Friday, December 31, 2010

Pucker Up, Buttercup (New Year's Eve Cookies)

Mr. E & I didn't meet on New Year's Eve, but I like to say that's when we fell in love. 
His roommate had been dating one of my best friends for a while.  So, we knew each other, but never given one another much thought.  At a New Year's Eve party, while my girlfriend Laura was running around finding her cousin to introduce to Mr. E and some guy to introduce to me....we ended up talking.  We never did meet that cousin or that guy we were supposed to have been set up with.

At midnight, Mr. E kissed me on the cheek.  I was smitten.  A little over 3 years {and one breakup} later, we were married. ♥
So, New Year's Eve has a special place in my heart....even though we won't be going out, we'll be sipping champagne at home (well, he'll be sipping a beer), watching the ball drop in Times Square on TV.

I'm running out of time to get these posted, so no tutorial, but you can see from these pictures how the cookies came together:
{I used my candy corn cookie cutter. These were decorated with royal icing, with a touch of luster dust on the hats and food coloring pens for the girls' cheeks.)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins photoshoots

Jennifer Hawkins (born 22 December 1983) is an Australian beauty queen, model and television presenter best known as Miss Universe 2004 and the face of Australian department store Myer.

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Hiromi Ito wins Miss Campus Queen 2010

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The final round of the 2010 Miss of Miss Campus Queen Contest was held in Odaiba, Tokyo, on Thursday. The ten finalists this year were chosen from a field of 58 entries, nearly double the 30 that entered in 2009. From those finalists, the grand prize went to 22-year-old Hiromi Ito, a third-year sociology student at Rikkyo University.

The Miss of Miss Campus Queen Contest is held annually, bringing together the winners of the Miss Campus contests at colleges and universities around the country. This year, the judging panel included talento Ai Haruna (38), actor Shosuke Tanihara (38), and the 2009 grand prize winner Ai Komatsu (22).

The semi-grand prize winner was Yui Makita (19), a first-year child studies student at Shukutoku Junior College. A special judge's prize was given to Yuka Hatashita (19), a first-year literature student at Seikei University.

credit : tokyograph, manager.co.th

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From Left: Yuka Hatashita, Hiromi Ito, Yui Makita



The semi-grand prize winner was Yui Makita
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A special judge's prize was given to Yuka Hatashita
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Simona Starkute gorgeous shoot..!!

American rapper, actress and singer. Queen Latifah Covers 'Parade' Magazine

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Romina Belluscio - FHM Spain - Jan 2011

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Puteri Indonesia 2010, Nadine Alexandra Dazzling Beauty Wows Shoppers at Times Square




Shoppers at Times Square Shopping Centre yesterday took a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take photos and get an autograph from the beautiful Puteri Indonesia, Nadine Alexandra. She revealed that the next step for her after winning the 'Puteri Indonesia' title is to represent Indonesia in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

Courtesy: Aziz Idris/Borneo Bulletin

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  • Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames as the new brand ambassador of Mustika Ratu

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    Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames as the new brand ambassador of Mustika Ratu.


    Nadine Alexandra unveiling the cosmetic products

    Nadine Alexandra with Handriyo Kusumo Priyo, the Ambassador of Indonesia to Brunei, and his wife

    19-year-old Puteri Indonesia 2010, Nadine Alexandra, showing one of the Paras Swarnanindya products at Times Square Shopping Centre yesterday

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  • Last Christmas project posted for the year....


    Wow!! We're almost to the year 2011! Unbelievable!!! So here is one last post showing you one more Christmas card along with a set of to/from tags. For my card, I used #3058 Jolly Tilda from Magnolia-licious along with the presents which are also a Magnolia stamp but I can't find them in stock right now. If you're interested, please be sure and ask Diana about them. Tilda and the presents are colored with Copic markers, and then I fussy cut and popped them up off the card base for lots of dimension.  You might be able to tell a little better with the next pic.



    The background papers are from Nitwit Collections, and the cardstock is Bazzill. I know it almost looks black, but it's a dark green color. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I used some Angel Wings Shimmerz on them. The bow is made from May Arts silk ribbon of course and I believe the charm is from the Charm Barn.


    Here is a set of to/from tags I made using #3070 Sitting Angel Tilda from the Merry Christmas 2010 collection from Magnolia-licious. Again, it doesn't look like she's in stock right now, but please check with Diana if you are interested.  The box is just a standard jewelry box that I decorated to match the tags. That's it for me today. Tomorrow I will have my project for the Magnolia-licious Design Team Sketch Challenge, so I hope you check back for that!

    Have a safe and Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for another fabulous year of your friendship! I am truly blessed. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you in 2011!! Hugs!