Look more closely at Julia’s arbor vignette, and you’ll find a treasure trove of garden gems, such as freestanding royal icing flowers, fondant and royal icing garden edgers, a rubber-stamped fondant sundial, and a “wire” royal icing planter box! Wow!
Precision-piping and gentle handling are musts for making these delicate royal icing flowers growing in Julia’s garden arbor vignette. But have no fear! Julia explains exactly how to make them and many other elements in her cookie garden in this YouTube
What could be better than a big, solid chocolate bunny at Easter?! A big, solid chocolate bunny AND a big all-chocolate Easter basket to hold that bunny! Yes, the basket is quite the extravagance, but well worth the time to
Julia created the pattern on the sides of this all-chocolate Easter basket by weaving together strips of modeling chocolate in a variety of springy hues. The whimsical roses and leaves were also made of modeling chocolate. Wondering how? For all
Another striking design from Julia’s all-chocolate Easter basket collection! Here, modeling chocolate ribbons were textured with a tracing wheel and then applied in vertical stripes to the pure chocolate bowl. And that pretty scalloped pattern along the upper edge?! Modeling
Here’s a closer view of the cookie duo made with Julia’s Summer Picnic Prettier Plaques™ set. What a delightful way to celebrate a summertime birthday or simply to welcome the season! To learn more or to purchase this stencil set,
Crafted with Julia’s Summer Picnic Prettier Plaques™ set, this cookie sizzles not only because of its cute-as-can-be design, but also because the airbrushing and stenciling are so precise. It’s no small challenge to prevent overspray when stencil openings are as
Julia has a plethora of adorbs baby-themed stencil sets in her Prettier Plaques™ cookie stencil series, but this charming scene has got to be one of her favorites! To learn more or to purchase, visit Julia’s stencil partner Confection Couture Stencils’
Here, Julia decided to take a straightforward approach to stenciling with her Baby Prettier Plaques™ set. Most every design element was directly airbrushed on these cookies (she used no dimensional stenciled transfers or appliqués as she often likes to do). Even
Any mom would feel like a queen if given one of these gorgeous – and completely edible – cookie boxes on Mother’s Day (or any day, for that matter)! These stunners make use of several decorating techniques, including airbrushing and
As is Julia’s MO, she made more than one version of her Mother’s Day cookie box. This silver and lavender one is a wee bit simpler than the tan and gold one shown elsewhere in this gallery, insofar as it
There are so many special details on Julia’s Mother’s Day cookie boxes! First, the multicolor stenciling; next, the two-tone piped roses; then, the recessed contoured cookie “corners” and franken-cookied “feet”; and then, let’s not overlook that precisely stenciled royal icing
Heck, even the lids on Julia’s Mother’s Day cookie box are elegant! Just take a look at the graceful curves and piping on this franken-cookied handle! For the complete how-to, check out Julia’s instructional video. And, for all of Julia’s stencils
It’s hard to go wrong with this stencil set from Julia’s original Prettier Plaques™ cookie stencil series! She’s tried it in countless color combinations, and it always looks great! Here, it’s bold and beautiful, but soft and sophisticated works too! To
People often fret when airbrushing multiple colors over a single stencil. In fact, it’s not uncommon for Julia to be asked, “But how do I keep the colors from blending into each other?” That’s a good question with a definite
Other surprises on Julia’s springtime table were the stylish stenciled place cards and menus. Julia used airbrush food coloring and a stencil from her own line (her To Mom Prettier Plaques™ set) to make the background bird-and-blossom pattern. (Yes, you
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