Cherry Blossom Cookie Extravaganza

I couldn't just make a simple flower for 

my cherry blossom contribution to the 

Smell the Flowers Cookie Virtual Party.

I "needed" to make a whole set, ya know? ;)

I loved making the flowers.....

but I've always wanted to make a cherry blossom branch.

AND.....I LOVE gingham, so I wanted to do

something with gingham.

I did several sizes of blossoms.....

but other than the two 5 petal

cherry blossoms I did on circles,

the others are not correct

since they have 6 petals.

So please excuse my lack of

flower authenticity!

The branch was fun and relatively simple.

 I did the gingham the hard way on this cookie....

piping squares in three different colors.

This is before I started experimenting

on doing it with airbrush.

And then I saw a tutorial on using color spray. : /

So I guess you won't be seeing a tutorial 

from me on that subject.

But I definitely plan to do more gingham

since I love it so much. :)

Note: I originally put these cookies

on a bright green background.

EEEKKK! What was I thinking????

After a few days I came to my senses and

returned to a normal white background. :)

My precious friend, Bea of Cancun Cookies posted
a tutorial on how she did her
Sunflower Garden Plaque.
Check it out!

Easter Cookies.....coming up. :)