Okay… finally, the post from last weekend. My camera never did wake up by the way. But I did manage to get all the photos off using a friend’s card reader. Yay! Unfortunately, no built in card readers on my printer or computer… Boo!
And, I would have posted this last night, but I spent the evening at Pioneer Woman’s book signing in Atlanta. Fun! Fun! More on that soon. Thankfully, I did have a working camera with me for that. A brand new Canon Digital Rebel XSi that I borrowed. It’s nice having generous friends. But, I kinda wish I hadn’t started using it. I might not be able to give it back. Bigger screen, More megapixels. And I’ve convinced myself the photo quality is far superior. It is. I know it is. Maybe my camera will be unfixable. Is that a word?
Anyway, here’s the goods or goodies from last weekend.
It’s coming up on Christmas, so I wanted to make some decorated sugar cookies. But I didn’t really want to make traditional Christmas shapes. So instead, I used a cute little cupcake cutter I recently bought. I also went with a less than traditional color scheme and chocolate sugar cookies to help make the colors pop.
I love sugar cookies. Too bad I love them more than they love me. I’m still trying to perfect my piping. I will not give up. I will have non-lumpy lines one day.
These were two of the better ones.
These … not so much. But squint and they’ll look better.
See …… Okay, I’m kidding. I kid. These are the good ones. Well, the better ones anyway.
It helps to plan ahead when you work with royal icing. Draw out the colors you want for borders and the colors you want to fill with in advance.
The cookie recipe is from the book, Cookie Craft. Get a copy if you have any desire to learn how to make these kind of decorated cookies. It’s jam-packed with tips and tricks.
Or maybe you’ll win this.
Yes, the original Cookie Craft came out with a mini Cookie Craft Christmas book.
Also with recipes, ideas, and tips. It’s very cute. And small, which you know I like.
You’ll also get this cute 2-piece cupcake cookie cutter set. Love it!
And some cupcake stencils. You can use these on cookies, too.
A cupcake-shaped cake tester. This totally unnecessary utensil was too cute to pass up.
And so were these mini spatulas. I bought all the goodies (except for the cookie book I picked up at the bookstore) from Crate & Barrel if you want to look them up. I like finding cute things. Hope you like them, too.
And it all comes stuffed in a sparkly stocking.
Enter to win it all.
- Just leave a comment on this post and tell me what you want this Christmas. Big or small. Silly or Serious. Let’s share.
- Me first… I want to spend time with all my family. Laughing. Hugging. Eating. And I want to take lots of pictures of them with my brand new, big, shiny camera. Yeah, that sounds good.
- Deadline to enter is
Wednesday, December 9 at 7:00 pm ET.TIME’S UP! - Winner selected at random and announced sometime Wednesday evening on this post.
Good luck.
Winner.
We have a winner. And it’s a high number this time.
#5935 – YAY CAROLINE! Hope you like the stocking full of stuff and hope you get that immersion blender, too.
And everyone else that entered. Thank you for sharing your Christmas wishes. I’ve smiled and cried multiple times reading through them. Some really important ones out there. I hope you get them granted. Hugs to you all.
I’d love a big camera :) one of those $500 dollar ones.
OR
a tv LOL
mine broke so now i can’t work out in the basement anymore ):
TEEHEE :P
For Christmas I want my whole family to get over this cold/flu nasty and to be healthy again. I think some cute cupcake cookie cutters will help!
a camera! for scrapbooking and future food blogging!
I want to win this contest! :)
Beautiful Cookies! I love the cupcake shape! For Christmas, I want lots of fun with my family and friends back in Iowa and some Uggs.
I want to have a Merry Christmas — this is the first Christmas since my dad passed away in August, so we’re hoping we can keep it fairly cheerful!
I want to spend some quality time with my family since I’ll have some time off of work (I’m a teacher). I also want to practice making some of the super fun ideas I’ve found on this website since I’m a recent fan. Love all your stuff!
Thanks, Bakerella! Hmm…what do I want for Christmas? Geeze, it is like 17 days until then, isn’t it? Gosh, I should sit down and think about that, shouldn’t I? :) lol JK
Snow! I want it to snow! ( a very rare occurrence in texas)
I really, really want this!!! That’s what i want for Christmas!! LOL
Seriously, I want a bissell steam mop for Christmas. I think I just might get it too. I’ve been a good girl this year!
