Blog: airbrushed cookies

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Delicious Dimension

Overview: Dimension and texture are the buzzwords in cookie decorating these days, and, for good reason. They lend so much interest and style to cookies! In this two-part hands-on class spanning two days, Julia will share her signature techniques for adding

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Boo-tiful Bundle

Halloween is full of surprises – and this one is absolutely boo-tiful! Yes, two of my favorite tutorials are now available in a brand-new format that I think you’ll find irresistible

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Advance Your Airbrushing

Overview: Dodge the winter doldrums with Julia in this colorful pattern-filled cookie decorating class conducted on Zoom! Over one seven-hour day (eight hours for VIPs), you’ll get an A-to-Z intensive look at what it takes to create picture-perfect multicolor stencil

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Sights on Spring on Zoom

Overview: Dodge the winter doldrums with this flower-filled cookie decorating course with Julia, conducted on Zoom! Over two five- to six-hour days, you’ll learn the secrets behind Julia’s innovative piecework royal icing techniques as you make a stunning dimensional snowdrop cookie

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Phew! Part 4 Is Here!

I’m grappling with mixed emotions as I write this post. While I’m super excited to reveal the last part of my Airbrushing-Stenciling Intensive, I’m also feeling a great deal of relief (and exhaustion, LOL)

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Advance Your Airbrushing Demo

Overview: Join Julia at SoFlo Cake & Candy Expo for a one-hour, info-filled demo about airbrush handling and triggering techniques, particularly as applied to multicolor, layered cookie stencil designs. She’ll reveal her tricks for getting into closely spaced areas with several

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Luxe Layers

Overview: Stencils can sometimes lead to cookie-cutter designs, but, in this one-day hands-on class at the International Cake Show Australia (ICSA), Julia demonstrates that stenciled cookies can be just as unpredictable and original as any other type of cookie – plus

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New 3-D Snow Globe Video Tutorial

Let it snow (globe)! If my recently released 2-D snow globe kit wasn’t enough holiday excitement for you, check out this stepped-up 3-D variation (and video tutorial) that uses many of the same tools

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Kitchen Club Release #6

HOLIDAY SNOW GLOBE KIT! Ready to shake things up this Christmas season with a dimensional snow globe cookie the likes of which no one has seen before?! If so, my latest Kitchen Club kit is just the ticket

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New Graveyard Fence Video Tutorial

When the tools for this fun Halloween project were released a few weeks ago, many of you asked for a how-to video. I took your cues seriously and quickly set to work to make sure you had this tutorial in time for Halloween

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Kitchen Club Release #5

HALLOWEEN TOMBSTONE KIT! One of my favorite cookie holidays is back, and I’ve got just the new kit to welcome it. With all the tools to make spine-tingling 2-D and 3-D tombstone cookies, and even an edible graveyard scene, my latest Kitchen Club release is to die for

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Tantalizing Textures

NEW TUTORIAL! I’m a sucker for a cookie with lots of dimension and layers, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be fully 3-D. Learn how to add tantalizing texture to 2-D cookies with several easy, yet innovative techniques

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New Tutorial and Sale

3-D WEDDING CAKE COOKIE! Wait just a second! Which is it – cookie or cake?! I know, I know, the picture is a little confusing, but read on for the answer and all of the deets about my latest tutorial sale

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Kitchen Club Release #4

CLASSIC HEART BOX KITS! Yes, that’s plural! I’ve got two stunning 3-D floral designs that make use of a new nine-cutter set in my Kitchen Club Collection. I hope this news makes your heart sing

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Kitchen Club Release #3

SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS TREE KIT! Incite awe with multi-tier 3-D trees, or take it easier with still stunning 2-D versions. The choice is yours with the third kit in my Kitchen Club Collection

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