Love Mom to Pieces!

While out shopping for who knows what, the saying in a window "I Love You to Pieces" caught my eye.  Immediately I thought of puzzle piece cookies for mom along with the quote on a tag.  My kind of puzzle.

Puzzle Piece Cookies

And package them up with pretty lace and ribbon.

 

Along with a tag.
 

I don't know if I accomplished the look I was going for, but honestly, I was too tired to start over. 

 

That's what happens when you get up at 4:30 a.m. morning after morning.

 

You get tired.

 

Anyway, I did manage to snap a few photos along the way.

 

Until now, I've never had a reason to use the puzzle piece cutter.

 

I do think it was made to use with bread, however, I don't think mom would like carton of bread. 

 

Or, maybe she would?

 

I chose to make cookies, one press and four little puzzle pieces are cut, ready to be baked and decorated.

 

Outline each cookie with royal icing and flood the center, (no photo, I may have taken a cat nap about now).

 

Let all the pink cookies completely dry.

 

Now comes the fun part.

 

Use an airbrush to make the lace design.  All kinds of stencils are available on Etsy or other online shops, for this pattern I used a Damask stencil.

 

Lay your stencil on top of the cookies (the stencil actually covered four little cookies at a time).

 

Spray the white airbrush color over top of the pink.

 

And you'll end up with lacey cookies!

 

Package them up and give them to mom.  Along with a gift card - LOL

I used Avery Tags for the printable.

PRINTABLE TAG
 

 I wish you a Happy Mother's Day...

I Love You to Pieces!