Side: Note: Your cookies look amazing. I’ve only done the flooding method twice and while I love the look, it takes so long to do!! I want to get better at it!
I want everything you just posted. I guess I didn’t realize you were giving it away until the end. My boyfriend just got 5 text saying “I want this…” “Oh I have to have this…”
I want to go away and spend quality time with just my husband, a beach somewhere…maybe! =)
You are so creative, I love looking at your website! Happy Holidays!
I want to spend time with my family and just feel happy…and maybe the recipe software I asked for too. :-)
My daughter is getting married on Dec 29 so I hope to have all that ready and I would love to just relax and enjoy Christmas with all my kids and family around
The main thing I want for Christmas are cozy Ugg slippers and enjoying yummy food with family!
All I want for Christmas is sleep :) and tons of family time! I’m a new mom, and my little bundle of joy has kept me awake for many many months now…so all I really want is some sleep
I want snow!
I would like to have my Boy Child be calm so that the family can really enjoy him this Christmas. And for my husband to do all the cooking!
I want a few pairs of these jeans I love!
and to win this giveaway ;)
drisana@gmail.com
I collect anything cupcake so your prize would be awesome. Or a wii fit, gotta work of pastry school!!!!! lol
the humming reindeer puppet from hallmark. it…is…so…awesome.
a cat door so i dont have to go to the basement everyday to get the kitty
I love cute cupcake and baking things! These are adorable and I would love to win :)
Big: A remodel of my kitchen.
Small: A microplane zester.
Those might be the cutest Christmas cookies I’ve ever seen.
I want a camera!
I want a new purse for Christmas! I have been using our son’s diaper bag for far too long! :D
I want an slr camera. I’ve had point-and-shoot my whole life and it feels like it’s time to move up :)
In my dreams I want an SLR camera. :)
I want my morning sickness to go away! :)
I love cookies. Oh and cakes and cupcakes. I love it all. I would love to win cause I have gotten some great ideas from cookie craft before.
I want a my size Ken doll, not named Ken. Zach would be better :) Well as I am at it I might just ask for the real Zach not a doll!
My husband asks me almost every day what I want for Christmas (or my birthday the other half of the year), and always my answer is the same: a nap. It’s a good day when I can catch a nap and still make it to bed at a reasonable time!
Well, I would LOVE a sewing machine. But unfortunately will not be able to afford one this year! That’s okay though, may next year! Second on my list, would just be a wonderful day with my family. :)
I want to be surrounded by family…and some new pots and pans.
I want another day so I can bake all of my cookies without losing sleep!! And a nice vacation somewhere relaxing….
I would love to know that my mother-in-law’s cancer is in remission.
I want to spend time with my friends, family and my dog. I am also hoping for a nice cast iron skillet and a pasta machine so I can make my own pasta.
All I want for Christmas is some SLEEP! My littlest one (of three) has quit sleeping through the night – aaargh!!!
I want to spend quality time with my kids, and husband.
Ooh, pretty! I’m making Christmas cookies today!
I pretty much already got the cake this year already ( a new fantabulous house). But if Santa could see fit to find me a husband, I’d take that too. ;)
Love the cupcake cookies…are they chocolate sugar cookies?
Hmm…what I want for the holidays this year…just to spend time with family and friends and to appreciate one another…and of course…lots of good food and sweets!
I want for xmas is to be able to eat all the xmas cookies and cake and dinner without gaining weight. Maybe even lose a couple of pounds *****
What I want is a new bamboo cutting board and new cookies sheets. The cookie sheets that I have now are bent.
I look forward to being with my kiddo’s and hubby that day listening to Christmas music and being still.
For Christmas I want my car fixed. The poor old dear died this morning while driving to work. But cute cupcake and cookie treats would cheer me up in the meantime. :)
I am hoping Santa drops a set of shiny new All-Clad pots and pans at my house this year!!
This Christmas, I want my family and my fiance’s family to all come to our house so we don’t have to worry about making four stops in one day. I don’t even care if I have to start cleaning now.
And I want our friends to come back from Iraq and Afghanistan and not have any of them go back. They’re way too much fun to be overseas.
