It’s true, there’s actually a new post for today.

We came up with some new collections for Mother’s Day and unfortunately, if you don’t follow us on Facebook or Twitter, than you probably missed out.

There just isn’t enough time to update all our other accounts, get actual work done, have a life, AND keep up with the blog. That’s why my posts have been lackluster and sparse.

But, today is a special day for all the Mom’s out there and I wanted to wish you all a Happy Mother’s Day.

This is a collection that I created last year. Obviously, I didn’t invent the purse, shoes, perfume or any of these IDEAS, but I did create the Chanel jacket with signature chains and pearls. And I did have the idea to put them all together for this collection.

We came up with the idea for the No 1 Mom on the perfume bottle from a custom order we did for a client. That collection was so cute, we decided to make it MOM centric with No 1 Mom.

This collection was created last year, and it was just so bright and colorful, we had to use it again this year.

If you missed out on Mother’s Day cookies from A Dozen Eggs, there’s always Father’s Day!!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s and dog and cat Mom’s out there!!

I’m just cleaning out my March photo folder. Not sure if these pics have been on the blog or not, so I’m posting them all, and I’ll tell you what I remember about each one.

We’ve made a few Angry Birds cookies. These were for a Birthday party.

Fire Trucks for another Birthday party. These were created to coordinate with the invitation.

A Custom Thank You collection that we created for ourselves to gift a GREAT client.

Pigs with number 2 and a custom topper.

Shooting Stars for a 1st Birthday.

Elephant cookies with the original sketch by Dave!

Pig cookie that I created to coordinate with a gift I gave at a Baby Shower.  (The baby was born a few days ago!)

Easter Island cookie that I created for a group project. After saving it from February, I finally caved and threw it out. You can’t keep cookies forever!

What it actually looked like after photo editing.

That’s all folks!

I hope to get back soon and clean out my February folder!!

Custom Stork invitation match created for a baby shower.

I wasn’t sure that this one would translate so well into cookie format, but I think it’s pretty cute. Simple and sweet.

And a second stork!! This one slightly different than the first one. I found out that “Sills” is much easier to write on a cookie than “Peters”. I think it’s all those super straight i’s and l’s!

I’m always dubious of some of the designs requested in our custom collections. I like my collections to be cohesive and to make sense. Sometimes, well, a lot of the time, the collections make sense only to the client and the recipient.

Here are some of the custom collections we created last week. It was a big week for custom collections.

A 50′s collection. With the exception of the record, all of these cookies are new designs for us. A front view of a Chevy, a pair of saddle shoes, a jukebox, fuzzy dice, letterman jacket, cat eye glasses, and a poodle skirt.

This collection clearly makes sense to anyone!!

This seems like an odd combination, but evidently the recipient likes Hot Rod cars, surfing, the Red Sox, and he wants a puppy.

I guess that makes sense…

Aaaand, this collection is for a soldier in Afghanistan. My guess is that he loves his cats, the NY Giants, America, and he’s Irish.

Makes perfect sense to the gift giver and the gift givee…(that’s not a real word, BTW) And that’s all that matters!

This one is a no brainer. It’s our signature Vermont cookie collection done in pinks and softer girly colors. Barns, maple leaves, tractors, cows, milk, the VT Euro tag, and the Great State of Vermont in Electric green!

I really like this one, maybe even better than our classic VT collection!

So the lesson is that it doesn’t matter if I GET the collection, it matters that it means something to the person receiving the cookies.

Last weekend I went to a baby shower.

I brought this from Tadpole in Boston.

I made this to coordinate with the piggy bag:

And added this little beanie to the gift bag.

You can get the beanie HERE!

Right now I’m in the midst of St. Patrick’s Day cookies and a bunch of other non-seasonal custom orders, so the thought of a new Easter cookie is a very welcome one! Thanks to Haniela for inviting me to participate in the Easter Extravaganza, a collection of Easter treats and crafts from talented food and craft bloggers.

My first thought for an Easter project was of course bunnies and eggs and Easter baskets, but then I thought…everyone’s going to do that!  I had another idea, then another, and then it came to me.

Moai of Easter Island

EASTER Island!

Those heads are actually called Moai. Some are just heads protruding from the ground and a lot of the Moai are arranged in lines facing inward.

