 This is how I made LaCruzette cookies into art I can keep forever. First thing to do was figure out the color palette. LaCruzette has some beautiful blue shades so I definitely had to include that with some complementary colors including a new shade, nutmeg. Now coloring the icing is one of the hardest steps to me because I want to get it as close as possible and I think I did pretty well. Next you already know is flooding the cookies. Before I added the final details I laid them out in order to make sure I was working with the right one because some of the colors were pretty close. Now to preserve them I'm using resin. This was actually my first time working with resin and it was easy and hard at the same time. It's easy to mix but there was definitely some troubleshooting. But as always we make it work. Now only the backs are covered with resin. I didn't want to do the front because I wanted to keep it looking like a cookie and if anything happened because it's in my own house I can fix it. I preserved the back to keep the oil from running onto the paper that it would live on. I laid these on parchment paper to dry and gave it a double coat. They're already so cute! I love it! And now for the serious part I have to make sure these cookies are glued on correctly. I used tape and thread to center the cookies perfectly. To actually secure these cookies on I'm using 5 minute epoxy. Also first time using these and it weirdly smelled like cooked salmon. Also I only had 3 minutes to work with it so I didn't in batches. Took the tape and thread off and this is what we're left with. So beautiful. Time to take them to the custom frame shop. This was terrifying. My arms were literally shaking the whole time but we got it there in one piece and had to leave it for a few days. They called me when it was ready and this is the big reveal. This was so so nerve wracking but I love how it turned out. I've had this idea in my head for like a whole year so it's so cool to see it come to life. In true Karen fashion I was way too excited about this so went home and immediately started hammering her nails. This thing was so heavy it definitely took me a few tries to try to hang it. When I finally did get it up it was everything I imagined it to be. It's the first thing you see when you walk in the door and I love how it represents everything that I love and who I am. And under our lights it truly looks like a piece of art.