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Sweet Like Alya Premium, handcrafted fondant sugar cookies for events or gifts - made by Mish, with love �

I’ve made and sold sugar cookies from my council-registered kitchen for over 4 years now and over time have become much ...
08/10/2026

I’ve made and sold sugar cookies from my council-registered kitchen for over 4 years now and over time have become much more intentional about the tools and resources I choose to use.

Hours and hours of designing, measuring, using, re-designing, printing, re-printing - all with the goal of making the best product for my cookie customers and not really ever with the intention to create a product range to sell to other bakers.

Except I can’t help myself 🫣 And I can’t not share with others the things that I’ve done that have helped me build a successful business! I’m an open book who probably needs to learn when to stop talking but alas, we’ll work on that another day 🤣

I haven’t even shown you these cutters and already so many of these have been printed and sent to you! I’m so proud of these babies 😍 They have a clean cutting edge that cuts your dough (doesn’t push it out), a beautiful handle that is not only two-toned but doesn’t dig into your palms when you use it, measurements underneath and symmetrical shapes that will line up no matter which way you cut your dough/fondant. I don’t mean to sound sales-y 🤣🤣 these are just the qualities that I was looking for as I worked (and continue to work) my way through cookie orders each week!

With some regular shapes and a few Christmas shapes available online now (and some STLs too), I hope you love these just as much as I do!

Holly by Hollie 😭 Could these cookies be any more perfect?!The faith some of you have in me is a bit mind-blowing! Order...
07/10/2026

Holly by Hollie 😭 Could these cookies be any more perfect?!

The faith some of you have in me is a bit mind-blowing! Orders for this set have already gone out and more are currently on the printer, even though I haven’t actually shown you what can be done with it… until now! Cue the most beautiful platter of holly leaves and berries as sugar cookies 😍

This year I really wanted Christmas baking to go back to basics. Simple designs with beautiful colours and some room for creativity. And then Hollie Hollie | Cairns Cookie Artist came to the table with these 😭 Now I can picture SO many different colour palettes and even some really simple packaging ideas. What would your colour palette of choice be?!

P.S. There’s just under 2 hours left to enter our Christmas giveaway and I’ll be drawing 3 winners tonight! Check the giveaway post for more details or to add some extra entries into the draw! 🎁

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Product shown: Small Holly Leaf & Berry Cookie Cutter Set, available on the website now in both physical and STL formats.

Scroll here to learn how NOT to release a new product range 💁🏽‍♀️🫣 I heard this from someone else, it’s definitely not a...
05/10/2026

Scroll here to learn how NOT to release a new product range 💁🏽‍♀️🫣 I heard this from someone else, it’s definitely not about me AT ALL 🥸

Maybe 2/8 ain’t so bad?! 🫠

Definitely do not start listing products on your website without any content pics 🙅🏽‍♀️

How will people be able to see how to use your stamps?! I guess they could use their imagination, but content would be a much better idea.

Definitely have some content planned first.

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 1


Maybe make an inventory and come up with some processes before you start selling things. You don’t want to be fumbling around your terrible filing system looking for the right files to print! Time is precious and you don’t want to be wasting that 🙅🏽‍♀️

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 2

Make sure you don’t just post to your Instagram stories to communicate what you’re doing. You should post something to your grid so that people can refer back to it if they happen to browse your profile 💁🏽‍♀️

You absolutely want to make sure you have multiple points of communication. Heck, even an email to your subscribers would be a great idea! Did you do that?!

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 3

Whatever you do, don’t impulsively run a giveaway without having communicated properly that you now indeed offer a new range of products. What if people don’t understand what you’re wanting to give away? You can’t just cross your fingers and hope they’ll browse your website to see for themselves! 🤦🏽‍♀️

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 4

Speaking of websites, absolutely make sure the links in your bio are up to date. You shouldn’t be sending people to Easter cookies in October when you’re trying to promote stamps + cutters. That would be such a dumb thing to do! How would you not even consider that?!

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 5

Do not just load a few products to your website and then have them go live and then continue to drip feed new products every other day. Customers want to see your whole range and make an informed decision on what they may want to buy. You only get one chance at a first impression, don’t blow it!