Now, do you know how Easter Island came to be called EASTER Island?

It was discovered by Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen on Easter Sunday in 1722.  The real name of the island is Rapa Nui.  The native people are also called Rapa Nui. It’s one of the most remote islands in the world and is part of the Polynesian Triangle.

rough sketch

I did some research to see how long it would take to get there and how much it would cost…20 hours to Chile, then another 6 hours to Easter Island. You can figure out the cost.

Needless to say, it is now very high on my list of places to visit!

“directors cut” The whole cookie!

I decided on a cookie “diorama” with bunnies and eggs, which are not indigenous to Easter Island. They are, however, in my cookie version!

There’s a lot to learn about Easter Island, and I could spend a week studying it, but then who would make the cookies?

Enjoy all the Easter treats and thanks again Hani!

Last week I produced yet another order for Cross cookies. They’re always the same, possibly because that’s all anyone’s ever seen. We do, however, have an order next month for Cross cookies with baseball stitching.

Sometimes I get SO bored making the same cookies over and over again. Especially a cross. They’re always pastel, always have a white, sugared border, and always a horizontal inscription.

As I was icing the pink crosses, I got to thinking…why not a Chanel cross, or a Lily Pulitzer cross, or Spiderman, or Irish knit?? Those particular designs came to me because I was working on orders with either those designs or colors. Dave cut some cross cookies for me to play around with and this is what I came up with:

Spanish inspired Cross Cookie

A more complex design. The base is pale pink with red vines and flowers with dark navy centers.

Chanel inspired Cross with ivory camelia.

Another complex design. This could be done in any color, I just happened to have black and ivory icing on hand. Black IS the signature Chanel color.

Irish Knit Cross cookie

Since we’re in the midst of St. Patrick’s Day production, how about an Aran Irish Knit Cross…I don’t think an inscription would work on this, but you could definitely add a paper topper.

Spiderman!

We were already making Spiderman rounds, so why not a cross? What little boy wouldn’t want that for his 1st communion party?

Preppy, simple designs

These three are the simpler designs.

Palm frond cross cookie

I really love this one. I think the colors are perfect, but it would be just as pretty for a boy if you did it with shades of blue and the green palm frond.

Three Dots Cross

This one is just fun!

Dots and stripes cross

Love the inscription on the diagonal, and the simple tiny stripes and dots!

My plan is to have Cross cookies on hand and to extend the colors and designs of the day onto Cross cookies. Just to give people ideas outside of pastels and whites for Crosses.

I’m just going to post a long string of pictures today. We’ve made so many cookies that haven’t made it to the blog, let’s just catch up a bit…

From my December-January folder:

Winter Thank You collection.

Pink Chef’s Jacket

Bear in a Pink Dress

From my February folder:

Dessert Table for a Baby Shower 2 weeks ago

Custom platter for Pink and Navy baby Shower

The recipe is for Spitzbuben, which are round, but I thought hearts were cuter for this table (nut free!).

Custom/Corporate Home Sweet Home collection

A clear picture of all the cookies.

Custom collection for Valentine’s Day

Fire Truck cookies

Custom Elephant cookies with Dave’s original artwork.

Custom Thank You cookies shipping to a client who placed an order for 2000 cookies

I think that wraps up January and February… March is filling up quickly!

We’ve been getting a lot of orders for cross cookies and I have to say…I’m so tired of pink or blue with white sugared border and an inscription. SO, I worked on a little Creative Cross project last weekend. Stay tuned to see what I came up with!

Red Carpet cookies

We had a tiny snafu with last years “Hollywood” cookie collections, so we had to re-design them both.

The Envelope Please!

Are you going to watch the show on Sunday? I’m not sure I’ll be watching, but I’ll definitely look at the fashion the day after. That’s the best part.

Movie Night Cookies

This is an all new collection that will be available all year round…except during busy holidays, like Christmas.

Movie Night Cookies

The popcorn is one of my favorite designs. I know it’s been done by just about everyone else, but never by me! This was my first popcorn cookie.

Movie Night Popcorn Cookies

So, I know it’s too late for anyone to order Hollywood cookies, but I thought you should see what you’re missing…if you didn’t order some!