I needed a number "3" cookie cutter for the rainbow cake I decorated from yesterday's post. As my entire collection of cookie cutters (as posted about here) is new (and does not contain any numbers), I decided to make my own cookie cutter using aluminum foil as I've done here and here.
I originally learned how to make the cookie cutters from this blog tutorial.
Meterials Used:
• Aluminum foil
• Printed design for cookie cutter (could also be drawn)
• Measuring tape
I needed a "3" so I printed a nice looking one that was the size I wanted. This "3" was 4" tall and 2.75" wide.
I measured the length of the design (using a sewing tape measure) so I would know how much aluminum foil I would need. The "3" I chose measured about 17.5" long.
I took out a piece of aluminum foil that measured 35"; twice as long as my design, as the first thing you do is fold the aluminum foil in half length wise.
Next, it is folded in half height-wise about 5 times, until it is about 1/2" thick.
Next, trace your long strip of folded tin foil around your cookie cutter design.
Where the ends meet up, join them together. I used a small amount of glue to fasten them.
And there you have it! You're very own homemade cookie cutter!
The finished cookie cutter was a little bigger than my printout, but that actually suited me just fine. The finished measurement was 4.75" tall by 2.75" wide.
I love making the homemade cookie cutters, because they allow me to get a very specific, large sized cookie cutter, for just the cost of aluminum foil (this one has about eleven cents worth of foil in it). They are also recyclable if there is no need to use it again. All around, pretty great. And this one helped me decorate an awesome cake!
I originally learned how to make the cookie cutters from this blog tutorial.
Meterials Used:
• Aluminum foil
• Printed design for cookie cutter (could also be drawn)
• Measuring tape
I needed a "3" so I printed a nice looking one that was the size I wanted. This "3" was 4" tall and 2.75" wide.
I measured the length of the design (using a sewing tape measure) so I would know how much aluminum foil I would need. The "3" I chose measured about 17.5" long.
I took out a piece of aluminum foil that measured 35"; twice as long as my design, as the first thing you do is fold the aluminum foil in half length wise.
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| 35 inches long |
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| Folded in half lengthwise - now 17.5 inches long |
Next, it is folded in half height-wise about 5 times, until it is about 1/2" thick.
Next, trace your long strip of folded tin foil around your cookie cutter design.
Where the ends meet up, join them together. I used a small amount of glue to fasten them.
And there you have it! You're very own homemade cookie cutter!
The finished cookie cutter was a little bigger than my printout, but that actually suited me just fine. The finished measurement was 4.75" tall by 2.75" wide.
I love making the homemade cookie cutters, because they allow me to get a very specific, large sized cookie cutter, for just the cost of aluminum foil (this one has about eleven cents worth of foil in it). They are also recyclable if there is no need to use it again. All around, pretty great. And this one helped me decorate an awesome cake!
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Very cool, Jen. And thanks for adding the email subscribe link. I'm all hooked up. You my friend, rock!
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Cool indeed!
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