September Blog Giveaway

I've been toying with the idea of a giveaway for a while but couldn't decide how to do it. I'll try an easy, random selection the first time. The winner gets cookies in their theme choice in either:   

7 cookie arrangement OR 12 party favors  

(including shipping). 

2 ways to enter:

1. Become a Facebook fan of Cookie Capers.  Then return to this post and leave me a comment telling me that you did so. (If you are already a Facebook fan, encourage your friends on FB to become fans and let me know how you did it.)  
2. Put up a link about the September Blog Giveaway through your Facebook, Twitter or Blog.  Return to this post leaving me a comment on how you shared the news of the give-away with others.
     In a nutshell, you can enter up to 2 times.  Once, by becoming a fan of Cookie Capers on Facebook or sharing the Cookie Capers Page with your friends on Facebook. AND secondly, by posting a link to this contest on your Facebook, Twitter or Blog.  Easy, right?
   
   
   You MUST leave your email address or some other contact information with your comment in order to enter the blog give-away. Make sure each entry is a separate comment so both entries count.
   
   The giveaway is open to anyone who enters in either or both of the above ways so tell all your friends. Entries will ONLY be accepted as comments left on the September Blog Giveaway post. Comments on any other blog post or Facebook page will not enter you into the give-away.
   
   Each person is only allowed TWO entries in the giveaway (as outlined above).
   The acceptance of entries ends at midnight (CST), Thursday, September 29, 2011
   
   The winner will be announced September 30, 2011.
   
   
   I will use random.org to choose the winner.

Etsy Storefront

The Cookie Capers Etsy Store makes it easy to pay with your credit/debit card via PayPal. If we have an existing relationship, personal checks will also be an acceptable form of payment. Thanks for supporting Cookie Capers!

So far, we have 4 orders with funds going toward our adoption.  THANKS and keep telling your friends about Cookie Capers!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

These cookies are, hands down, my very favorite in all the years I've done cookies!  The challenge was getting the shapes exactly like the book when I only have 4 out of the 16 shapes that would work. I traced, cut out, laminated the shapes (for cleanliness), then placed them on dough and cut out with an exacto knife. I used an icing tip to make the holes.  But all the work up front was totally worth it for the results!

The goal was to have coloring very similar to the book.

Pictures from the book

My favorite...

THE PICKLE!

Snakes, Snails...

...and puppy dog tails. That's what little boys are made of. The colors in the picture aren't quite right. I'll work on that. You get the idea though.

Hoot! Hoot!

I am experimenting with colors and designs this week.  These owls were a gift for a college student so they needed to be a little less babyish.  I also tried making partial designs on a plain white cookie.  I think they turned out really cute.

 

Cookies for Le'oul

We have recently welcomed a new family member.  In order to complete his adoption, we will need to raise $3000-$5000 fairly quickly.  I thought cookies would be a good way to help with that.  You can read the full story on our family blog. 

Lots of new pictures coming this week as I play around with some new ideas!  Be a blessing to someone today!

New Flower Arrangement

Cookie flowers are the perfect kind of flowers!  You can keep them in the arrangement for weeks with no wilting or watering. When you can't stand it anymore, you can eat them! 

They are beautifully yummy!