Thursday, April 28, 2011

Y M C A

remember the village people and that song? and how it's played at practically every wedding? well, i recently did some custom wedding cookies for a couple with a really unique and fun invitation suite, all designed by the groom.


and the cookies to match...

i also did the church and custom wedding cake toppers of the bride and groom




it was so much fun to work on this project. thanks erin and pat! congratulations!!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

royal wedding

yes, i have to admit, i am little excited about the royal wedding. i don't know why, maybe because it's playing out like a real fairytale...a commoner marrying a prince and all. i didn't have a chance to make royal wedding cookies but here's some of my faves from some very talented cookiers.

these are gorgeous from katie's something sweet...

and i love this interpretation too...don't you just love the car???? from a dozen eggs bake shoppe
i'm sure you have seen all the crazy souveniers out there, too. this is one of my faves, Prince William and KaTea RoyalTea Tea Bags available here...
will you be watching the royal wedding?

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

may day

when i was little i remember our babysitter receiving a pretty little basket on her doorstep on may 1st. the delivery "boy" rang her doorbell and then quickly ran so he wouldn't be discovered. it was such a sweet surprise for her. i'm not sure why people stopped this lovely tradition. why not revive it by placing a cute basket at the doorstep of someone you love. i'm sure it will make their day...

here's some cute, simple ideas from martha stewart and of course a cookie version from me!



let me know if you give/receive a may day basket this year!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

miette bakery

oh how i wish i lived in san francisco so i could hang out at the beautiful miette bakery...or maybe i could just work there...

look at these beautiful cookies inspired by the gorgeous wallpaper in their store

i guess i will have to just settle on drooling over their new book (which you can pre-order at amazon.com). can't wait to get inspired!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

alex's lemonade stand

my daughter's kindergarten class had an alex's lemonade stand at their school's craft fair this past weekend. i made some cute little lemon cookies for the kids to sell. they raised almost $500!!! what a great job! all money goes to fighting childhood cancer which is cause dear to my heart. our 9-yr old son, max, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 21-months old. he underwent 3 1/2 years of chemotherapy. this coming november will mark five years since his final treatment and he will be considered "cured!"


here's ben, max and lily at the lemonade stand

here's max in december 2003, four months into his treatment
i'm feeling very grateful today.

Monday, April 18, 2011

easter eggs

happy monday!! we dyed easter eggs with the kids this weekend...take a peek...

i did some marbleizing a la martha stewart...they turned out very pretty





lily went monochromatic...i kinda like them


here's ben trying out the wax stylus


hope you'll be dyeing eggs with your families this week...



Friday, April 8, 2011

my peeps...

do these guys look familiar? an easter icon in cookie form. i love these guys! available to order for easter.


here's some spring cookies i have been working on. these were done for a meals-on-wheels volunteer luncheon.





and a big thank you to kim from 733 blog design. she designed my beautiful blog and super fast!! if you're thinking of starting a blog, check her out. she's good. and very helpful to "blog-challenged" folks like me!

you can now follow my blog via e-mail updates by clicking on the little envelope at the top of the page in case you don't have a google or yahoo account.

have a great weekend everyone...do something creative!

Monday, April 4, 2011

easter goodies...

happy monday everyone!! thought i would share some cute easter ideas i've stumbled across.

how cute are these bunny pouches? perfect for tucking in easter baskets. find them here.




i love these crepe paper carrots from martha stewart. i think i will be making these as favors for the kids at our easter dinner. how-to here.

i made these cute easter fabric silhouettes from martha stewart.




enjoy!!!

Friday, April 1, 2011

april (snow) showers???

welcome to sugarlily cookie company's blog. glad you stopped by. take a look around. it's april 1st and snowing where i live but i'm thinking of spring. with this blog, i'll be sharing my cookie creations and other things i find inspiring, beautiful and just plain "cute." i hope you'll visit often!