Two years in a row I've been fortunate enough to be invited to make cookies for Claire Pettibone's runway show at New York International Bridal Week at Pier 94 in New York City. This year I created a cookie display complete with gum paste flowers and over 250 gum paste rose petals for the October 13th show.
To make the cookie tower, my dad cut Styrofoam pieces for me at his shop (www.sawmoulding.com). The display is made up of 4" tall foam blocks with ½" foam core in between. I placed a dowel rod in the center to keep it steady.
The foam blocks were wrapped in fondant and the foam core was wrapped in gold paper.
Here I am setting up the display inside Pier 94.
Ready for the show...
These filigree cookies are trimmed with a gold shell and white pearl border.
I painted the edges of about a third of the 250 gum paste rose petals with gold.
To make the cookie tower, my dad cut Styrofoam pieces for me at his shop (www.sawmoulding.com). The display is made up of 4" tall foam blocks with ½" foam core in between. I placed a dowel rod in the center to keep it steady.
The foam blocks were wrapped in fondant and the foam core was wrapped in gold paper.
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I used royal icing to attached brush embroidered cookies to the fondant on each tier. The plaque cameo cookies are sitting on easels, which were hot glued to the gold paper.
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Here I am setting up the display inside Pier 94.
Ready for the show...
These filigree cookies are trimmed with a gold shell and white pearl border.
I painted the edges of about a third of the 250 gum paste rose petals with gold.
Me quedo sin palabras al ver lo elegante de tu trabajo gracias por enseñarme a valorar la dedicación de un trabajo echo con mucho amor
My friend wore one off her dresses for her wedding in April. So beautiful. Your cookies will fit right in...they are magnificent!
How nice to be able to wear one of her dresses! I'm sure she looked beautiful!
Nobody does work as amazing, stunning and...words fail me...as Amber! She is my "cookie goddess", lol.
Thanks, Brad!! 😀
Amazing! I really admire your originality and creativity. I hope to be able to visit your bakery on my next trip to New York. Best wishes.
I came to this link from your post on 11/13/13 entitled "Claire Pettibone Inspired Brush Embroidered Cookies". To say I am completely and utterly gobsmacked by your stunning, jaw-dropping work is an understatement. I am a mere amateur, but your cookies at least give me inspiration to branch out a bit more, particularly with other techniques (i.e. brush embroidery). All gushing aside... What I am most curious about regarding this post is, do you have any idea how many hours this particular project took you?
Thank you, Lynn!! I'm so glad that my work inspires you to try out some new techniques! I'm not sure how many hours exactly, but I started working on the display about a month in advance. It was a lot of work!
Absolutely Gorgeous!!
Everything looks so graceful and perfect, it's always a pleasure to admire your sweet work. Love, Evelin