I sure hope I’ve dropped enough hints that I need a new Salad Shooter or something like to to grate cheese with.
What i want for Christmas…is to win these goodies!! :)
I want loads and loads of new books for Christmas. I’m such a bookworm~ (:
I would like to be around people who make me happy :o)
(and to be fat and happy, but who doesn’t?)
I’d like to be happy and find my true path :-)
i would love a shopping spree for new kitchen utensils especially bakeware and decorating! my daughter’s bday is coming up in jan and i would love to be able to make those cupcake cookies for her bday!
For Christmas I just want my husband and his soldier’s to be able to enjoy their Christmas in Iraq.
What do I want this Christmas? One night, with all of our family together – hot drinks, baked goods and tons of laughter. Been a long year and we all deserve that :)
Oh my gosh! You cookies are way too cute! Okay, here it is and no laughing. I want my ice make for my refridgerator hooked up. I’m serious. it’s no fun making icecubes in trays all the time.
I can’t wait to spend a week cuddling with my girls (2 1/2 and 3 months of age) – I love sitting in front of a fire, with a Christmas tree sparkling with lights. And my 2 1/2 year old LOVES decorating cookies, so looking forward to some of that as well.
I want a food processor! I have loads of hummus and pie crusts that need to be made. (Yes, I’m lazy.)
I want a new lens for my camera.
Hmm..Well my first wish would be to lose a few pounds during the holiday season,…ya, right.
So then my thoughts would go to hoping that my 3 girls have a magical Christmas. The one’s like my parents created for us..Lots of food, warm home, gifts that we didn’t even know we wanted until we opened them! haha. Santa always knew what we needed, and not necessarily what we had on our lists.
Yes, so maybe that’s another Christmas Wish for me…To be surprised again. (oh, and to not have the family arguing and rushing out the door on the way to Mass) :-)
I want to spend some time with my fiance before he moves from Wisconsin to New York. He’s moving there in January, and i won’t be living out there until June!
I really WANT a nikon D90 for Christmas. There I said it. I also NEED that camera! Thanks for the chance – your cookies look so good!
Quiero que mi amiga Susana que está enferma se recupere y pueda disfrutar de unas maravillosas navidades.
I want my friend Susan who is ill can recover and enjoy a wonderful Christmas
I want cookies.
I’d love a Kitchen Aid Mixer or a new DSLR!
I want most of all to spend time with my family. That everyone arrives home at my parent’s house safe and sound and that we have tons of FUN together!
Oh, and I want a Kindle. :)
So sorry to hear about your camera. You will definately enjoy a new shiny one much better. :)
As for Christmas….I just want to enjoy the happiness and joy of the season with family and friends. Although winning this would be fantastic since I never win anything. That would just be the icing on the cookie cupcake for me!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!
My Christmas wish is that I get to spend Christmas with my family because I live away at college. I would also love a ticket to watch Bama play in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California.
I just can’t wait to see my girls get their gifts from Santa. They will be so excited. And I want to slow time down and spend it all with my husband and family. Is that asking a lot? :)
I want to get out of debt. It’s a big but serious want for christmas.
I want to be healthy.
Hmmm…. Family time. That’s all. Just a long, peaceful day of family time.
I would love a digital SLR – maybe the Canon Rebel XSi??? :)
I want to see good grades from this last semester!
being able to spend my first christmas with my new husband
I want a bigger kitchen!
Of course, as that’s not going to happen, I want books. And more books.
this christmas… i want a raise!
I want a Kindle.. Sooo bad!
Chris Pine as a boyfriend.
What do you mean that won’t happen?
Oh, fine. A shiny new camera.
kimberweeme at gmail dot com
Very material but I really want some new running shoes :). It’s hard to make myself work off all the cookies I eat when my shoes are all tattered.
I want safe travels since we are flying on Christmas day. I want a happy and healthy 2010 for all my family and friends. Also I’d love new jewelry! :)
Love your cookies!!
I want to be able to spend the holidays stress-free with my family. :)
I just want my family to get together and enjoy each other’s company. I have everything I need.
I want to spend time with family and friends, celebrating the season with good food and lots of laughter.
****and on a more material note, I’d really love a good kitchen knife and a net book
I want a job!! Gaaah. I am tired of going on an endless series of blind dates, I mean, INTERVIEWS….
