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post #1 of 22
4/26/06 at 5:24pm
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Do any of you sell cookie bouquets? How much do you charge for them? For example a terra cotta pot with about 5-6 cookies fully decorated. I'm thinking of doing this and any tips and/or advice is greatly appreciated.

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post #2 of 22
4/26/06 at 5:46pm
I sell cookie bouquets. In my area I am pretty cheap . . . $22.00 for a bouquet of six large cookies or $18.00 for 3 cookies in a terra cotta pot (sometimes the pot is decorated or painted to match the bouquet I am making. I place florists foam in the pot to hold the sticks in the position that I want them and then fill it with crinkle cut paper stuffing (found at craft stores) to cover the foam. I wrap the entire bouquet in large cellophane bags and tie it with a decorative bow. You can see some of my bouquets in my photos.
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post #3 of 22
4/26/06 at 7:45pm
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I sell cookie bouquets. In my area I am pretty cheap . . . $22.00 for a bouquet of six large cookies or $18.00 for 3 cookies in a terra cotta pot (sometimes the pot is decorated or painted to match the bouquet I am making. I place florists foam in the pot to hold the sticks in the position that I want them and then fill it with crinkle cut paper stuffing (found at craft stores) to cover the foam. I wrap the entire bouquet in large cellophane bags and tie it with a decorative bow. You can see some of my bouquets in my photos.




Do you put the 6 large cookies in a terra cotta pot too?
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post #4 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:22pm
My cookies are on sticks which I insert into the florist foam so that they stand up like flowers
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post #5 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:24pm
bbelias that's beautiful! you don't charge enough! don't underprice your work. you deserve every last penny.
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post #6 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:29pm
Thank you . . . my husband thinks I should raise my prices too . . . I'll have to think about that icon_smile.gif
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post #7 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:30pm
All of the places where I live, charge $50 or more for those cookie bouquets of that size. The only difference is it is a brightly painted pot
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post #8 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:34pm
Sometimes I paint the pot, depending on the theme. The ones below were what I did last Christmas. I was even cheaper back then, I was just starting out! This pot was ALOT of work so this year I will charge extra for the special pot, otherwise I will just paint it red.
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post #9 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:44pm
Now THAT is CUTE!! thumbs_up.gif Love that little pot! May I please borrow this idea for the pot...so adorable with the fluffy trim!! I know some mom's around here that would go CRAZY for these as teacher gifts, etc! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #10 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:44pm
Yeah all they do is paint it, not all that decoration. They just charge a lot. The cookies are really thick too. Like 1/2 an inch or more. But still. You could charge that much.
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post #11 of 22
4/26/06 at 8:58pm
Borrow away . . . icon_lol.gif
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post #12 of 22
4/26/06 at 11:12pm
Here is a company that's been in business since the mid 1980's.

www.bloomingcookies.com

They've got some great stuff!
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post #13 of 22
4/27/06 at 6:48am
How big are your cookies? I'm having a hard time finding large cookie cutters. I'd like to have them 4-5". I just ordered some from the cookiecuttershop.com and they are all about 3-4" and I'm sending a few back because they are even smaller. Maybe I'm just used to some of my Giant ones that I have....they are 7-8" and make these others look small.
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post #14 of 22
4/27/06 at 7:03am
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Originally Posted by bbelias

Sometimes I paint the pot, depending on the theme. The ones below were what I did last Christmas. I was even cheaper back then, I was just starting out! This pot was ALOT of work so this year I will charge extra for the special pot, otherwise I will just paint it red.



OOOH Bbelias, Your Christmas bouquet is SOOOO ADORABLE!! You are very good. I would definatly raise your prices. You are very TALENTED. I just love that Christmas bouquet............

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post #15 of 22
4/27/06 at 7:10am
I made some for Valentine's Day and had people offering to pay 30-40 dollars a piece for them............hey, who am I to say no??? LOL I just made them for my family and my son's teachers for a gift, never thought people would want to buy them?
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