"I saw it in a store and love the detail," said Boerne resident of the form that made her cookie obsession.
Her hobby is "purely for pleasure" In the beginning. Then, her face a Santa Claus cookie form snowballed into hundreds of shapes for every occasion.
"I have forms for Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Mother's Day," said Sanddal. "I do not get many orders for Father's Day."
Are not always cheap. Prices range from $ 6 for normal children to $ 200 for rare molds. "Some forms are retired ... unless you're going to eBay," she said. An early '80s birthday cake Sanddal $ 235 cost.
Sanddal's fascination with details in the 70's when she started needlepointing the move to the more intricate petit point. In the early '80s, his photography and portraiture, which she colored detail work.
Sanddal saw her cookies growth over the years more ornate. When friends suggested that she turned her holiday pastime into a business, she had her first orders during the 1995 holiday season and imaginary Sweets was born.
"There is more variety in shape for Christmas: Santas, snowmen," said Sanddals. Her first order was half a dozen cookies, something for which she is grateful when she grasped decorating cookies were getting.
"I went back and looked at the pictures (of my first cakes) and think, 'Oh, my! "
Her cookies require the use of a few dozen types of brushes, ranging from a four-hair brush to those that are similar to those found in an ordinary paint box.
Her work also requires patience. A cookie can average anything from her 30 minutes to an hour to decorate. Surprisingly, larger orders more efficiently to make - Sanddal work in groups of two dozen. By the time she finished a base coat on all the cookies, the first people are ready for the next step.
When it comes to choosing a sugar cookie recipe, Sanddal tried several variations before settling on her grandmother's recipe.
"This is a simple sugar cookie," said Sanddal without a hint of irony.
Most of her cookies or holiday event based, so Sanddal works by the end of October all summer.
Because she has her day job as an administrative assistant hold Sanddal usually requires at least a week's notice to the cookie orders.
"The cookies have to clean and fresh to be. I stayed for 24 hours straight to complete orders," she said.
Her attention to detail helped make the cookie artist's clients turn into good friends. After her move from Houston to the mountain, Sanddal held close with a client that since a second home bought in Ireland.
"She wanted the announcement of its move to send, so I had a cup of tea with Shamrocks on it, and shipped them to her in time for St. Patty's day," said Sanddal. "This is a personal touch that I love you."
And there are some things more personal than a wedding.
Used as wedding favors and desserts, Sanddal's wedding cookies are a hit. Her most popular designs wedding gloves adorned with lace and rosette buttons, a three-tier wedding cake cookie with the bridal colors or white and ivory, custom, and a 10-inch Champagne flute.
A heart-shaped biscuit with sugar and poured a little candy is another favorite for the engagement party.
"People usually write in the wedding date or" marry me on the heart's own standard, "said Sanddal.
You will not find Sanddal cookies just anywhere. Jan Warren, Sanddal's sister, wearing fanciful Sweets in the heart Cabin Comfort. Orders can be placed at the house, which sometimes Sanddal shows how she decorated the cookies.
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