I would LOVE quality alone time with my hubby.
That tester might be the cutest thing ever, I need one!!
All I want is to spend a QUIET Christmas with the man and not have to do any of the running around and craziness. That’s it, anything else would be bonus!
Being that I have a purse addiction, I have been eyeing a gorgeous Michael Kors purse! I would also love a new job with daytime hours!
I really want a pasta roller. I’m determined to make pasta and ravioli for my family, and having one would be really, really necessary for that, I think!
So there is that, and for Christmas morning to go in slow motion so that I can actually enjoy the weeks/months of planning and purchasing and wrapping in anticipation of my children’s reactions!!
LOVE this giveaway!! Thank you for the chance!!
I would like a maid please to clean my house.
All I want for Christmas is a happy, healthy family… and a pair of lululemon yoga pants! :)
Well, I already got one wish, which was a lovely portrait of all three kids together (a HUGE challenge.) Wish #2 would be to RE-LAX and enjoy our family visiting time.
Oh, and I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this set. I’m a big cookie baker over here, that cutter is too cute. Thank you!!!
I want a dutch oven!
While I doubt that #2000 + will ever be randomly picked, I’m gonna give it a go!
I want a pair of knee high brown boots…seems easy but I’m very picky! Also, I want to go away to celebrate my 10 yr anniversary with my husband, so plane tickets would be a great stocking stuffer!
I want to get pregnant!
Your cookie are so cute! I want for Christmas lot of snow.
I just want to spend time watching my kids have a good Christmas. Spending a good day together without fussing and whining. That would be great.
I want time with family to anticipate the arrival of my first little one!
I really really want a Garmin fitness monitor to monitor all the running I don’t do anymore. Weird…
I LOVE anything cupcake – you should see all the cupcake things I have – it all started with the book Pinkalicious and me giving t-shirts with cupcakes on them to my granddaughters – so now I just can’t stop. Please, I’d love to win this!
Aside from those cookie cutters, I just want my family to be happy and healthy. Oh, I lost my job a few months ago, so a job would be good as well :)
Thanks!
I would like to be rid of the mess in my craft room… and a new candy thermometer!
I want to finish decorating our new house! Oh, and have family and friends over to help us celebrate :)
I’m lucky, I’m spending Christmas exactly how i wanted to; in Maine with my mom. Happy Holidays.
hmmm, what i want for christmas–i want to see my daughters face light up when she ges the toy she has been asking for –a flashlight!
I would like to spend some some time with my mom and dad , I don’t see them as often as I’d like. And an Iphone would be nice too !!!!!
I am glad my husband will be traveling with the family this year for Christmas.
Ooooohhh! I would love those!
Jen in OK
I want this adorable sparkly stocking, of course!!!
I’m crossing my fingers for a Kitchen Aid mixer! My hands hurt from all this year’s goodies!
All I want for Christmas is a job for my boyfriend!
I also want a new DSRL and take lots of pics of my family and things for my shop!!! Merry Christmas!
I really loved your cookies…. I wish for Christmas- just to stay with family, enjoying every second of our lives.
Merry Christmas!
I want more free time to spending baking!
aside from winning the cookbook, i would really just love to remember to breathe and to appreciate each moment before it passes… yesterday, my kids were babies, today they are teenagers. what’s that all about?
I want to spend lots of time with my little boy. He’s 15 months so he’ll have much more fun this Christmas than last. I also want a new computer!
I like being with my family and share together and have health and many blessings for my family
I want a camera. A nice one. A DSLR. Not sure which one. Maybe you could help with some advice on that one. Also, I want to win this contest and I want my kids to be happy. Is that too much to ask??
thanks!
alisonnay at gmail dot com
This year I want lots of time with family – and I’ve asked for some unique art from Etsy. ;-) Here’s hoping! Happy Holidays to all.
I want to be able to enjoy time with special friends and family, and have a chance to get away from the crazy routine!
For my kids to remember the true meaning of Christmas. It’s about giving, not receiving!
I want THIS BOOK for Christmas!!!!!
I want a camcorder, a lens for my camera, a sewing machine, and to not gain any weight over the holidays.
I want a diamond ring!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that my boyfriend will finally pop the quesiton!