Mish: 0
Biz expert: 6

You should have all your ducks in a row so that your new venture is successful. Do not attempt to multi-task bec

🎄 CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY! 🎄To celebrate my new Christmas stamps + cutters, I’m giving 3 people a $50 Sweet Like Alya voucher...
05/10/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY! 🎄

To celebrate my new Christmas stamps + cutters, I’m giving 3 people a $50 Sweet Like Alya voucher to spend on stamps & cutters! 🤍

To enter:
✨ Like + save this post
✨ Make sure you’re following Sweet Like Alya - Fondant Cookies Melbourne
✨ Tag a friend in the comments — each separate tag = another entry!

BONUS ENTRY: Share this post to your stories + tag Sweet Like Alya - Fondant Cookies Melbourne so I can see it. If your account is private, screenshot your story and DM it to me 🤍

🎁 3 winners × $50 each

Entries close Wednesday 7 October at 8:30pm AEDT. Winners will be drawn at random and contacted by this account only.

Open to Australian residents. This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram.

Good luck! 🎄✨

The audacity of the standard round cookie that is so not standard at all 🤣 I know a lot of us enjoy a sugar cookie that ...
02/09/2026

The audacity of the standard round cookie that is so not standard at all 🤣 I know a lot of us enjoy a sugar cookie that doesn’t spread when baked, and truthfully, I’ve nailed my recipe/method now that I virtually never have any spread…. Except when it comes to round/square/arch cookies! 🫣

Do your round cookies bake perfectly round and stay the same size or is it just me?! 🤷🏽‍♀️

26/08/2026

Felt cute, might delete later 🤣

Jokes - let me know if you’d like to see more of what I do behind the scenes of this custom sugar cookie making business!

Not sure how to ask the question? Pass them a cookie, have a giggle, and then get chatting! Our mental health conversati...
25/08/2026

Not sure how to ask the question? Pass them a cookie, have a giggle, and then get chatting! Our mental health conversation starter cookies are designed to be that little ice breaker you may need to get a chat started with your partner, friend, parent, sibling, team-mate, or anyone really!

It’s never been more important to check in on loved ones with the heaviness of life taking its toll on so many. R U OK? Day is coming up, an amazing initiative with brilliant resources available that can help to bring awareness to mental health and bringing it to our attention.

Ask the question and if you really want to, gift the cookies to go along with it! We have pack sizes starting at 6 and going into the hundreds, all available and ready to order on our website now.

Local pick up in Clyde North or Australia-wide express postage available ✨

Thursday 3rd September is Early Childhood Educators’ Day in Australia! We’ve got the sweetest cookies available for you ...
18/08/2026

Thursday 3rd September is Early Childhood Educators’ Day in Australia! We’ve got the sweetest cookies available for you to gift and celebrate the educators’ who make a difference in your world.

Starting from a gift pack of 6 right through to large quantities, our sugar cookies are available to be picked up in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne or shipped Australia-wide.

Head to the website to place your order ✨

Name a time when iemboss® hasn’t nailed their Father’s Day collection! I’ll wait 💁🏽‍♀️You can’t because it’s never happe...
11/08/2026

Name a time when iemboss® hasn’t nailed their Father’s Day collection! I’ll wait 💁🏽‍♀️

You can’t because it’s never happened 😂

2027 Father’s Day stamp release is now available for all the bakers and creators out there! That “dad of the match” impression stamp is crisssssssp 😮‍💨😍

Ciao a tutti! 🇮🇹Our new home for the next 2.5 weeks is my fave country - Italy! Starting in Torino where we are visiting...
05/06/2026

Ciao a tutti! 🇮🇹

Our new home for the next 2.5 weeks is my fave country - Italy! Starting in Torino where we are visiting family, then onto Puglia, Amalfi and Rome. We plan to eat and roll our way around the country and try to not make fools of ourselves as we attempt to communicate with the locals 🫣 I’ll post to stories when I can if you’re interested in following along!

When I was making these cookies, this was definitely the set that got me most excited about travel! I won’t lie, it’s not easy with kids - the days are long, but the memories are banking up now and I’m grateful we’ve made the trip!

You’ll find all these Italy-themed stamps from the team ⭐️

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