Gorgeous! Love how inspiration can be found anywhere!!

Kristen; it definitely is a bit messy.

My favorite way of using it is:

1) Begin by cutting a small piece of parchment paper to work over. Make a crease in it by folding the paper in half. Then lay the paper flat again.

2) Put the cookie on that parchment paper and gently shake the disco dust from the container onto the right area of the cookie.

The key is that the icing has to be wet – so I put the disco dust on right after I’ve piped the icing.

If you have a design where one part that needs disco dust and a part right beside that doesn’t, I apply in stages. Do the *non-disco dust area* first, and then when that’s totally dry, pipe the part you want disco dust on and add the disco dust.

(Can i say disco dust any more than i did in the last paragraph?! lol)

3) The other significant part is that I don’t shake off or dust off the excess until the icing has somewhat set or until it has completely dried (safer).

Gently lift your cookie, holding it over the parchment paper and disco dust container, and tilt it so that the excess disco dust falls back into the container.

4) Take a clean paintbrush only used for food and dust off the excess. – Especially around the edges.

5) The parchment paper catches much of the excess dust. Lift the edges of the paper together… all the dust pools in the crease of the paper, and pour the excess dust back into the container.

Shaking the paper gently also helps the dust fall into the crease.

Some is lost, however, I found that it’s the best way to presever most of the disco dust.

For smaller areas I dip a paintbrush only used for food, into the disco dust, and then lightly onto the icing.

There is one more way I’ve done it, but it’s not my favorite way. I’m working on a tutorial for this, so I’ll write about the second way then.

Hope that helps, but please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or questions if you have any.

Cheerio,
Marian

Hi Marian! Lovely cookies as always – you make it look so easy! One question: How do you apply your disco dust, keep it contained, and preserve the excess? I used some recently for Christmas cookies and it was all over the place, I found it difficult to “shake” on, and what didn’t land on the cookie was either on me or stuck to the countertop! I hate to waste any because it’s not cheap…but it’s soooo pretty. Any suggestions greatly appreciated! (and my apologies for the long comment

Those look amazing!!!! So adorable!

Mar, you are pure genious!! I love theseee!!

I love disco dust! I discovered it through your blog. I used a lot of it on my sugar cookies this year. I created quite a glitter mess. But I love glitter messes! I was wondering how food safe it really is………well I’m sure its not as bad as some things we eat.

So adorable! Love your source of inspiration and the cookies are just beautiful. Thanks so much for all of your wonderful photos too! Love visiting your blog!

They look perfect for christmas…lovely ideas …very impressed!!
May all the joys of the season be yours…

wow they looked really pretty. I like disco dust too! they look nice on butterfly and dragon fly wings..

Once again, gorgeous! I shouldn’t be amazed at your talent anymore, Marian. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!