Channel: JuliaMUsher

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Description: For me, the holiday season is the time to impress – to pull out all the stops and really wow your holiday guests. That being said, in this video, I show how to make a spectacular 3-D cookie candelabra, which I plan to be the star of my holiday dessert table. If you’re short on time this season, remember that this piece can do double-duty, serving as both décor and dessert. Further, you needn’t make the whole 3-D piece. Feel free to pick and choose from among the design elements shown in this video to create smaller scale (and quicker) cookie creations. For instance, a single side of the bottom cookie box would be gorgeous with a few royal icing holly leaves and pine cones on top! RELATED VIDEOS: How to Contour Cookie Dough: youtu.be/f-eOr0xSoO4 How to Make Royal Icing (with Consistency Adjustments): youtu.be/GO0_aNbL6Do How to Make 2-D Royal Icing Transfers: youtu.be/hOJI9FZ7E9w How to Make Royal Icing and Fondant Pine Cones, Holly Leaves, and Berries: COMING SOON! RELATED TOOLS: First Impressions Pearl Inset Medallions mold, for optional feet: tinyurl.com/y7u7pxn5 First Impressions Medallion Set 1 mold, for square box side decorations: tinyurl.com/yahjkdu6 Leaf mold, for topper: The one I used was made by Antique Designer Molds, which is no longer in business; other medallion-style silicone molds would be suitable substitutes, as long as the mold is ovenproof SugarVeil Medallions Mat, for candle holders and hemisphere support: tinyurl.com/ycpg2m7d Assorted silicone hemisphere molds: tinyurl.com/ybw7kt9l (I used 1 5/8-, 1 ¾-, and 2 ¼-inch-diameter molds in this project) Cookie Cutter Kingdom Large Antwerp Plaque cutter (4-inch), for box corners: tinyurl.com/ybzbfkkk PME Gold Luster Spray: tinyurl.com/yan895aw Stencil Genie (aka stencil frame): tinyurl.com/y84xmcwj AmeriMist Bronze Sheen airbrush coloring: tinyurl.com/yaft45dl Designer Stencils Winterthur Museum Medallion-Small stencil, for candelabra top: tinyurl.com/y96up8mt Designer Stencils Small French Medallion stencil, for box lid: tinyurl.com/y8hb5pcj Designer Stencils Quatrefoil Miniprint stencil, for box sides: tinyurl.com/y8sscclk Uninked stamp pads: tinyurl.com/yc3yq869 Trim rubber stamp: I purchased mine at Michaels or Hobby Lobby; choose one at least 3 inches long and about ¼ inch wide Tall birthday candles: tinyurl.com/yb7brexr COOKIE QUANTITIES AND DIMENSIONS: Total of 21-25 cookies for one (6 x 10-inch) candelabra: 1 (4-inch) square, for box base (cut with custom template) 1 (2 3/4- to 3 1/4-inch) square, for lift under base (cut with custom template) 4 (2 1/2-inch) squares, for box sides 4 (1 1/2-inch) embossed squares, for box decoration (used First Impressions mold) 1 (2 1/4-inch-diameter) embossed hemisphere with cutouts at bottom, for support (dough embossed with unknown mat – though patterns on SugarVeil Medallions Mat would also work; then cut with 2 7/8-inch round cutter and shaped over 2 ¼-inch-diameter hemisphere mold; ¼-inch round tip used for cutouts) 1 (1 5/8-inch-diameter) hemisphere, for support (dough cut with 2 1/4-inch round cutter and then shaped over 1 5/8-inch-diameter hemisphere mold) 1 (3 1/2-inch) square, for box lid (cut with custom template) 1 (6-inch) round, for candelabra top (cut using 6-inch cake pan as guide) 6 (1 1/8- to 1 1/2-inch) embossed and contoured fluted rounds, for candle holders (dough embossed with SugarVeil Medallions Mat, cut with 1 1/8- to 1 ½-inch fluted round cutter, and then baked inside 2 1/4-inch hemisphere mold) 1 (1 1/8 x 3-inch) embossed leaf, for topper (mold no longer available) 4 (1 x 1 1/8-inch) embossed triangles, for feet (optional; used First Impressions mold) RELATED RECIPES: Gingerbread Cookie: tinyurl.com/z4d82rb Royal Icing: tinyurl.com/zx7a9jk TO PURCHASE MY STENCILS: confectioncouturestencils.com TO PURCHASE MY 4-HOUR VIDEO COOKIE DECORATING COURSE, MY BOOKS, OR APP: juliausher.com/store TO JOIN COOKIE CONNECTION, MY ONLINE COOKIE DECORATING COMMUNITY: cookieconnection.juliausher.com/home TO HANG OUT WITH ME ON THE WEB: My site/blog: juliausher.com Facebook: tinyurl.com/j6nm6te Instagram: instagram.com/juliamusher Twitter: twitter.com/JuliaMUsher Pinterest: pinterest.com/juliamusher Google+: tinyurl.com/ha4huw9 CREDITS: Music by: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Videography/Editing by: Christian Kirk, Mindframe