Bouquets
As one who made cookie bouquets for a living (here) for about a billion years, and as cookies are piled up all over my life (see here and here and here), I found these super-easy-kid-friendly cookie bouquets from You Can Make This absolutely charming. This site and accompanying blog are filled, and I mean filled, with incredible … Read More ...
Easy DIY Nutter Butter Snowmen
These cute snowmen are made from Nutter Butters
, a clever idea from My Pretty Purse (inspired by the Nutter Butter ghosts made by the 3Bs…Baseball, Baking & Books). Find the instructions here. Anyone who has been reading this column for awhile knows why I like these snowmen so much. I posted a while back on the glory … Read More ...
Red and White Inspiration
How ridiculously cute is this curly-cue candy cane? The blogger at SugarEd Lagniappe did a great decorating job on this cookie (find the cutter at Country Kitchen Sweetart). 
Find more red and white inspiration at SugarEd, like these white chocolate-dipped marshmallows covered in peppermint crunch and peppermint powder (also at Country Kitchen Sweetart). 
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Intrigued by Cookie Decorating? Win a Book and Get Started
The yummy, consuming world of edible crafts is thriving. With more and more resources on creating and decorating with food, crafters already interested in making fantastic things from bits and pieces are making fantastic things from food, especially sweets.
And so, the edible art guru at bakerella is at it again, trying her hand at cookie decorating. (Wait, could it … Read More ...