Basketweave Easter Cookies

I decided to try something different this year with the cookies. My friend Dani called me and we had been procrastinating for months about getting together to cook, so we seized the opportunity and she came over on Monday. We used my usual vanilla-bean sugar cookie recipe, only this time we rolled a basketweave textured mat created for clay/pottery to add a Springtime element to the cookies without having to decorate them (or paint them as Dani says).

I think the design makes a fantastic statement - subtle and classic looking. I am working on having a basket cookie cutter made to use with the basketweave mat. The mats are wholesale only, so if you are interested contact me at - ross@kon-tent.com to purchase them for $10.  

Easter: Thread-wrapped eggs and bump chenille baskets

I know Easter is coming, and I wanted to show you a fun Easter craft idea. Using simple fabric dye, I dyed bump-chenille pipe cleaners in various colors until they had a pastel hue. Then, after letting them dry, wrapped them around a styrofoam egg-shape to create the basket bowl. The handle was created by twisting to pipe cleaners together for a sturdier handle.

The eggs were created by applying glue to a tiny styrofoam egg and wrapping embroidery thread around it tightly in Easter/Spring pastel colors. These will look great as place settings for my Easter table and make nice favors for people to take home as a reminder.

Looks or sounds harder than what it really it - slightly time consuming but still a fantastic craft. I used them as place settings for the Easter table. If you are looking for sources or help, contact me at ross@kon-tent.com - I am glad to help.

Feathered Fowl Cookies

An icing technique called feathering is when you make lines with a contrasting color while the main background color is still wet allowing the colors to blend. You then take a toothpick or skewere and drag it through the lines to create the look you see here. I would say that this is the easiest of all decorating techniques, very hard to go wrong here.

These shapes are perfect for any event out on a farm. The Turkey is great for Thanksgiving and the Hen for Easter/Spring.

Perfect for a lot of occasions, please feel free to contact me if interested in ordering. Small to large orders are possible as well as various color combinations. ross@kon-tent.com

Bunny in Egg & Present Cookies

Flocking is a common icing technique where when your icing has settled to a point, but is still has some tack (stickiness) you sprinkle sanding sugar over it.

Sanding sugar is a large grain sugar, there are several sizes depending your needs all the way to what is called rock sugar. Rock sugar is almost the size of a small pea I would say. You can buy sanding sugars in most colors, here I used clear so that the icing color showed through - followed up with pink and white.

The Bunny in the Egg shape is great of course for showers and Easter or Spring occasions, while the present is incredibly versatile - it can be decorated in a myriad of colors as well as designs to fit any party.

Perfect for a lot of occasions, please feel free to contact me if interested in ordering. Small to large orders are possible as well as various color combinations. ross@kon-tent.com