Bunny Cakes

Easter Cookies

When it comes to Easter I always feel the need to bake sugar cookies.  It goes back to my days when I was fresh out of college and my roommate and I would spend the entire weekend making Easter cookies in a tiny NYC apartment.  Because it takes so much time, I usually take a day off work so I can have an entire day to focus on the sweet treats without the demands of the kiddies.  Last year was no exception and I got to try out my 'new' Martha by Mail Hatching Bunny giant cookie cutter (from the 90's, found on eBay).  The resulting to cookies turned out so cute that I packaged up one to take with us to an Easter Wedding event to accompany our card.

Here are some action shots....To add icing details to the little cookies I use a toothpick.  This allows me to put a tiny dot for the nose and a small line of pink for the ear details.

For the gold accents, I spray the gold paint into a container so I can collect some of the liquid paint and then use a paintbrush to apply the paint onto the cookies.

Finally, this is a favorite picture from my day of Easter cookie baking...

-K

Jadeite Bunnies

Last year right around this time my obsession with jadeite began.  For me the minty cool colors of jadeite are almost synonymous with Easter and Spring.  Therefore my modest jadeite collection has a considerable amount of bunnies.  In searching for new pieces to collect I am not a stickler for vintage and instead I go for the figural pieces.  Of course the Martha By Mail jadeite figurines are my favorite.  These were produced in the 90's and are not considered vintage.  As soon as there is a hint of Easter (i.e. once Valentine's Day is over) then I am ready to pull them out of the their display and sprinkle them around the house.  I few non-jadeite glass bunnies have also made it to my collection.

-K