What fun for a Halloween party or even for trick-or-treaters! This cauldron lookalike is actually a cookie box filled with Halloween candy. For all of the easy-to-follow instructions, see Julia’s YouTube video.
Ha! Somehow a snake sneaked into Julia’s 3-D cauldron cookie. Fortunately, it’s not of the venomous variety. Crafted from royal icing and edible markers (for the detailing), it’s actually rather cute! While this snake is flat, Julia contoured several others
Oops, this royal icing snake, part of Julia’s 3-D cauldron cookie, ran into a little more trouble than it bargained for! Ensnared in royal icing goo from the cauldron, it’s got nowhere to go! To get the step-by-step how-tos for
Here’s another view of these very playful flowers made of SugarVeil edible lace. Julia loves this medium because it’s so darn versatile (she often uses it to wrap 3-D cookies) and so much tastier than other brands of edible lace.
Julia can’t seem to get enough of these flowers and leaves made with the SugarVeil Grasses Mat. She’s tumbled them here on a cake stand to wait for their final journey to the tops of cupcakes and cakes! To get
Complicated 3-D cookies weren’t always Julia’s thing. Early on, her YouTube channel focused on simple beginner techniques, like the wet-on-wet marbling shown on these daisies. While low-effort, these cookies are certainly high-impact! For the complete how-to video, check out Julia’s
Definitely one-of-a-kind Easter gifts, these all-cookie eggs were first dipped in royal icing and then decoupaged with edible wafer paper and gold leaf. While these eggs are laying down, they can also be stood upright as you’ll see done two
More spins on the classic cast sugar panorama egg, this time decorated with a touch of whimsy and a combination of edible frosting sheets and wafer paper! Oh, and the bunny-chicks in the windows are rubber-stamped fondant appliqués. See how
Don’t be rattled by the realism here. These baby rattles are, in fact, cookies, and every element on them is edible except for the striped handles. Even better – they also have surprise gender-reveal (pink or blue) candies inside! For
It’s a heck of a lot easier to decorate contoured cookies with royal icing transfers and fondant appliqués than it is to intricately pipe them, as these embellishments can be moved around ad infinitum before attaching them with royal icing.
Julia’s 3-D mosaic cookie boxes are not only fun, they are functional! Just load them with treats, and you’ve got fabulous party favors. To learn how to make these cookie wonders, check out Julia’s two YouTube videos – first, part 1,
Yes, the lid on Julia’s mosaic box is every bit as eye-catching as the rest of the box. Just look at its details – over 100 individual royal icing transfers and other embellishments painstakingly placed by Julia. To learn how
Julia’s family has a longstanding tradition of celebrating with party crackers on Christmas and New Year’s Eve. You know, those cardboard tubes filled with festive little treats and fortunes for the coming year?! Well, back in 2014, Julia decided she
Julia pulled her glass ornament-trick out of her hat yet again this Christmas. But why not? It’s such a festive and classy way to identify items on a holiday buffet table or to make place cards. Simply stick some Christmassy
This particular variation of Julia’s 3-D Christmas cookie box is lavished with oversized poinsettia cookies decorated with the wet-on-wet marbling technique. And that’s not all! The personalized inset window is stenciled two ways – both with airbrush coloring and royal
Cast sugar is an ages-old technique, most often used in the making of panorama Easter eggs. Here, Julia applies the same method to create this lovely twist – bottles and urns that have been hollowed out to hold sweets! Want
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