About Nadia and My Little Bakery
Nadia’s passion for cookies began in 2009 when she moved to the States from Ukraine. She didn’t have friends or a job here, didn’t know the language and wasn’t familiar with local traditions. She didn’t know where to shop.
As she was always fond of creativity, she devoted all her time to her hobbies. She made candy bouquets, greeting cards, and painted dishes. She baked and decorated cakes and cookies. She then opened a Facebook page where she posted a couple of pictures of her cookies.
After waking up in the morning and seeing a lot of comments and personal messages, she decided to buy a few cookie cutters to diversify her original set consisting of a circle, a square and a heart. This is how her difficult journey into the world of cookies began - full of wonderful discoveries and unexpected ideas, disappointments and sleepless nights, thousands of encouraging comments, and new acquaintances.
“And I must say that God miraculously turned all of this into an amazing adventure and gave me abilities that I did not even suspect!”, - Nadia says.
She wants to give some friendly advice to you, the reader: “Never be carried away only with ideas. An idea without practice is useless. Only by constantly practicing will you discover your new creative abilities. You will channel very surprising and creative ideas. Do not let anyone quench this creative energy in you! Confidently and happily follow your dream!”
“We must accept that this creative pulse within us
is God's creative pulse itself.” Joseph Chilton Pearce
“I often get asked what I do for a living. When I say that I’m a cookie artist and I’m not selling my work right now, people are surprised and ask the following question: “What's the point then? After all, the cookie will be eaten in a minute. Maybe you should draw on the canvas or create toys, or clay figurines? All this can be stored forever and you can admire it for a very long time!” I think that most people tend to notice, be surprised, be amazed, look at, rejoice and appreciate beauty in the very first moments. That's why it's so important for me to hear “WOW!” from people who see my work for the first time. The fate of cookies is predetermined, they must be eaten.
I love trying something new and experimenting with different techniques. Cookie art gives me that opportunity! I am happy that I can teach other creative people what I can do myself. Using my example, they can make beautiful cookies and can realize themselves not only as artists but also as a successful entrepreneurs.”