Hallmark sat down with Keepsake Artists Nina Aubé and Matt Johnson to chat about their adorable Cookie Doe ornament releasing SOON at Ornament Premiere! Keep reading to learn more about the inspiration and collaboration of Matt and Nina to bring this ornament to life for you this year.

Nina Aubé

Matt: “Originally, I was working on dessert ornament ideas that have a pun. For example, Chocolate Mousse, etc. Cookie dough / doe seemed like a really fun idea with it being a cute reindeer that loves to bake! Nina really did such a great job with pose and cute details in her sculpt.”

Nina: “I was inspired by – Matt Johnson! He’s the actual mastermind behind this clever concept. Tom Best also lent his expertise – he helped create the ice cream logo on the container, so this was a true team effort! I think it turned out super cute and the pun is a fun twist.”

Nina: “I sculpted the deer traditionally, out of a firm wax-based clay. The ice cream container was created out of thin plastic sheeting and tubing, which I heated to form the tub shape. The ice cream was made out wax, and I added large grains of coarse sand to mimic chocolate chips. I played around with the pose a bit, and we agreed having the little deer sitting plopped right in the tub was the cutest option.”

Nina also mentioned, “I LOVE ice cream (who doesn’t?), but I’ve never actually tried cookie dough ice cream! I did eat massive amounts of raw cookie dough when I was a kid though and lived to tell about it.” Yum!

We think it may be time for Nina to try out cookie dough ice cream in honor of this adorable ornament, do you agree?

Cookie Doe

Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments. “Behind the scenes with Nina Aubé and Matt Johnson’ Cookie Doe ornament” Keepsake Ornament Club Facebook Page, June 24, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/groups/KOCMembers/permalink/2736156716624335/