Blog: Julia M. Usher

Need one of Julia’s foolproof recipes? Some stunning cookie decorating ideas? Or a quick fix on Julia’s latest news and events? Well then, you’re in the right place! Here, you can stay up-to-the-minute current on everything that’s happening in Julia’s kitchen and studio – and in that always-churning mind of hers! IMPORTANT: Julia is still formatting blog entries prior to 2021 to conform to the new site layout. Please don’t be surprised if some back entries look a little wacky, and please be patient as she edits them over time.

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Fall Fête of Flash Sales

Fall might just be my favorite stencil season so, to celebrate, I’m throwing a party with great savings on my fall designs. The fun starts now, on August 29, and continues through September 12

August 29, 2022

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Gold Sponsor Spotlight, and More!

Here’s a special tribute to this year’s gold sponsors who went above and beyond to make our record-breaking prizes ($19,000!) a reality. Plus, two very important competition updates

August 25, 2022

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Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

A Royal Deal

Just because you’re fit to be a princess, if not a queen, I’ve got a special gift for you that’s commensurate with your stature

August 18, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Important Schedule Change

Wishing you had more time to create for my competition? Well, you’re in luck. An unexpected set of circumstances for me means more prep days for you

August 15, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. 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Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. 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Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Meet the Judges

So, who are the remarkable cookiers that will judge my competition entries this year? These faces may very well be familiar to you

August 8, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. 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Seas the Day Before Summer is Over

Even as summer winds down. I’ve got some great stencil savings for you! What are you waiting for?! Mark your calendars now for my upcoming sale

August 8, 2022

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JSA x JULIA Part 5

Part 5 of my JSA x JULIA 3-D cookie course series is here! And, wow, the JSA trainers never cease to amaze me. They came up with a most spectacular project for the course finale

August 7, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Just Do It!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, my competition isn’t about winning. Sure, that would be nice, but there are better reasons to compete. Hear what they are from last year’s winner in the 2-D Cookie category

July 31, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Live with Laura Replay

If you missed my live with judge Laura Saporiti on July 25, there’s no reason to fret. You can capture all of the gems that she and I shared about the judging process in this handy replay video

July 26, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Back-to-School Bonanza

It’s hard to believe it’s time to crack the books again, but I have two terrific sales to assuage all back-to-school blues

July 26, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo' height='128' width='128' decoding='async'/>

Live with Laura

Wondering what my competition judges look for (and don’t look for) in entries?! Wonder no more! Judge Laura Saporiti and I will tell all in our next Facebook live Q&A

July 23, 2022

<img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. Usher' data-src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=128&d=mm&r=g' data-srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0415d0ce48de69e4ae81d03944c12fe4?s=256&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-128 photo lazyload' height='128' width='128' decoding='async' src='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==' style='--smush-placeholder-width: 128px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 128/128;' /><noscript><img alt='Julia M. 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Why You Should Compete with Beatriz Muller

Still on the fence about whether to enter my cookie art competition? Well, take it from Beatriz Muller, Gold Sponsor and veteran competitor: you shouldn’t be

July 21, 2022

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Stencil News and Summer Pop-up Sales

There’s lots happening in stencil-land this summer, including the development of new kits and a rapid-fire series of pop-up sales

July 14, 2022

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My New Site Has Arrived!

There’s no denying that my new site has been a long time coming, but I hope you’ll find it worth the wait. Read on to learn more about its key features and to “unwrap” your special launch gift

July 10, 2022

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