Decorating Blue Bird Sugar Cookies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5oLVOFMhghmXwzQwNLxnG8dxyGd76kPThQEl7TIIrW6Lw0j4LqR8d8lWXMwZxf9CJ-Q1kwAo2zVibfENIz0hChwU6dtMQiKRf2upvNsz2x_ojM7fj7kxdh3aAc-oXrXbyA6UbMfWXFd-/s1600/IMG_5984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5oLVOFMhghmXwzQwNLxnG8dxyGd76kPThQEl7TIIrW6Lw0j4LqR8d8lWXMwZxf9CJ-Q1kwAo2zVibfENIz0hChwU6dtMQiKRf2upvNsz2x_ojM7fj7kxdh3aAc-oXrXbyA6UbMfWXFd-/s1600/IMG_5984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fdecorating-blue-bird-sugar-cookies.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-fhpaGyA8VM4%2FUuqRBB5DZ1I%2FAAAAAAAAVlc%2FK1QipLTM3VY%2Fs1600%2Fblue-birds.jpg&description=Blue%20Bird%20Sugar%20Cookies%20-%20How%20to%20Decorate%20Step-by-Step"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D2Lh8s3Dwr86NeWmnQK88JZPdqPrhO4phlKDLllMc_ZeNm1G1SI8aeKojqHgcvHmikfMOmlGLs_sIfBV2C4btzPvBLl0BmTjuJHLZvhSXo9LmVxLfGcLQyd5xTAHTqkZJ82H_xTUtC14/s1600/IMG_5748.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5D2Lh8s3Dwr86NeWmnQK88JZPdqPrhO4phlKDLllMc_ZeNm1G1SI8aeKojqHgcvHmikfMOmlGLs_sIfBV2C4btzPvBLl0BmTjuJHLZvhSXo9LmVxLfGcLQyd5xTAHTqkZJ82H_xTUtC14/s1600/IMG_5748.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><i>How to Decorate </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Baby Bird Sugar Cookies</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These birds might be my absolute favorite sugar cookie.  I've used them for every occasion - baby showers, wedding showers, Easter, Christmas, birthday parties and  Valentine's Day.  I originally shared this baby bird with you in 2010 for my <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/01/entertaining-baby-bird-baby-shower.html">sister's baby shower</a> (warning: old photos!!) and then in 2011 (and reposted in 2012) for <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-sugar-cookies-heart.html">Valentine's Day</a>.  I just love how the robin's egg blue bird looks with pink hearts - a very fun and cheery combination.   </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Here is my sweet Emma helping me roll out the cookies.  I decorated the birds during her nap time - I like doing projects like this during her naps, I find it to be very relaxing, and much more rewarding than folding laundry. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These bird cookies might look complex, but they are very easy to make by just following a couple of steps - it is just about filling in simple shapes.<br />  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fdecorating-blue-bird-sugar-cookies.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-fhpaGyA8VM4%2FUuqRBB5DZ1I%2FAAAAAAAAVlc%2FK1QipLTM3VY%2Fs1600%2Fblue-birds.jpg&description=Blue%20Bird%20Sugar%20Cookies%20-%20How%20to%20Decorate%20Step-by-Step"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Below, I've outlined the steps for creating the bird at home.  I love using clear <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/sugars-sprinkles">Fine Sanding Sugar </a>to accent the wing with a little sparkle - any color of icing shows through.  Here are some of the supplies found in my store that you might find helpful : </div><div style="text-align: left;">  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/bird-copper-cookie-cutter">Bird Copper Cookie Cutter, $14 (only a limited number left!)