Free Handwriting Workshop And Cookies!

I once again have the honor of making cookies for Inga Dubay and Barbara Getty's annual free handwriting workshop tomorrow at Trinity Episcopal Catherdral. 

Because it falls on Valentine's Day I thought these pink alphabet cookies would be cute and appropriate. I've made alphabet cookies for the workshop before but this year's cookies were easier because I added the lettering with an edible ink marker instead of piping them on.

So there will be free cookies, but the main reason to attend is that it's a wonderful opportunity to improve your handwriting and learn from two pros. It's also fun. 

Here are the details:

 Rekindle the love for your handwriting

Free Handwriting Success Workshop
with authors
Inga Dubay & Barbara Getty

Saturday, February 14, 2015 10am—1pm
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Kempton Hall
147 NW 19th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

Presented by Trinity Cathedral Arts
to promote legible handwriting and celebrate National Handwriting Day

•All workshop materials provided
•School-aged children accompanied by parents
  are welcome
•Books available at a special discount

International handwriting experts Inga Dubay & Barbara Getty are co-authors of many popular handwriting books, including, WRITE NOW: The Getty-Dubay Program for Handwriting Success, ITALIC LETTERS, and the GETTY-DUBAY ITALIC HANDWRITING SERIES for children. They will teach everything you need to know to get started with legible, useful handwriting. 


•Come early. This is a free event and seating cannot be guaranteed
•Suggested donation: canned or packaged food for Trinity Cathedral Food Pantry

E-mail info@handwritingsuccess.com for more information.

Musical Cookies

These Musical Cookies are for the celebration of a very talented friend of mine.

I could have used piping consistency icing to add the musical notes and symbols but because I needed to make a lot of cookies it was essential that I simplify the process without skimping on the design.

My solution was to use a black edible ink marker and it worked like a charm not to mention, I'm sure I had a lot more control in adding the design.

One tip I can offer is to practice drawing the musical notes and symbols on paper before adding them to the cookies.

Here's how I made them:

Outline your cookies with piping consistency white icing and let it dry before moving onto the next step.

Fill the cookies with flood consistency white icing and let this dry completely before moving on. Don't skimp on the drying or the pressure of the edible ink pen will crack the icing.

Practice drawing your designs on a piece of paper and then go for it. I must also mention that not all edible ink markers are created equally. In the photo is an edible ink pen from "Yummy Art" and it didn't work as well as my pen from AmeriColor which had a finer tip that was easier to control and the ink was less translucent.

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