Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in a collaborative project with a few fellow cookie decorators. The challenge of the project was to create a cookie or a set of cookies inspired by a greeting card. Hani of Haniela's Food & Photography (click to view her amazing blog) organized the challenge and 22 decorators participated! I have posted a collage of all the projects with blog links at the bottom of the page.
My project was extremely fun. I came across this greeting card and new it would be perfect for the project!
I love the colors and of course I love anything with a baking theme! So I created this sweet set of cookies that will also be available in my online shop here.
The set includes a big stand mixer, a cookie sheet with a set of iced cookies on it, two polka dot oven mitts, a piping bag, a rolling pin, 6 cookies modeled after the mini cookie sheet - 2 gingerbread men, 2 ornaments, and 2 trees, and one big cookie that says 'Have a Sweet Holiday!'.
Here's a bird's eye view of the cookie set. The tree and the ornament are inspired by the front of the greeting card. I added snowflakes to the ornament to also match the card. The floor, blue and white checkered, was the inspiration for the large cookie with text. And, just because it's Christmas time, I made the big mixer RED!
This is my favorite cookie of the set! I love all the little details on the tiny cookies!
And this photo just makes me giggle! I love how Topher made it look like the icing bag is piping the gingerbread man's bowtie!
To view this set, and the other four available collections for this holiday, click here.
And here is the collage of the entire group project! These photos are quite mini, so you definitely want to click through and view them even larger! What an amazing group of decorators. The links and participants are listed below. Plus, many are offering tutorials on the blogs on how to make these special holiday cookies!!
3. Georganne, LilaLoa
4. Lorraine, Lorraine's Cookies
5. Kim, The Partiologist
6. Pam, Cookie Crazie
7.Cathy, Cathy's Cookies
8. Mariëlle, De Koekenbakkers
9. Nadia, My Little Bakery
10. Liz, Arty Mc Goo
11. Callye, Sweet Sugarbelle
12. Marlyn, Montreal Confections
13. Lisa, The Bearfoot Baker
14. Meaghan, The Decorated Cookie
15. Paula, Vanilla Bean Baker
16. Miriam & Estíbaliz, Message in a Cookie
17. Ali, Ali Bee's Bakeshop
18. Myriam, Chapix Cookies
19. Jennifer, Not Your Momma's Cookie
22. Hani, Haniela's
Have a very sweet holiday SEASON!!!
Anne
Comments
Oh I love the oven mitt’s, they are so cute!!!
Posted by brantcookies on December 05, 2012
Dear Anne, what a gorgeous collection with stunning colours! Could you tell me where you got the food mixer cutter from?
Posted by Sonja on December 04, 2012
Ohhh — I LOVE THIS SET!!! The colors are so so so pretty and I love how you used the tiling on your centerpiece cookie!!
Posted by Geprganne on November 28, 2012
I love this set!! I don’t think I can pick a favorite out of the bunch (I’m leaning towards the cookie sheet, but my eyes keep darting towards the rolling pin.) Amazing work!
Posted by Mike @ Semi Sweet on November 28, 2012
This is my kind of Christmas Card set. What a fun and beautiful collection Anne. Love the Christmas Greeting plaque cookie cutter and your stand mixer and piping bag are super! So happy to have been a part of this with you and all the other ladies.
Posted by Paula on November 27, 2012
I can’t get over how ADORABLE this set is! Love it!
Posted by Sue~munchkin munchies on November 27, 2012
I always love a sweet baking set! You amaze me every single time without fail! I think the cookie sheet is my fave! PS-HOW ABOUT MY IRISH MEN?! XOXOXO
Posted by Sweetsugarbelle on November 27, 2012
You NAILED the colors! Beautiful and the whole set is just like the sentiment in the card: SO SWEET! All the details are fabulous.
Posted by Liz @ Arty McGoo on November 27, 2012
I love, love, LOVE these cookies! The cutest card ever and the most amazing cookies inspired by it! So honored to be a part of this challenge with you!
Posted by Maryann - Cookie Artisan on November 27, 2012
I love this set so much!! It reminds me of making cookies with my kids! They are so cute! Thanks for sharing them with us! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Posted by The Bearfoot Baker on November 27, 2012
I have seen a preview before and I absolutely loved it. But much more now, these cookies are absolutely adorable.
Kisses from Spain.
Posted by Miriam G (1/2 MEUG) on November 27, 2012
Anne! I just love these. The baking sheet of cookies is soooooo adorable!
Posted by Melissa {thebakedequation} on November 27, 2012
Fun cookies, Anne. I love them all. Fun project. I’m glad we could do it together. Merry Christmas! ♥
Posted by CookieCrazie Pam on November 27, 2012
Anne, I adore your cookie interpretation of this Christmas card. I love the Have a Sweet Holiday COokie!
Posted by Hani aka Haniela on November 27, 2012