I am in my fifth week of my first pregnancy. So, christmas I would very much like a healthy pregnancy! I would also very much like to have this giveaway.
HEY BAKERELLA, I LOVE YOUR STUUF AND I NEVER WIN ANYTHING! PLEASE RANDOM, PICK ME!
I want to see my baby girl smile for the first time!!! (even though she will only be 4 weeks old!)
I want my son, who has leukemia and has been in the hospital since Oct 6, to get BETTER!
For Christmas this year, I would like household peace. Or just a Wii fit board.
I would like my family to be back together again.
chanellefon@gmail.com
I want The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook!
I am soo looking forward to a few days off from work and time with my family . . . and some baking! Would love to win this fun prize. Thank you for the inspiration!
I want a vacation. A real one–a whole week off work with no Blackberry buzzing. Doesn’t have to be a trip far away, though that’d be nice. But a good detox time with my husband is definitely in order, hopefully following the “vacation” of visiting his family for the holidays!
I would love a nice vacation with my family…no cell phones, computers…nothing! :) Just us!!
I want my daughter to be safe when she goes to Thailand on her Youth With A Mission trip.
All I want for Christmas is…….you! Well, to be able to come and spend the weekend with you making all sorts of yummy and wonderful looking goodies! My hubby would take care of the kids, so I could go… : )
I want my sweet little boy to get better :)
A “Mommy” necklace from the The Vintage Pearl with my two sweets boys names, and birthstones, on it. Saw the site on PW’s and couldn’t resist the darling drops necklace!
My wish is for.. my Grandma to hang on and have one more Christmas with our family. Have a safe and Happy Holidays everyone!
I want a job! My is over next week – so a new one would be a great Christmas present :o) I also want to spend time with my wonderful family – in our jammies all day!
ahhh..I hope santa brings me a lovely gift certificate or SOMETHING that enables me to have a wonderful night out with my husband!
I want a job for Christmas:)
I would love for my husband to not have to work so hard. He gets up at 3:30am and works until 4 pm every day. He’s so tired when he gets home but he still manages to spend time with our 1-year old. He’s a great husband and father.
I wish I could spend time with my mom and sister for the holidays. And maybe pay off a bit of my student loans.
I would love a KitchenAid standing mixer, but that’s not gonna happen, so realistically, I’m really looking forward to spending time with family!
I want my husband to get his pay cut back!
I wish the rest of my family could join my husbands family and I in the Philippines this Christmas!
I want a family time, just set a beautiful Christmas tree ans can’t wait til Christmas. Wish everybody lot’s of joy and health!!!
I want a nice, stress free, family day. I want to enjoy watching my son open his gifts and see his reaction to his power wheels car. As a gift I would love a new Wii game that our 4 year old can actually play with us and understand.
I would love to have a day off -both from my paying job, and from mommy duty. Both are rewarding in their own right, but utterly exhausting!
I want my daughter to wait until AFTER Christmas to make her appearance (mainly because I really want to be home to see my 3 year old’s reaction to Christmas this year!)
I want my baby to survive his surgery tomorrow – and for me to be able to eat sugar again (I’ve sworn it off for the holidays and it’s been the worst decision of my life)
All I want for Christmas is be with my family and eat lots of chocolate!!!
a new camera :)
I want a healthy family. We have all stayed away from the big illnesses so I just hope it stays that way. I am also wanting a new camera and bread machine!
I would love more time.
Oooo, I want a mandolin slicer. Mmmmm. Yeah.
I would LOVE a kindle!
a compound miter saw!
You pipe better than 99% of us!…those pics are amazing! What would I like for Christmas…..I would like to sit down on my favourite chair with a cup of tea and watch everyone enjoy their morning without thinking about what I need to do next. What cookies I need to bake, what needs cleaning, what needs cooking, what needs feeding (two teenage kids with amazing appetites), what needs something from me…..I know it is a tall order….but I have been good!
I want a big screen TV that doesn’t jiggle the red pixels and I want to be able to fit into a smaller pair of jeans (which probably won’t happen if I win)!
Oh wow, what a fun giveaway! For Christmas I just want to spend time with my wife and our families. It’s amazing how age changes you.
Cute!! So luck to have my family close and home for the Holidays
Lovely! Just so lovely :D
I wish I could pipe like that, I have a long way to go…
I want my parents down to watch their grandchildren open their presents.
