You can use as many or as few colors as you want with Julia’s Easter Whimsy Prettier Plaques™ stencil set (or any of her sets, for that matter). These cookies are a perfect example of what Julia calls “conscious color commingling”
Here’s a closer view of a cookie made with Julia’s Easter Whimsy Prettier Plaques™ stencil set. It puts the multicolor eggs and other design details, like that dainty fondant bow, smack dab in your face (in a good way)! Inspired by
Here’s another view of cookies made with Julia’s I’m Yours Prettier Plaques™ stencil set, just because they’re undeniably pretty! (And also to show what a difference a change in prop styling and photo orientation makes.) To learn more or to
Now let’s come in close and examine the details on this heart made with Julia’s I’m Yours stencil set! She kept it pretty simple with mostly airbrushing and stenciling directly on the cookie top. But her stencils are made for
First made by Julia for Valentine’s Day in 2017, these chocolate domes atop all-chocolate pedestals are nothing short of superb. They’re beautiful, delicious, and versatile – after all, any number of goodies can be hidden under the dome. Truffles? Yes!
Here’s a closer look at Julia’s special Valentine’s Day 2017 all-chocolate creation. Yes, even the pedestal is chocolate! Its patterned sheen was made possible through an innovative stenciling technique that Julia tested and tweaked until she could do it to
Here’s a slightly closer view of some very snowflake-y cookies made with Julia’s Peace Prettier Plaques™ release. This cookie is proof positive that these stencils can be used with both royal icing and airbrush coloring, and both on and off
And merry you and your guests will be if you serve up these cookies made with Julia’s Peace Prettier Plaques™ release and the message from her Merry set! One of the most convenient features of Julia’s sets is the ability
Zooming in to give you more of that merry message cookie that uses two of Julia’s holiday Prettier Plaques™ sets: Peace and Merry (naturally!). And, while we’re this close, get a load of that snowflake royal icing transfer perched above
Mrs. Claus has arrived, and she’s made completely of cookies and icing! She’s sure to be a showstopper on any holiday table, with or without her famous husband in tow. Check out Julia’s in-depth instructional video for all of the step-by-step details!
Yes, let’s come a bit closer so you can better see Mrs. Santa’s fine details! She’s got specs made out of royal icing transfers; a fancy rubber-stamped fondant collar; a platter of cookies crafted from royal icing “putty” and black
Here’s what the reindeer see of Mrs. Santa as they’re coming in for a landing! Julia plays close attention to every angle of her 3-D projects as she’s designing and constructing them, so it’s not surprising that this top-down view
Here’s another glimpse of Julia’s Noel Prettier Plaques™ set whose evergreen-and-pine cone motif looks perfectly at home on a table decorated the same way. This set can be simply stenciled and airbrushed, or you can embellish it as you see
Yes, these 3-D oven cookies by Julia are nothing less than sizzling hot with their incredible attention to all-edible details. Use them for a Thanksgiving or holiday centerpiece, or as a baby gift outfitted with “buns in the oven”, of
Here’s a more zoomed-out and head-on view of Julia’s retro oven cookies. Now you can see the contoured cookie hood over the stove in the background, as well as more of the stenciled and airbrushed “linoleum” floor in the foreground
There’s just so much happening on and around this single oven cookie. First, it’s nestled up against embossed “brick wall” cookies. The clock and plates on those walls are royal icing transfers with rubber-stamped fondant detailing. The pie and bowl
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