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/baking-supplies">Disposable Piping Bags, $12</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/sugars-sprinkles">Fine Sanding Sugar, $10</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXse1JIBwaI1y51tDT6sUpWC5CyE9wi_SZVErwLdYWvvEy4wEtpJOYY9DleGL9hHX0SzF1uWtZsLt44NLxmlmfxFM7B-iclw7Du1GmgDtVzgQPTy7YPYrWFIiwUjcz9QN4-XOnMZE41XH/s1600/IMG_6155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXse1JIBwaI1y51tDT6sUpWC5CyE9wi_SZVErwLdYWvvEy4wEtpJOYY9DleGL9hHX0SzF1uWtZsLt44NLxmlmfxFM7B-iclw7Du1GmgDtVzgQPTy7YPYrWFIiwUjcz9QN4-XOnMZE41XH/s1600/IMG_6155.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Packaging Supplies : </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Packaging options are endless, but my favorite way to display these is in a Kraft Cookie box - it really makes them look like a very special gift.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/packaging/products/cookie-boxes-set-of-10">Kraft Cookie Boxes (large size pictured)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/packaging/products/kraft-krinkle">Kraft Kinkle</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/valentine-s-day-printed-tags-cards">"Sweetest Day" Tags</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/valentines/products/emmas-room-pink-ribbon-grosgrain-double-faced-satin-ribbon-50-yards">5/8" Emma's Room Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, $10 </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmW36N_czu55SEu2gvb80AwJzJjMS3YJ1IDoYZAW_XcG-t5HKGlbI02mPViIZrvBI1LmXDvPK0ceXBgLGAT9Ke7bQdoSSsC392prwECUAXn6_FWHVAMUfBBZXRR9VrZJHysJi2jhe74vI/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmW36N_czu55SEu2gvb80AwJzJjMS3YJ1IDoYZAW_XcG-t5HKGlbI02mPViIZrvBI1LmXDvPK0ceXBgLGAT9Ke7bQdoSSsC392prwECUAXn6_FWHVAMUfBBZXRR9VrZJHysJi2jhe74vI/s1600/IMG_5933.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Begin with sugar cookies that have cooled - I use my favorite <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-cookies-sugar-cookies-from.html">Sugar Cookie & Royal Icing recipe, found here</a>, that is also included with the cookie cutter. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT9OlDFVo7sNBXOLDAudopSU1tumpE-p_2h_e3Kda7yqL87hVJj6JHkmCfryNIE3xITwPea-bXymMod1C5K_3lyFuE2xcpKxbq0zMhv2UQsj5p3CgktmjDURV66BZa9xfTQX-pp5UvkA_/s1600/IMG_5937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT9OlDFVo7sNBXOLDAudopSU1tumpE-p_2h_e3Kda7yqL87hVJj6JHkmCfryNIE3xITwPea-bXymMod1C5K_3lyFuE2xcpKxbq0zMhv2UQsj5p3CgktmjDURV66BZa9xfTQX-pp5UvkA_/s1600/IMG_5937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Begin with white Royal Icing and make the breast of the bird.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeanDgzaf0lU-10j5ACdihM_lx-oxupEVO2ovk_4fIQzTDYK2BKXpuclKQr_nO07QAqrOCnQXLulKPDdgVgiPXUuFTvxWMu0RbXNkY_tpVAr2MmvP-hw6n1ACyUsz-hhujDhEKP2mZ2FN/s1600/IMG_5938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeanDgzaf0lU-10j5ACdihM_lx-oxupEVO2ovk_4fIQzTDYK2BKXpuclKQr_nO07QAqrOCnQXLulKPDdgVgiPXUuFTvxWMu0RbXNkY_tpVAr2MmvP-hw6n1ACyUsz-hhujDhEKP2mZ2FN/s1600/IMG_5938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, use the blue icing and pipe an outline of the entire body.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0VB53XE96w7CHRnvbphItVXuL3RlEehdWirT2D78aGzGM_DMA4grwx5XVBP2jDUOI7xWyh2LQqk4KMwhJTAZcsLJs_i3ZHi3eu4Qq-HQurmu3qC8pZuQFmPFfMMF1Y2AyJkyugKwz33t/s1600/IMG_5939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0VB53XE96w7CHRnvbphItVXuL3RlEehdWirT2D78aGzGM_DMA4grwx5XVBP2jDUOI7xWyh2LQqk4KMwhJTAZcsLJs_i3ZHi3eu4Qq-HQurmu3qC8pZuQFmPFfMMF1Y2AyJkyugKwz33t/s1600/IMG_5939.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fill in with icing, then spread and smooth with the tip of a bamboo skewer or toothpick.