Teacher appreciation

 May 8th was teacher appreciation day this year.  The principal at my school (my day job is teaching math to middle-schoolers) found out that I bake and asked if I could make apple shaped cookies for her to give out to all of the teachers and support staff.  Well, OF COURSE I can!

I  made 80 apples... that's A LOT of cookies I found out.  It was fun though, and everyone liked them!  Don't forget to appreciate your teachers!

The Cherry Blossom

Back in May, I had the privileged of making a wedding cake for Susan and Will who got married on the Cherry Blossom river boat in Old Town Alexandria.  What a unique venue!

Susan and Will needed the largest cake I have made thus far.  The tiers were 8", 10", 12" and 14" squares.  Their main wedding color is what I made a mental note to be "light Tiffany's blue" and the ribbon I bought perfectly matched their table covers when we got there to deliver the cake... awesome!

  

Back in Business!

I have been a bit of a slacker with my baking and blogging in the past few months.  I was on somewhat of a hiatus during what became a high-risk pregnancy, and some NICU time for our son.  Now everyone is happy, healthy, and ready for cupcakes!

The Shy Cookie's littlest baker

Growing!

The Shy Cookie has its first advertisement, and it's with a local blog called "Real Housewives of Northern Virginia"!  Just on the first day we got 5 new Facebook "likes" and a wedding cake inquiry!  VERY exciting :)

I also decided to get with the times and started a twitter account.  You can follow it by clicking below...

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FEATURED on "CheapCookieCutters.com"!

I buy all of my crazy and unique cookie cutters on www.cheapcookiecutters.com; I love them!  I shared my hair dryer and brush cookies with them, and they decided to post my picture on their website where you buy the cutter so other buyers can see what a finished product will look like!  Very cool!

Click here to take a look!

Hair Salon cookies

My very awesome friend, Brandie, is in cosmetology school in Ohio so when I saw these cookie cutters I immediately thought of her and had to make them!  I also shipped them to her so we can see how well these guys survive USPS so I can do online orders and Etsy!

New Year Day Wedding

I made my first wedding cake for a complete stranger on January 1st!  I met with her for a tasting a few months ago and she picked white cake and red velvet with strawberry filling in every tier.  She liked the cake I made for Megan and Chris but wanted red ribbon and hearts.  She was there when we delivered it and loved the way it turned out.  I hope when she gets back from her honeymoon, we can get some pics of the cake in action!