I want to make and eat lots and lots of Christmas cookies!!! :)
OH… so sorry I missed meeting you in Atlanta. I sooo wanted to go. WAAAHHH!!!! Perhaps next time.
Ok.. Now for Christmas … I want everyone to be healthy and happy first and foremost.
Secondly, Since I can ask for anything……I would love a new yellow lab puppy (fully house trained and obiedience trained)… That would definitely make me SMILE.
I told my husband today all I wanted was more shelving in the garage so he could unpack the boxes of his “stuff” that we have moved around for the past 20 years. Crazy I know. But if he can unpack it and put it on a shelf he could use it or see it to discard it. I want his side of the garage to be organized. (I have someone coming next week to build the shelving, yipee!!!!! I’ll get him to put a big bow on the shelves.
OOOOOOOOH. I NEED THIS. :)
I want to kick back, relax and enjoy warmth and coziness with my family.
(and a new flash for my camera would be nice, too!)
I want to enjoy the time with my husband and our doggy and not have to worry about anything!!
now that is a great giveaway! You are too sweet:) Now lets see…I would like a peaceful Christmas with my family and for life to slow down enough for me to enjoy it!
All i want is curtains for my living room!
I want a KtichenAid Food Processor. And curtains and coffee/side tables and a big leaner mirror for my living room. And this cookbook!
I really want new boots for Christmas. Hopefully Santa reads these comments!
This year I really just want my kids to have a great Christmas. That and I want some of my mother in law’s potatoe salad!
What I really want for Christmas is lots of time to bake! And then spend time with my family eating what I have baked (:
All I want for Christmas is to win this giveaway :) I never win anything and constantly see all the awesome stuff you give away, I’m so jealous!!!
I’m visiting my newborn niece over the holidays. So my Christmas wish is that she, and my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew are happy and healthy!
This is my son’s first real Christmas (he just turned one year old), so what I want most is to watch him play with his extended family and to get some great photos!
(I’m also lusting after the Nook!)
I want to spend time with family and enjoy watching my kids open their presents on Christmas. I also want to be a good example to my kids of helping those less fortunate and passing along the giving spirit to help others.
You find the cutest stuff!!
What I want for Christmas is the adoption for our little boys to be final. The hearing is the 22nd and there is still red tape to get finished before we can go to court. But won’t it be the best christmas gift ever?
I want to spend time with my husband and children–and 3 cute, cute grandchildren! I want NOT to gain any weight. I want lots of fun, food and memories. Oh yeah… and carpet for my basement.
I would like to drink champagne with my family and find a sewing machine under the christmas tree =)
I’d really like a 50mm 1.8 lens for my camera…or to win this giveaway. :-)
I would really like no sickness…someone has been sick in our house since Thanksgiving! I would love for our house to be free of coughing, sniffles, fevers, etc!!
Love your blog!!! I want to spend a wonderful time with family, shopping, making cookies and having fun!! Would also love a new chain for my heart pendant.
What a bunch of lovely cookies ?
For Christmas I’d like to find my prince.. And ask what the heck took him so long. Haha.
A guitar!
I want for my children to have a nice Christmas. I’m afraid that it may not happen, so it’s stressing me out!
i would like a sewing machine… i love to make things! which is why i adore your blog… so many great ideas! and it’s always so neat and pretty… i appreciate that!
I would like a new camera! And also new running/walking shoes.
I’m really hoping for clear roads – we have a lot of family to visit :)
A new camera!
These cookies are awesome!
All I want for Christmas is my Unemployment check.
It has been over a month now and nothing.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
I would love a special getaway with my husband!!!!
I would love one of those Gel Pro floor mats for my kitchen and a nice trip home to see my family.
All I want for christmas is a restful, relaxing staycation with rediculously good food and fun….. – All in the arms of my family :-D!!!
O.K.. I am the official cookbook junkie, got them everywhere…but for christmas I want a place to organzie them in my office…a way to display so I can look at them and touch them every day… also I want new kitchen floors…. is that to much to ask…
Fabric and yarn – or gift certificates for both.
I simply want to have a nice holiday with family. Every year something seems to come up and shake things up. Oh and a cute little Ipod touch please ;O)