​A few months back I was in Wellington, New Zealand making cookies with my friends across the trench.
While I was there, Kat of ibicci made a live video on Periscope of me painting the doll faces using food colours on royal icing. It's ​pretty cool and you can see it here.














​Now I've taken the next step and filmed myself piping the doll hair on! It's a bit less dynamic, just me at home with my iPad balanced on a roll of paper towel, and it's awfully hard to keep my hand out of the camera's view, but here it is!

We've had the architects in!
Building a brand new kitchen is a big thing! (who knew?) We've signed our loan documents, so it's proper and scary!
We've chosen new appliances and have drawings, and are getting quotes from a joiner and a builder, then it's electricians and plumbers... etc... So now it's all bench tops and floor surfaces and doorknobs!

Meanwhile, churning out plenty of cookies! Here's a slideshow of some of my favourites:

Keep an eye on my latest cookies on Instagram: @pattymaccookies or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pattymaccookies

I have just started negotiating my way through the minefield that involves setting up and running a food business. ABN, Business Name Registration, Food Authority Registration, Insurance, Council Planning Permission, kitchen inspections... all are underway and a LOT more complicated and expensive than I expected!
I never wanted to own a small business or be a sole trader, this stuff is NOT where my key skills lie, but I DO want to make cookies. Lots and lots of cookies, and I'm afraid that all this rigmarole is a necessary evil.

At least now that I have an ABN, I can buy Decorator's Rose Spirit in the big bottles!