Springtime!

 I tend to be one of those people who gets stuck in a rut.

And it happened with my cookie decorating.

There are SO many techniques out there, and I haven't tried so many of them.

Like I said, I get stuck in a rut...and more than anything...

It's a little bit of fear...a little bit of laziness...a little bit not wanting to "rock the boat".

Call it what you will...I decided it was time to GET OUT of the rut and start learning new things and trying out some of these techniques that are new to me.

I've had an airbrush for quite some time, but it has always intimidated me a little to be honest.

Well, I got a whole bunch of new stencils at my cookie gathering in Livonia last week, so I decided I needed to give them a whirl.

I dug out my airbrush and got to work.

Once I started playing, it was actually pretty fun.

Granted, I still need some practice to perfect the skill...but hey...

I DID IT.

Now I'm afraid I'm going to become addicted to stenciling and I'm going to want ALL of the cool designs out there.

There are so many amazing stencils that are sold by some of the cookiers.

This is just a sample of a few I got in my swag bag last week.

Hopefully, I'll stay OUT of this rut and keep learning new things.

Happy Spring!

Practice makes perfect...

 I haven't had many ordered lately...which has been a blessing in disguise.

As busy as I've been with school (read killer science class), I probably would have been even more stressed out with more deadlines.  I did indeed finish my term, and was able to go to that amazing cookie gathering over the weekend.  Last night, I had some free time and decided to "play cookies".  I got out my airbrush and some of the new stencils I acquired and did a little practicing.  I am waiting on my new stencil genie to arrive, as I think things will improve vastly once I get that.

After I messed around with the stencils, I did some free-hand airbrushing.  These flowers are nothing special, but I just wanted to "get the feel" of the airbrush more.  It is definitely something that takes some practice.

I have a whole bunch more cookies I made to take to the gathering that I didn't end up using.  I will be doing some more playing/practicing in the next few days...and friends/family reap the rewards of my practice (read lots of cookie snacks)!