Easter Cookies

I have the cookie bug... I've been wanting to try cookies but was afraid of baking and royal icing... Neither of them have really worked in the past.  I found some great recipes from -I am Baker (cookies) and Bake at 350 (royal icing).  I'm still trying to figure out how to get the best consistency for flooding the cookies but the more I do it the more I will get the hang of it, hopefully.   I found inspiration for the cookies below from SugarBelle's Blog.  There are so many talented cookie artists out there. I want to try most of everything I see...
Happy Easter everyone!

Here are some pictures of the cookies coming together.  I'm a little messy but I will get the hang of it...

Flooded the cookies and let them dry overnight.

 My dinning room table as my work space...

Guest Blogspot on Frosting for the Cause

 Hi everyone, I'm the guest blogger on Frosting for the Cause today.  Check it out...

http://www.frostingforthecause.com/2011/04/amys-pink-ribbon-sugar-cookies

Cindy turns 40...

My big sister turned 40 this weekend. Like most people, I think my big sister is awesome... But, I'm serious- she really is... She is a great wife and mom, she keeps things running smoothly in her house and balances many different roles in life on very limited sleep (I worry about that, but she already knows that...) I have a lot of love and respect for my sister so I wanted to make her a cake that made her feel special and celebrated her big birthday. Here are pics of the assembly...

 This was my first attempt at Tulips.  Here I am cutting the gum paste

 Forming the flower on th end of the rolling pin...

 

Placed cotton balls around the outside of the flowers to help keep the petals standing straight up to dry...

 Finished drying... Now ready for the inside...