10 Random Things...

Just a few updates around here...
1. My husband left for Afghanistan.
2. Two weeks left of school.
3. I scrapped 2 pages so far this week. I can show you one. ;)
4. The weather has been a nice sunny 85-90  degrees but will get back up into the hundreds before too long.
5. I have been sewing vests for cub scouts. I have the vests done, but need to put on the patches.
6. I want to blog more often. Even if it's just a random photo.
7. We are looking forward to some trips this summer. If my car can handle it. ;)
8. I got a book about Lightroom 3 from the library yesterday. None of our libraries have anything about Lightroom 4 yet.
9. Austin is Star Wars sticker crazy. He bought a sticker book at the book fair and won't slow down and enjoy it.
10. I have had 2 cups of coffee this morning and may need a third. ;)

Enjoy your day!

(Austin texting with is Daddy after he left on his deployment.)

1950s Themed Cookies

A few weeks ago I made a basket of cookies as a door prize for a Volunteer Appreciation Event we held on base. It took me 3 days straight to bake and ice these cookies.

The event was 1950s themed.  Think poodle skirts, greased back hair, and record albums.  If you don't know what a record album is- back away slowly!

It was several months ago, not long after we voted for our theme for the event, when I saw this digital scrapbooking kit by Jady Day Studio for the first time. It was PERFECT! 

I bought the kit, and used it for inspiration when making my cookies.

Here they are.....

Poodle skirts.

Leather jackets, and one for a Pink Lady.

 Record albums.

 Roller Skates.

 Grease Lightening sports cars.

 Tubes of hair grease.

 Ice Cream Sundaes.

 Coke bottles with straws.

 The whole shebang.

 Now I have to admit that the only thing I know about the 1950s was from Back to the Future and from Grease, but I think they turned out rather cute. :)  Several of the ladies who helped set up really liked them and asked for the recipe.

The older gentleman who won the door prize didn't look too thrilled- but I like to think that most men don't understand the creativity and work that goes into something like this.

Don't tell me otherwise.
Please. ;)


If you'd like to learn how to make cookies like I do, please feel free to visit my Cookie Week posts.
Day 1: Make the dough
Day 2: Cut and bake the cookies
Day 3: Glaze icing
Day 4: Royal Icing

See you soon!