Wow - the cookies this month are great !
Koz - love your cookies, and reference to your 'icing concotion'

Aligomatti - love the 'puzzle' look - so creative!

Southaustingirl - your 'scenes' are wonderful - especially like the blue one.

And I love everyone's suns - all could be described the same way, yet each person had a uniquie approach (mmm ...may need to include a sun with shades in mine!)

Can't wait to see more fun and sun at the beach! I will try and get mine in soon!

Everyone is doing a great job, I agree with Kos, this month's are very enjoyable!

The yellow bikini is royal icing with fondant flowers. The tye-dye bikini is colored with gel food coloring (Wilton brand). I dipped a small piece of sponge in vodka, then the coloring to make the tye-dye effect.

Where is everyone getting the flip flop cookie cutter? ALso, I am looking for a one piece bathing suit.

southaustingirl I just used the foot cutter for my flip flop. Or one of the ones in my gallery I just hand carved out. Don't know about the bathing suit, sorry.

Kos- On www.cookiecutter.com, they have a tooth cookie cutter and at a great price too. Just some info in case you ever need that tooth cutter! LOL.

Southaustingirl- If you find that picture that Kos suggested (the tooth one piece bathing suit), then you could try that website I mentioned above for the cutter. Have fun!

mis: I love your cookie castle, it's funny, I had a similar idea planned. I'll have to come up with something else. I'll be leaving for Mexico soon and maybe I'll get other inspiration.....

aligotmatt: I LOVE YOUR COOKIES! They are so cute, I like how you played with the cutter shapes.

I really enjoy looking at everyone's entries, they are all sooooo good. I hope to make mine when I get back.

Happy Decorating to those of us who haven't started theirs.

thanks for the tips.........I will be looking for the tooth cookie.

i found these cookie cutter......expensive but cute.

http://www.coppergifts.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=967

this site has some really cute clothes/shoes cookie cutters, too.

http://www.kitchengifts.com/clothes.html

Thanks manatee19 You could still make them. I'm sure (ok I know) your sand castles would be way better. Have a fun and safe trip to Mexico.

Thanks mis, maybe I'll still do it. I was thinking of covering it with brown sugar and using this cinderella castle I have. I can't wait to do them (after my trip).

Here are part of my beach theme cookies -

No Fail cooies and royal icing and some parils- nothing fancy just some beach fun - and a sun with glasses to join the theme!

And here are the beach-y cookies (yes I used the same type bowl as last month, after all can we really only buy one??) Including the sun with glasses (could not get it to post with my last posting)

Love the ice cream cones coffeecake! I want to lick that melting ice creams so bad! I love that detail!

Is the sunglass cutter from William Sonoma? I have that cutter and wasn't able to save a single cookie. They all broke. Your cookies look great.

I'm anxiously awaiting to see to August's "Bug" month!

kos

I think the flip flop cookies are cute with the painted toe nails. I would of never thought of that. Great cookies.

I'm so limited in my imagination manatee19 I didn't even think of using "sand".

Is August definitely bugs?

WOW! everyones beach cookies are so GREAT!!!

LOL Zamode! you are too FUNNY!!!

That is funny>DUh I just noticed the RIP!!

KOS wrote:

Thanks KOS - yes the glasses are from WS - I made those cookies pretty thick. I liked the way the ice cream cones turned out too!

As for August, I have my bug cutters all ready to go!

Bikini, swim trunks, sandals, sun.........

Love the swim attire cowdex, especially the fancy sandals!

Great idea!!


kos

COwdex Those turned out great!

Here I come skatin' in at the last moment again with my cookies for the month. I used two cookies cutters on top of each other (the sun and the sailboat) and baked them together. Hope you enjoy!

Aren't you clever. Those look great.

sams-how cute, i would never have thought to incorporate 2 cutters, i love this place, i learn something new ALL the time. GREAT job too.



oh yeah---someone want to teach me how to sail, now. It looks like FUN!

Cute Sams! Everyone did cute things for July.