Completely cute and very easy to boot, these marshmallow treats are a perfect family project for Easter. For the complete how-to in video form, jump on over to Julia’s YouTube channel. Or if you prefer the written word, you’ll find
Not your typical Easter eggs, not when Julia’s involved! Here, she dyed eggs from her farm with all-natural colors and then glued on scraps of decorative tissue paper, beads, wafer paper butterflies, and other baubles (all with nontoxic glue). For
Each guest at Julia’s Easter dinner was greeted with one of these gorgeous eggs découpaged with decorative tissue and other trinkets. Tucked into teeny Easter grass nests at each plate, these eggs made quite the exciting party favors. For the
Your friends will feel like they’ve struck it rich when they receive these candy-filled pot-o-gold cookies for St. Patrick’s Day! For all of the details, see Julia’s instructional video on YouTube.
It’s tough to contain enthusiasm about these cookie pots that form the base of Julia’s 3-D topiaries. After all, they combine so many techniques in an imaginative way: contoured cookies, stenciling, edible lace and needlepoint work, and punched edible paper
The sides of these creative cookie quivers were wrapped with SugarVeil needlepoint lace and stamped fondant appliqués, and then the holes in the lace were filled with piped SugarVeil Confectionery Icing. For Julia’s complete tutorial, check out her YouTube video. And,
Here’s a closer look at Julia’s 3-D quiver cookies, mostly so you can appreciate the effort that went into the needlepoint lace. Of course, it would have been much more time-consuming for Julia to pipe the grid by hand. Thank
A vintage Santa motif and a classic red-and-green theme add cheer to Julia’s 2012 holiday décor, starting first with her kitchen table. For more on the power of decorating with collections and a clear color direction, read Julia’s Christmas 2012 party
Julia’s collection of salvaged Santas was the cornerstone of her 2012 Christmas décor. Some Santas were antique banks, others were cardboard statuettes, and still others were images on old fruitcake tins, mugs, and other dishes. It didn’t much matter what
If guests don’t gobble up this wreath for dessert, they’ll love pulling it apart to take home pieces as favors! To see how Julia created the very lifelike chocolate leaves that are its focal point, check out her YouTube video.
These Christmas ornaments might look real, but they are cookies that have been textured in various ways. For the two to the right, Julia embossed the dough with the SugarVeil Lace Mat, sprayed it with gold luster, and then filled the
Now, won’t guests feel grateful for this beautiful, functional, and edible Thanksgiving treat?! Yes, these napkin rings are nearly 100-percent embossed and molded cookies – and three gifts in one. What a blessing! For the detailed step-by-step tutorial, see Julia’s YouTube video.
What a stunning and wonderfully textured sunflower at the center of Julia’s napkin ring cookie! But that’s not the only molded cookie on this project – so too are the vines and small red floral embellishments. For the detailed step-by-step
Julia was clearly thinking out of the box when she put together this woodland-themed cookie container. She used many of the same elements in her cookie napkin ring project shown elsewhere in this gallery, but she took the design up
Indeed, and this lid with its molded sunflower and embossed woodgrain dome is perfectly tailored to its fall woodland theme! For all of the project how-tos, including both the container lid and base, check out Julia’s YouTube video.
There’s no buttercream silkier or easier to handle than Italian Meringue Buttercream. Julia also loves the fact that it’s less cloyingly sweet than classic American Buttercream. For Julia’s recipe and mixing and storage tips, see her YouTube video and/or related
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