When I lived in Japan I studied Ikebana for 7 years. I’m a Certified “Ikebana” Teacher (Japanese flower arrangement). Tell us one thing about yourself that many of us might not know already. Preparing all the different icing colours and different consistencies is probably what I enjoy the least because preparing them takes so much time, but this is the most important step for the success of my work, so I have to be patient.Ħ. I do like baking cookies and flooding them, whenever a design calls for it, but what I enjoy the most is the creative process, giving dimension, texture and “life” to my creations. What part of making cookies do you like most and least? Remember, be proud of what you make because it’s the best of you represented there. Yes, I failed several times- these failures, which I call lessons, are the ones that will help you to grow.ĭon’t give up, trust in yourself and don’t compare yourself to others. Thank you! I’m a self taught cookie decorator, I learned little by little on my own by trial and error. Do you have one tip for anyone who might want to get into this wonderful world of cookies? I love your cookie designs they are all incredible pieces of cookie art. Currently, a dehydrator is essential for my work either at home or in my classes. Is there one tool you cannot live without and one you don’t have yet but really want?Ī while ago I would say that a scribe needle would be my most indispensable tool, but nowadays I developed a methof of decorating almost without the use of it. I’ve met incredible people from 5 Continents and have learned a lot along the way.ģ. I started receiving invitations to teach abroad and it has been a very sweet journey. I used to say that “cookies chose me”, and this happened 4 years ago. After 6 months of practicing I entered a “Christmas Countdown “ contest in a webpage “Cookie Connection” and much to my surprise I won first place! It was my wake up call, from then on I stoped thinking of the past and embraced my new adventure. I had no idea how to make royal icing, yet alone decorate cookies with it. It wasn’t love at first sight, I really didn’t like it when I tried. I was depressed, and my daughter, that lives in the USA, was the one encouraging me to try to make a business out of cookie decorating since it was something foreign to Portugal. A few years ago due to our move to Spain and economic crisis in Europe, I found myself jobless and my husband pre-retired, it was a very hard time for me. How long have you been doing cookies and what got you started in cookie decorating… was it by accident or did you always have a passion for it?Ĭookies came into my life by accident, I had no idea that there was a big world of cookies out there. I also enjoy reading and going to the movies. This gives me energy, strength and a peaceful mind for my cookie decorating. I was invited by the Portuguese Embassy to Teaching Portuguese Traditional Cooking and after a while an International Cooking School found out about me and invited me to be a teacher at their School as well, suddenly I found myself surrounded by pots and pans and loved it.Īside from teaching, my second passion is exercising and it’s the first thing I do every morning at 7:00am whenever I’am at home. Before making cookies I used to work for a Bank and more recently, in Japan, I was a culinary instructor. It was a blessing living abroad due to the richness of cultures, languages and heritage which opened my mind a lot. Due to my husband’s work we lived abroad for 20 years, in countries such as Brazil, Hong Kong (China), Japan and Spain. I come from a big and happy family of 8 brothers and sisters, I’m number 7. None of our kids or grandkids (5 and another one on the way) live in Portugal, they are located in Spain and USA. I’m Portuguese and I live in Lisbon, Portugal at the moment with my Spanish husband. Thank you so much CakesDecor for having invited me. Tell us a little about yourself, family, where do you live and what did you do for a living before making cookies if anything? Marta’s: CakesDecor Profile | Facebook Page | Pinterest | Instagram 1.
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