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU4YRVHFv4g4aV4fCFf1zHg99N-knoOPd_dk18qbOKY2CcLpao9keTv7iVXK9iKWRj-o3xrQGTW2cpKztA-THgZZWkTd863YBxpRdlBCGzdUpmYw5atDiLVfJ-nQwkMVEoRNLbzzG0ahx/s1600/IMG_5961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU4YRVHFv4g4aV4fCFf1zHg99N-knoOPd_dk18qbOKY2CcLpao9keTv7iVXK9iKWRj-o3xrQGTW2cpKztA-THgZZWkTd863YBxpRdlBCGzdUpmYw5atDiLVfJ-nQwkMVEoRNLbzzG0ahx/s1600/IMG_5961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let harden for 30 minutes to an hour before the next step. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuCn3IjtI3XtiURakJRdkusDNqjclfse_4dgJdQ5X8xgT0VPH51UJBKrApmGzzl-CtWjKpRCKBvFdMw2N4NKP5YDRXF5ui1hDOO3RMLGcAIx_WHg_C0NnHcBY58t9S32kpRX9AA9FvLPE/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuCn3IjtI3XtiURakJRdkusDNqjclfse_4dgJdQ5X8xgT0VPH51UJBKrApmGzzl-CtWjKpRCKBvFdMw2N4NKP5YDRXF5ui1hDOO3RMLGcAIx_WHg_C0NnHcBY58t9S32kpRX9AA9FvLPE/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When the body icing has hardened, pipe a wing on the bird and immediately...  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGecmKWGBJRgaLGz4g72VgI4e6CyQoZGZ0hp08nHnoiBwVRLxqsCFz1x4Y5JGRimaUmfF-uC4ESOHz0gpagnXBJWdtgyqa063Ktp8oO34SgGrs4nU6koY_bRc5aUaUTjt9ssYWYbkN3q0y/s1600/IMG_5963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGecmKWGBJRgaLGz4g72VgI4e6CyQoZGZ0hp08nHnoiBwVRLxqsCFz1x4Y5JGRimaUmfF-uC4ESOHz0gpagnXBJWdtgyqa063Ktp8oO34SgGrs4nU6koY_bRc5aUaUTjt9ssYWYbkN3q0y/s1600/IMG_5963.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sprinkle a generous amount of Fine Sanding Sugar over the wet icing wing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6gioK9huL2wzyt0Ngx9YpRy8LYT1jQ8yso-yYDjQkGbvEApZfQ6I5vBqgs2tRJer0WnlO6F497AScc7WjcekoWNXnM7fU0OfYqlCZptCpsSgWWolzScsfwhfdgH_pRqjsDU85V8a4q6K/s1600/IMG_5968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6gioK9huL2wzyt0Ngx9YpRy8LYT1jQ8yso-yYDjQkGbvEApZfQ6I5vBqgs2tRJer0WnlO6F497AScc7WjcekoWNXnM7fU0OfYqlCZptCpsSgWWolzScsfwhfdgH_pRqjsDU85V8a4q6K/s1600/IMG_5968.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Gently shake off excess. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSavcwahsyzT66vJC9fqpIgeXh-0iBjMtLrWx7v6yYyvv7ef_xYTSasncDmI5F2VK1UO1Ec6M1TzlB4a_Nr9d8S6jckSH-CPbb6rqrLarAJq2iC_c0RGdq58ZhDBohn0qfblmD-SLZj0Qb/s1600/IMG_5969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSavcwahsyzT66vJC9fqpIgeXh-0iBjMtLrWx7v6yYyvv7ef_xYTSasncDmI5F2VK1UO1Ec6M1TzlB4a_Nr9d8S6jckSH-CPbb6rqrLarAJq2iC_c0RGdq58ZhDBohn0qfblmD-SLZj0Qb/s1600/IMG_5969.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sparkling Wing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9V7lJhFSTCrKMM2FNJOFJ8ZXielNaYutze1si8Qove4f7eR5T1Jimq21PEGOszT22T-Q4Pn-YdupZrY-qkdYAFgemKfViPmJHVzzyJLZQ4Bz12LJ6u5AbQ91eaRXoWE5ScvbqqymH-Kz/s1600/IMG_5984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9V7lJhFSTCrKMM2FNJOFJ8ZXielNaYutze1si8Qove4f7eR5T1Jimq21PEGOszT22T-Q4Pn-YdupZrY-qkdYAFgemKfViPmJHVzzyJLZQ4Bz12LJ6u5AbQ91eaRXoWE5ScvbqqymH-Kz/s1600/IMG_5984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To finish, add details like an eye, beak and feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of the other versions I've made throughout the years...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1QvPHkaErHzKlIHD2EqKpzvr4jBezxNpPMpINw5on1L9pbMm4HR0ik_i_meuWnv2SzscVHJSCswhSl6Hk7nvzY4EjdrWz-fSKz6ounwKVFkaNzUNmuWhhZvVXhfHFBrFT7mQ6_EIuBW/s1600/easter-sugar-cookies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1QvPHkaErHzKlIHD2EqKpzvr4jBezxNpPMpINw5on1L9pbMm4HR0ik_i_meuWnv2SzscVHJSCswhSl6Hk7nvzY4EjdrWz-fSKz6ounwKVFkaNzUNmuWhhZvVXhfHFBrFT7mQ6_EIuBW/s1600/easter-sugar-cookies.