Friday, March 23, 2012

Personalized Easter Egg Cookies!

I can't seem to let a holiday go by without putting a name on something.




I could say I don't know why...but I do.

Personalized goodies were a hard to come by when I was a kid.









Every time I spotted a spinning rack of keychains or mugs or mini license plates

I made a beeline towards it and began searching...









Want to know how often I found 'Elizabeth' on those racks?


ZERO!

Okay, maybe once or twice...but not on the good stuff.





My name was never on anything cool like,

unicorn barrettes

or

rainbow necklaces

or 

scratch and sniff stickers!!!!!

(really, I'm not bitter at all)









So now, I'll pretty much put a name on anything...

These are for Kelly's little boys!











Have a great weekend everyone!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway over at Managing Marbles!

I'm giving away Easter cookies for your Easter Baskets!!!

Giveaway closed!

Congrats Brooksley!


 Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Giveaway Has Started!



*Update 3/30/2012*
Giveaway Closed!
Congratulations Brooksley!


Here's the scoop!

I'm giving away two dozen Easter cookies!





Yes!  Mr. Supersize Bunny is included!!!

Well, not this exact one. 

 I won't say what happened to him, 

but there was  a shocking amount of crumbs on the kitchen floor this morning.

(The winner gets a freshly baked Mr. Bunny along with freshly baked spotty egg cookies) 




Here's what you need to do!

Head over to




My friend Kelly has a new blog and she's hosting the giveaway!!!




Okay, now go....seriously....

Go enter!

Mr. Bunny needs a good home.  



Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Easter Bunny Cookies!


There's only one thing better than an Easter Bunny Cookie....



Know what that is?






A really BIG Easter Bunny Cookie!!!!


That's right!!!

He's Supersize!!



That's a 6 inch bunny!


He needs a home don't you think?

Hmmmm....

How should we get him a home?

Any ideas?




I know!


(come back tomorrow for details!)

Edit:  Here are the details!!!
Head over to Managing Marbles
for the giveaway!!!!

Winner is chosen on Thursday, March 29th!


Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B






Monday, March 19, 2012

DIY Peeps Easter Bunny Cutter!

Who doesn't love Peeps!!!





Okay...me.  I don't like them.

Please don't hate me...just not a raw marshmallow fan.

However,  give me a s'more made with a peep and I might bite off your finger.




Maybe that's why I've never made these before.  

 I just might be the very last baker to get around to them.







Until recently, peep cutters were hard to come by.  

Now I've heard that Peeps sells them online and

Copper gifts makes a gorgeous copper peep cutter called

the 'Bunny Bun'.  They even have different sizes!



I've put them into my virtual shopping cart a few times now,

 but they always seem to be the cutters that get left behind when I see my total!!

(copper's not cheap....)






So here we are again, it's Easter time, and I still don't have the right cutter...

(*sigh*)



"NO PEEPS FOR YOU!!!!"


Well we can't have that now can we...?



Time for a little creativity....and pliers.







I found this cookie cutter set at Wal-Mart, in the Easter candy section.

Jack and I were searching for something completely different

 and this jumped off the shelf at me!




I barely had it in my hot little hand when Jack said,

"MooooooooM!  You already have a bunny cutter!"

(some children are much too observant aren't they?)




So I explained to him...



"You know, you're right Jack, I do.  Look at the ears on this bunny though.  

They look a lot like something I need and don't have.  

I think I can turn this into what I need it to be."



.....then...

...after mulling that over for about thirty seconds....




"Mom, can I get that star wars lego set with the clones in it.  

I know I already have it but I can mix up the clones and make new ones.  

I really need it so Ethan and I can have a battle and play together...."






(Little stinker...)




So here's the set that came home with us...





The ears looked just like the ears on a peep to me,

I just needed to get rid of the feet.











I flipped the cutter over 

and just worried about the shape of the edge that would do the cutting.

Its much harder to manipulate the folded/top edge!



It took about five minutes of smushing and pinching 

with a pair of needle-nosed pliers.







No more feet!!!

His cheeks are a little less pointy too.








What do you think?

(they're 4"inches tall, in case you want to make your own!)





Pretty Peepish I'd say!!!



Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B
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