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Diamonds are a girl's best friend,
but they won't make you a cookie for your wedding shower!
One
of my best friends from grade school/high school/forever was having her
wedding shower thrown by another of my best friends from all that time.
So this was a pretty big deal :)The theme was 'diamonds are a girl's best friend' so my concept was to
focus on a central diamond ring and then have it 'showering' diamonds all around.
The purple and grey wedding colors were a great compliment to the
bright and sparkling white of the diamonds and the clear sugar flakes
that give it that extra layer of shimmer.
I tried to give the diamond some depth through highlighting the cut lines which I think could have been more successful if I had used a simper cut pattern, but it adds to the overall depth of the cookie which is an important factor in any design. Another layer to that depth can be seen in the ring. I usually add pearlescent highlights to an element to make it stand out and or highlight a certain part of it, but for the ring instead of just using the pearlescent accent to paint a design on the silver I first texturized the the icing by pressing in the design I wanted to give it relief and then painted over it with the shimmer to give it a little bit more pop.
Though I really enjoyed making this cookie for my friend's shower and some of the elements and techniques I used are fun and interesting, I don't think the whole concept comes together as well as it could have. What's important though is that everyone there loved it and it did look great along with all the other fun food and desserts that were offered at the big celebration. I'm glad I was asked to make something and be a part of such a special occasion!
