Hatchlings and Happenings
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Handcrafted fondant cookies for all of life's special occasions!

Custom fondant cookies,
designed around your party

Unicorns for a fourth birthday. "Team boy or team girl" for the big reveal. Proteas and Table Mountain for a proudly South African braai. Tell me about your celebration and I'll design custom decorated cookies that look like nobody else's.

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Arched pink fondant cookie with a purple textured peony, green leaves and embossed lettering
Lemon-patterned fondant cookies and an arched 'Lemons' plaque cookie surrounded by fresh lemons
Light blue arched fondant cookie with white clouds and a gold outlined bee

Every one decorated by hand

From hatchlings to happenings

Baby showers to fortieth birthdays, and everything in between. Pick your occasion and I'll take it from there.

Farm set: round blue fondant cookies with farm animals and dragons below a gold number 4BirthdaysBirthdaysYour child's name, their age and their favourite thing, from farm animals to unicorns.See sets →Pastel baby shower cookies in pale blue and pink with a pram, stork and baby bottle, outlined in goldBaby showers & gender revealsBaby showers & gender revealsSoft pastels, tiny onesies and a reveal that lands in one bite.See sets →Square lemon-print fondant cookies and an arched lemons plaque cookie with halved lemonsThemed & seasonalThemed & seasonalLemons for summer, flags and proteas for Heritage Day, or whatever your theme is this year.See sets →Light blue arched fondant cookie with white clouds and a gold outlined beeMessages & giftsMessages & giftsThank you, congratulations, a well-timed pun. Say it on a cookie.See sets →

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Real sets, made for real parties

Every photo here is a set I designed and decorated for a client. Nothing is stock, and nothing is repeated exactly.

Blue and coral fondant baby cookies shaped as onesies and rattles, embossed 'Team boy' and 'Team girl'
Team boy or girl · Gender reveal
Pastel baby shower cookies in pale blue and pink with a pram, stork and baby bottle, outlined in gold
Pastel pram set · Baby shower
Round blue fondant cookies with farm animals, dragons and a gold number 4
Farm set · Birthday
Dusty-pink fondant cookies with unicorns, rainbows and shooting stars
Unicorn set · Birthday
Square lemon-print fondant cookies and an arched lemons plaque cookie with halved lemons
Lemon squares · Seasonal
Light blue arched fondant cookie with white clouds and a gold outlined bee
Bee-day · Message cookie
Arched pink fondant cookie with a purple textured peony, green leaves and embossed 'Peony for your thoughts' lettering on white marble

Cut, baked and decorated by hand

Hi, I'm Ashley. Every Hatchlings set starts as a sketch of your party and ends as cookies decorated one by one. Fondant gives me a smooth canvas for crisp colour, embossed lettering and tiny details, so your cookies look as good in the photos as they taste on the day.

Ashley

Meet Ashley

Three steps to your cookie set

  1. Tell me about your occasion

    Your date, theme, colours, names and roughly how many cookies you need. Use the form or WhatsApp me.

  2. I design your set

    I'll send you a quote and the design idea, and we'll tweak it until it feels like your party.

  3. Collect and celebrate

    Your cookies are baked and decorated fresh for your date, ready for [CONFIRM: collection, local delivery or courier, and where].

  4. Good to know

    Please order at least [CONFIRM: lead time, e.g. 2 weeks] before your event. Busy months fill up fast.

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What are we
celebrating?

Send me your date and your theme. I'll come back with an idea and a quote.

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