Did you say Tyra Banks?? Birthday Cookies

I have a funny story about this set of cookies. This may be a little long but it needs to be to explain my dinginess!!

I was at home and I was actually working on a set of cookies to help out a friend for cookie con 2014 when my cell phone rang. It was my good friend who lives in Minnesota we have been friends for over a decade and I never want to pass an opportunity to catch up with her so I answered the call and continued working on the cookies while we chatted. I was not sure if I was distracted or if it was the reliable cell phone connection we had but I obviously did not comprehend what she asked me to do.

We played catch up for a bit and then she told me she wanted to place a couple of cookies orders. She told me about a girl that was a neighbor and a great athlete and she wanted to do something for her and she said another name and said that she was in her husbands Harvard class and they were going to go visit her around her birthday and wanted to give her some cookies. I told her to go ahead and just send me an email with all the details of the designs she wanted and such and we ended our call.

A week later I got the email from her and I read through the first order...... it went something like this 

For Elizabeth E....

• Blue, white, red are some of High School and future college colors. #19
• Soccer-she won Ms. MN Soccer 
• Track-she broke long standing (20+ yr) record in 400 meters at Minnetonka high school

1 Doz, you can decide how to decorate! 

Then I read the second order on the list

For Tyra Banks, (i'm thinking oh they know someone named Tyra banks, that's interesting...I continue to read) 

• Favorite word/theme: *SMIZE, 
• Favorite color: *yellow, 
• She loves: designer furniture, new food, Mexican food ;) 
• spending time at the spa
• Likes creative make-up artistry 
• Graduated from Harvard, She runs America's Top Model, 

(WAIT what did I just read, is she really talking about Tyra Banks..I keep reading) 

I think a *picture of her would be fun...hope that gives you some ideas...let me know if you need more (I starred the things I would for sure like) 2 Doz sent as close to 8th of April, as possible. Thank you so much!   Did you enjoy your convention? Xoxo thanks for the visit last week! 

____________________

I immediately yell for my husband to come to the computer and I read it to him. Asking him do you think this is for real. So then I recall seeing a picture of my friends husband on his facebook feed  that he posted of a group of people and remember maybe that one of them could have been Tyra Banks. So I go check out his page and sure enough the woman in the picture was indeed Tyra Banks I just did not realize it when he posted the picture.  

I am in shock and I call my friend immediately and no answer I leave a message, I then text her to call me and also send her an email. I needed to confirm that this cookie order was indeed for Tyra Banks!!!

Some pics of Tyra

She was not able to call me back until the next day and we had a good laugh and my dinginess when she first called me. She said that she was a little surprised that I did not say anything or have any kind of reaction when she mentioned that she wanted me to make some cookies for their friend Tyra Banks for her birthday.

Her Catch Phrase SMIZE

I obviously did not hear the name correctly when we were on the phone the first time and after I talked to her more about how they knew her and found out the Tyra was in the same Masters program with her husband at Harvard and my friend had met her before and said she was a such nice and wonderful person and they wanted to give her something unique for her birthday, and she thought my cookies would fit the bill.

After the call was over I was overcome with fear that the cookies I would make would be awful and Tyra would hate them but after I got them finished I was pleased with them and I am happy to report that when she got the cookies Tyra was so pleased with them and just could not believe that there were pictures of her on cookies. Funny hu, Tyra sees her face one magazine and TV all the time but never on a cookie.

Harvard Graduate

I asked my friend if possible I would love it if she could get a picture of Tyra holding my cookies but I understood if that wasn't possible.

She did not get a picture of Tyra holding my cookies and so you don't have to believe a thing I have said..............BUT it is true!!!

Love of Mexican Food

Spending time at the Spa

Love of Makeup Artistry

The whole Cookie Line up!!

Sooooo this is probably the closest claim to fame I have ..... I made cookies for TYRA BANKS!!!

Thanks to my awesome friend Evonne, for trusting me that I could do this for one special woman!

Tutus and Ballet Slipper Cookies

I got an order for cookies for a little girls birthday.

The theme..ballet..shoes and tutus to be exact.

I was sent this image for inspiration so I decided to just create the tutu cookies from the image I was sent.

The cookie tutus minus the hanger.

Pairs of ballet shoes.

All done in shades of pink make them complete! :)

Thanks Jamie for the order!!

It's Great to be 8

Cookies for a special girl name Ella, she turned 8 and was baptized this month. I was excited make some cookies for her special day.

CTR stands for Choose The Right!



Most religions have infant baptism but the belief in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is that the age of accountability is at 8 years old. Before 8 years old children are alive in Christ. Once you turn 8 you should know the difference between right and wrong and you are then accountable for your actions and choices. When LDS members turn 8 years old they can choose to be baptized a member of the church that is why it is "Great to be 8"!






Some cute white dresses, I was inspired by some cookies I saw on the Sugar Bliss website.



And of course a E for Ella!



It was so fun to attend her baptism she was very cute and so happy with the choice she had made to be baptized!

Ladies Retreat

Some of the ladies in my family decided to have a little retreat. My sister had some time in her husband families condo in park city so a bunch of us who could take the day off all hung out, we made bracelets, made lunch and ate it. Painted our toenails. Then we went to the outlets and did some shopping. We drove around trying to decid where to eat because no one would make a decision and then finally we decided to do dinner at Kneaders and then the hot tub.

It was a fun time it's hard to find time to get together it would be nice to do it more often. I am glad we got to do it and hopefully we can find time to do it again!!

I have wanted to make some spa themed cookies so I thought this was a good excuse to do so.

Ballet Cookies

My daughter has been in a dance class this past year. Once a week for 25 minutes 10 3/4 year olds put on their tap and ballet shoes and have a great time. Sometimes they follow the teacher sometimes they are picking their noses and sometimes they refuse to do  anything. But it sure is a fun sight to see and puts a smile on my face.

I have been wanting to bring some cookies for all the little tap and ballet students in the class and since we were going to be gone on vacation this week I finally got them done last class.



I had these colors left over and was thinking they might not be the cutest for ballet shoes but I think they turned out great.


All year the girls have been preparing two dances for the year end recital. Their tap dance is to "It's a Hard Knock Life" and oh my it is the cutest think ever. And for the life of me I can't remember the name of the ballet number but it's precious as well.

Recital is this coming Saturday and I hope my daughter has such a great time dancing her little heart out.



Bagged up...