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the Easter Cookies from last year - still love these and all of those fun eggs! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428176670881124258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINwgj4eN0SmjyrEzYd5E_2ym6XL5FKj0up6ZD0P4o-eNQaiPtcpSEH2d8ZEmW6BPUPlZCucYoSpW3uD11R02dZf1N4bLTy79sUU1GQbS_CkfEYWOcAB4P4VNJo-dmuJ7BGJZ7oJLaLe8/s400/IMG_0313.JPG" style="display: block; height: 264px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made these for Jill's Baby Shower four years ago - it was a January shower, so did snow birds in creams and greys. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQePmGE7RNxT0gZHdqW6m9UzyCRWnw7RsnoSzfKbsaI5pxWHTzqCM9AxL2L3tEjmZ5yJrefBYc4avzKlByFkHMN9r1ZoE4L_MGsxRQX_sw9QMYNRDdxAWaCqwrpJExg1L3TOnzCq1ksO6-/s1600/blue-birds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQePmGE7RNxT0gZHdqW6m9UzyCRWnw7RsnoSzfKbsaI5pxWHTzqCM9AxL2L3tEjmZ5yJrefBYc4avzKlByFkHMN9r1ZoE4L_MGsxRQX_sw9QMYNRDdxAWaCqwrpJExg1L3TOnzCq1ksO6-/s1600/blue-birds.jpg" width="192" /></a> <br />Here is the easy-to-pin strip!<br /><br /><a data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-do="buttonPin" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjennysteffens.blogspot.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fdecorating-blue-bird-sugar-cookies.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-fhpaGyA8VM4%2FUuqRBB5DZ1I%2FAAAAAAAAVlc%2FK1QipLTM3VY%2Fs1600%2Fblue-birds.jpg&description=Blue%20Bird%20Sugar%20Cookies%20-%20How%20to%20Decorate%20Step-by-Step" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a></div>

Decorating Blue Bird Sugar Cookies

  How to Decorate  Baby Bird Sugar Cookies These birds might be my absolute favorite sugar cookie.  I've used them for every occasion - ...

Read more »

Privet Berry Blue | Color Swatch Feature of the Week

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9Sd1auPvcY7ElwTqiSWcF6J97s5yq9JuAP8ysk5INOVMSslBjVzOBQB2OXksNXvjWC7VTywASnh0NpEa38eBFvpL-KMr_PXoMHCOOY9-DSwHMsrwS40vlO-zlSo67OSwSM_SGM-Bt1U/s1600/privet-berry-photo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9Sd1auPvcY7ElwTqiSWcF6J97s5yq9JuAP8ysk5INOVMSslBjVzOBQB2OXksNXvjWC7VTywASnh0NpEa38eBFvpL-KMr_PXoMHCOOY9-DSwHMsrwS40vlO-zlSo67OSwSM_SGM-Bt1U/s640/privet-berry-photo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZODCy8_7y2snIQz5Nau6dlYb-oORveg6Iej207kID1aeLLc7teoKUMT9TXS2O5nYJLjdFSYqJSDtF-_3sgPM35Pg3tSv_Xs_MXuyA2AgNVc-RdB8Q61isVKsCUO5H8U9GKsUQd8rsz58/s1600/JMH_0791.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZODCy8_7y2snIQz5Nau6dlYb-oORveg6Iej207kID1aeLLc7teoKUMT9TXS2O5nYJLjdFSYqJSDtF-_3sgPM35Pg3tSv_Xs_MXuyA2AgNVc-RdB8Q61isVKsCUO5H8U9GKsUQd8rsz58/s640/JMH_0791.jpg" width="426" /></a> As I mentioned, designing the colors for my new store collection was my favorite part of the process.  I named the colors after my favorite places and things - each evokes a special memory for me.  Each week I'm going to feature a post about one of the colors to help you know exactly what the color looks like in person and to help you know the history behind it.</div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Privet Berry Blue</i></span><br /><br />When we were planning <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html">our wedding</a> (almost three years ago... I can't decide if it feels like 2 or 10!) I fell in love with privet berries.  I loved their dusty, deep, muted blue color.  They are close to a navy blue, but have a bit more of a grey undertone, instead of the royal undertone of navy.  <br /><br />Here is one of the long dining tables at our reception.  Each menu card had a sprig of privet berries.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvEBgRLaBEYBlJcQft0D_twQKLscC3KMeInyzJjmmrnCX-T1_BVpVBZTRlz13PBIF5lbvn2niDe8RBjAk2ftLbLoMjYsv66LZ31oxKlZbkwQ66zjw4YdrijaEljAaCM8YeBeC-NpOD24/s1600/JMH_0795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvEBgRLaBEYBlJcQft0D_twQKLscC3KMeInyzJjmmrnCX-T1_BVpVBZTRlz13PBIF5lbvn2niDe8RBjAk2ftLbLoMjYsv66LZ31oxKlZbkwQ66zjw4YdrijaEljAaCM8YeBeC-NpOD24/s640/JMH_0795.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is another view of the table settings.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh016dm7xULVmBpl2AuZAu4km31NfbbY_3xAtqrkTYXwgC4y4k3USPiYIc20vd70McmEMWSEAltu4gTYFk9XG1tzY3m54rW-u6HkulN6cAxa7Oo9PbIYLRyXsZrthA9hq40wQsbjLu5opQ/s1600/JMH_0548-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh016dm7xULVmBpl2AuZAu4km31NfbbY_3xAtqrkTYXwgC4y4k3USPiYIc20vd70McmEMWSEAltu4gTYFk9XG1tzY3m54rW-u6HkulN6cAxa7Oo9PbIYLRyXsZrthA9hq40wQsbjLu5opQ/s640/JMH_0548-1.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other colors in <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html">our wedding</a> were muted - <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/">Chadwick Grey, Navajo Cream & Bliss Blue</a> - of course.   The deep Privet Berry Blue really added some sophisticated contrast.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see more of our wedding photos <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-life-our-wedding-seaside-florida-inn.html">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAH_aoVawKRBDsnWVIb_Vnb36bl8TB-gFf_9DieDzOKPwWiBgfLuKLtKTA-BDKldl_KZbIy_oJvvL0wKIAIDeeF0wYzah3KB5G310R_e0LhKivkyo5qVk8k3s8JkGTbUPuqaxZE56ogw/s1600/IMG_7024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivAH_aoVawKRBDsnWVIb_Vnb36bl8TB-gFf_9DieDzOKPwWiBgfLuKLtKTA-BDKldl_KZbIy_oJvvL0wKIAIDeeF0wYzah3KB5G310R_e0LhKivkyo5qVk8k3s8JkGTbUPuqaxZE56ogw/s640/IMG_7024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Isn't it funny how our favorite things happen to pop up everywhere?  Before our wedding, I had only seen privet berries in the pages of Martha Stewart.  Then six months later when we had moved to New England, I discovered Privet Hedges (above in winter) in East Hampton.  They are everywhere.  Another one of my colors in the collection is called "East Hampton Hedge" - it is a spring green sort of color... maybe I'll write a feature about that next week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8UHV9F4dV7ToIosUYaL0TLAd0O3AIHd5fe33M-qecP9BQEdwM7JuO6TPD_eqSaD7xjZwoZ1EoA9hsVCTfv9zQMpkGSdJ53IXhE1P_Gf4JkmKiQmt1mecaALWucvX0K46cgkUso06vSE/s1600/IMG_0992.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8UHV9F4dV7ToIosUYaL0TLAd0O3AIHd5fe33M-qecP9BQEdwM7JuO6TPD_eqSaD7xjZwoZ1EoA9hsVCTfv9zQMpkGSdJ53IXhE1P_Gf4JkmKiQmt1mecaALWucvX0K46cgkUso06vSE/s640/IMG_0992.jpg" width="426" /></a> Here are the Privet Berry Blue candles made by Creative Candles (the Creative Candles name for this color is "Wedgwood").   </div><br />Here I have the candles shown with the <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/linens">Linen Hemstitch Napkins</a> with a "Seaside" monogram.<br /><br />These are the <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/candles/products/hand-dipped-taper-candles-12-set-of-2">12" Taper candles, $10.50</a> for the pair.<br /><br />You can also order <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/linens">embroidered monograms</a> and <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/packaging/products/custom-labels-vertical-rectangle">custom printed labels</a> in Privet Berry Blue.