Hand-painted Butter Cookies

Hand-painted roses on
Bling Bakery cookie

The more time I spend painting my glaze flooded butter cookies, the more time I want to spend painting my glaze flooded butter cookies. 

No joke. 

I have pushed to the side all other decorating ideas and even though I know I should be expanding my picture inventory for my Ordering page, all I can think about is 'what will I paint next?' 

Yesterday I went through Mom's gardening books and chose three with the most paintings and photographs. Lots of ideas there, and plenty to inspire. And that's the thing - I'm not exactly awash with talent so any photo/cartoon/painting or sketch that can serve as a starting point is critical to someone like myself. Where I end up is usually faaaar from where I started but that's always ok - that's the "creative" part that I bring to the product. I also figure there's no such thing as a mistake - it's just a cookie for heaven's sake! 

Teapots

Teapot cookies

If there is a cutter that started the whole Bling Bakery idea, I'd say it was a teapot. Not actually this one; I have two cutters and lately I've been working primarily with the tall teapot pictured here because there is more room to manouver. But the squat teapot is equally cute. A large cookie, these beauties make a lovely gift, especially for yourself! And don't worry, they go great with coffee....