Leftover Icing?



No matter how many times I made icing cookies...I never be able to make just right portion of royal icing and get leftover.  Every time!  Once you made royal icing, you can keep it for about a month in good condition, but it dries fast and I like to use the fresh icing on cookies (it's easier to pipe), so I basically just dump it when I have leftover icing..or maybe keep it for a day or two if I have another project to work with.
But if you have some leftover icing, I recommend you to make some small pieces...like I made some small bares and present boxes for Christmas cookies.

Icing cookies decoration



The icing cookies are yummy to eat and also cute to decorate on Christmas trees.  But not only for Christmas trees, they could be a nice decoration for another ocasions too!  Like a ...St. Valentine's Day!
My Valinetine cookies are decorated at the very good, yummy French Bistro, "Bistoro Minou Le Chatan" http://minou.ti-da.net/ .

Valentine Icing Cookies

I've got many requests for Valentine cookies, so I made some trial peaces.  Which do you like the best?

swan icing cookie

My swan cookie has a necklace with jewel :)
I love swans...they are so adorable..

Birdcage Icign Cookies

I wanted to make birdcage cookies which is "kitsch" and cute that something I see in Vietnamese fabric!
It would be nice if I could keep a pet canary in a big white birdcage!  Maybe I should make a yellow canary bird in a cage cookie next time.
 

Happy Baby Icing Cookies

There has  been a rash of new babies in my office!  One boy baby and one girl baby and one...don't know which yet baby!  I made those baby cookies for girl baby, boy baby and don't know which yet baby and gave them to my coworkers :)
Baby cookies are so cute and I love making them!!
My favorite one is a white pony :)  He has a perl eye!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar icing cookie sample

 

My friends son's birthday is coming and he is a big fan of the story book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"!  His birthday is next month, but I made one sample cookie for his birthday party.  Hope he will like it!

"Bee" my Valentine Cookies! sample cookies

It's a beggining of January, but I've already started to make someValentine cookie samples. I want to use  some other colors, but PINK! So I made a yellow bee!  Mmm Valentine pink face is not a good idea maybe....I will change it to yellow..

A cake icing cookie

I have some ideas on birthday / decoration cake cookies, but haven't put them together yet.  Mmmm this is too girly ... don't you think?