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkJI3EkVMGXPN1CbFmvPalP7y5jtGlcXErMP1VqBvFq7imn0Zj-Gg7Oz-hgHYrTcWCP7MCBEpxOpifRjqh-kfLpG6hyphenhyphenmE_NJbo9-xeVOFvZcWiaqMizSlg5InaQoExB3fcXVeH3ypOs/s1600/IMG_0947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQkJI3EkVMGXPN1CbFmvPalP7y5jtGlcXErMP1VqBvFq7imn0Zj-Gg7Oz-hgHYrTcWCP7MCBEpxOpifRjqh-kfLpG6hyphenhyphenmE_NJbo9-xeVOFvZcWiaqMizSlg5InaQoExB3fcXVeH3ypOs/s640/IMG_0947.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Last weekend at the market, I saw a bunch of Privet Berries for sale - the first time I've ever seen them to buy.  I knew I had to get them. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkz11QKmWOWmDAf1x9W6ctI9-iO-Qb82t-ujJ0wvZGgB6834mIwJOahufkdhYMnN0lvW6581ozPWNHgHkBEbiW-AE9vAYTaR1OTdCOinoDe1fcGxGZ4vU_K_dJtABmz6yvW_ndgBrFItY/s1600/IMG_0953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkz11QKmWOWmDAf1x9W6ctI9-iO-Qb82t-ujJ0wvZGgB6834mIwJOahufkdhYMnN0lvW6581ozPWNHgHkBEbiW-AE9vAYTaR1OTdCOinoDe1fcGxGZ4vU_K_dJtABmz6yvW_ndgBrFItY/s640/IMG_0953.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used them a couple of different places - in this pitcher in the <a href="http://www.jennysteffens.com/housetour.html">Living Room</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFxV5Zndf0e98D_J07ckYRh5gL524V9lu00s7ywaZnpyVCp2uIICvF8d18TreXk6CcTbnG2MYi92qaWj-elreuS3bMoAMqEWMV7VPxEDhlf2Wqn_fM0Nm9Jj_YwKuVZZlarbuzN-H8K8/s1600/IMG_0968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFxV5Zndf0e98D_J07ckYRh5gL524V9lu00s7ywaZnpyVCp2uIICvF8d18TreXk6CcTbnG2MYi92qaWj-elreuS3bMoAMqEWMV7VPxEDhlf2Wqn_fM0Nm9Jj_YwKuVZZlarbuzN-H8K8/s640/IMG_0968.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Tucked in with these blue hydrangea. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5dUgyZGvfdgj6exNes-nr5eZIPJ8zlgginsSCZrrC4ZFymcnVP4YED6Wa_YzZQ875ifhodvpMBgl6KcdX7piCbwudbrHE-OWSrr76EG_GlKpnphS-MtGmRomKTezsYUKkmjfEMLKRwQ/s1600/IMG_0979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5dUgyZGvfdgj6exNes-nr5eZIPJ8zlgginsSCZrrC4ZFymcnVP4YED6Wa_YzZQ875ifhodvpMBgl6KcdX7piCbwudbrHE-OWSrr76EG_GlKpnphS-MtGmRomKTezsYUKkmjfEMLKRwQ/s640/IMG_0979.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I also started noticing this sort of muted deep blue in other spots around my house - here the accents in the Living Room Rug have a deep blue-grey color.  Do you remember the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-great-rug-debate-is-over-living.html">Great Rug Debate</a>?   <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_lGD9aSp41xmA49CEGpKeN-Izkfz0hOu7HBt4F1IwHJEYXp13DB8GEOk3n8g103AIQZ9FWTjjH8iHeG_SK4cpk6OvPd-Cd5pi1Tbiu8aPvtIAdZswgnlVKMIdLKC8Y2TCAagY6ilXyc/s1600/IMG_0986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_lGD9aSp41xmA49CEGpKeN-Izkfz0hOu7HBt4F1IwHJEYXp13DB8GEOk3n8g103AIQZ9FWTjjH8iHeG_SK4cpk6OvPd-Cd5pi1Tbiu8aPvtIAdZswgnlVKMIdLKC8Y2TCAagY6ilXyc/s640/IMG_0986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my Seaside hat in a very Privet Berry Blue looking color... I know Seaside hat in Privet Berry Blue... things are getting a little confusing around here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Browse the entire Color Collection of Linens, Labels & Candles, <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Privet Berry Blue | Color Swatch Feature of the Week

As I mentioned, designing the colors for my new store collection was my favorite part of the process.  I named the colors after my favorite...

Read more »