Fall Cookie Bouquet

Last Sunday, I taught a Fall Cookie Bouquet class at Ms Debbie's Sugar Art. There were only 5 students, and I think that was perfect! There was plenty of room to move around, lots of individual instruction, and enough time to socialize. Best of all, the students completed a cookie bouquet just in time for Thanksgiving! Yummy!

This is the finished bouquet:


There were 3 fall leaves, 1 pumpkin (with orange sparkles!), 1 turkey, and 1 acorn.

Notice that little blemish on the left side of the turkey? Well, as the instructor, I had to sacrifice the perfection of my piece to demonstrate what would happen if you touch the flooded icing as it dries. Yea, that's the ticket...


I think the turkey and the acorn are my favorites. So cute!


Check out more photos on Ms Debbie's Sugar Art Facebook Fan Page. And, if you're interested, we'll be doing a winter cookie bouquet as well as a gingerbread house class in December! Check Debbie's website for more info on those classes.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Brave Girls Club & November - A Time to Reflect

Thanksgiving is coming up! For many of us, our activities for the month of November include planning holiday menus, beginning the holiday shopping, decorating for the holidays, and even brainstorming ways to avoid certain family members. It's a busy month! But I'd like to add one more thing to your to-do list, if I may.

Read this blog post by the Brave Girls Club. My friend Julie just sent this to me, and it's an amazing story.


It's one we can all relate to in some way...love, success, loss, failure, and the rebound. Most importantly, it's about the recovery process, faith in each other, and the power of a gentle, helping hand. So please take 5 minutes to read this story. You'll be glad you did.