I want to make my own cookie stencils. Do you think I need to buy the latest model or can I get away with one of the older models used? I would love to save some money and get a used one. I have seen some on Ebay and even Craigslist. My main goal is making cookie stencils. I want to upload my own images.
What model do you have? Suggestions appreciated.
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I bought one long ago and had trouble cutting through even thin acetate with it, so I gave up. But, obviously, other stencil makers started on one or another of the Cricut models and seemed to figure out how to get it to work. I just don't know what that model would be. My stencils are all now laser-cut on VERY expensive machines.
I am not a very sophisticated "cookier" but have made some successful stencils for airbrushing cookies on my "pazzles" cutting machine. Certainly not as sophisticated as Julia's but worked for my needs. Machine had no trouble cutting the acetate.
pazzles dot com
Caryn
CARYN. I never heard of pazzles. I will check it out now. Thank you.
Caryn posted:I am not a very sophisticated "cookier" but have made some successful stencils for airbrushing cookies on my "pazzles" cutting machine. Certainly not as sophisticated as Julia's but worked for my needs. Machine had no trouble cutting the acetate.
pazzles dot com
Caryn
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
I got a Silhouette machine as a present and that works very well on acetate, and has so many more possibilities that I haven't even explored. It is a steep learning curve but nice to be able to do your own thing 
I have the Cricut air and Love it. Some tips I have learned: I have the delicate cutting mat and a fine blade and cut a variety of designs out of wafer paper to use for cookies. I only use this mat and blade for food items. For acetate, you can add your own material to the software based on the thickness of the acetate and I use a deep cut blade for mine. I use a 4 cut for the thick plastic like Julia's, but a 2 cut works on regular acetate. Works great! Julia's stencils are actually on a thicker plastic than most other stencils you can buy, so are definitely worth the purchase, but it's great to be able to make custom ones at home ��
Have you tried the thicker blank plastic sold by Stencil Ease?
Chris's Custom Cookies posted:I have the Cricut air and Love it. Some tips I have learned: I have the delicate cutting mat and a fine blade and cut a variety of designs out of wafer paper to use for cookies. I only use this mat and blade for food items. For acetate, you can add your own material to the software based on the thickness of the acetate and I use a deep cut blade for mine. I use a 4 cut for the thick plastic like Julia's, but a 2 cut works on regular acetate. Works great! Julia's stencils are actually on a thicker plastic than most other stencils you can buy, so are definitely worth the purchase, but it's great to be able to make custom ones at home ��
Thanks for the shout-out. Just to clarify: the stencils that I sell already laser-cut and ready-to-go ARE thick; they are 10 mil food-grade Mylar. However, the uncut sheets that are sold under the Accessories section of the new site (confectioncouturestencils.com) are actually made of thinner 4 mil Mylar so they can be more easily hand-cut.
What is the best stencil to use I have a cricut an I told them what I wanted to do make my on stencils for my cookies as they said it might not be safe cause of the rollers on the machine.
Felicia Nelson posted:What is the best stencil to use I have a cricut an I told them what I wanted to do make my on stencils for my cookies as they said it might not be safe cause of the rollers on the machine.
Sorry, I don't understand your question? Who said the Cricut wouldn't be safe? Are you asking what stencil manufacturer you should buy stencils from, or are you trying to figure out how to make your own stencils with the Cricut?
If you want a custom stencil made, my stencil partner Confection Couture Stencils can give you a quote: https://www.confectioncoutures...stom-cookie-stencils or email service@confectioncouturestencils.com.
I was recently asked if I could make fortnite cookies for a 9 year olds birthday party. I was looking up ideas on Pinterest and a lot of the cookies I found had to be stenciled! So I started researching stencils and/or making your own stencils for last minute orders where you can’t purchase a stencil or get one made quick enough! I’ve researched cricuts, silhouette cameos, kopykake projector, and a Pico projector to try and see which one will work best for what I want to do.
I am posting a few pictures of some fortnite cookies that I want to work on. Specifically the dance moves on the plaques and the fortnite logo on the plaques.
I would either have to get these stencils made or make them myself?!
All comments, suggestions, etc. are greatly appreciated! 
Katy Guidry posted:I was recently asked if I could make fortnite cookies for a 9 year olds birthday party. I was looking up ideas on Pinterest and a lot of the cookies I found had to be stenciled! So I started researching stencils and/or making your own stencils for last minute orders where you can’t purchase a stencil or get one made quick enough! I’ve researched cricuts, silhouette cameos, kopykake projector, and a Pico projector to try and see which one will work best for what I want to do.
I am posting a few pictures of some fortnite cookies that I want to work on. Specifically the dance moves on the plaques and the fortnite logo on the plaques.
I would either have to get these stencils made or make them myself?!
All comments, suggestions, etc. are greatly appreciated!
Those elements needn't be stenciled - you could find images, project them and over-pipe on top of the projection. Or make them as royal icing transfers. So there are at least a few ways to accomplish those images . . . if you want to stencil them though, then, yeah, you'd either have to get them custom-cut (my partner, confectioncouturestencils.com, will do customs stencils, but they need reasonable notice) or cut them with a Cricut or other cutting machine. I haven't enough experience with the latter to be of much help there. Maybe someone else here does??
Most of the orders I used to get asked if I could customize the cookies by writing certain phrases and names in arabic, I couldn't find the phrases I wanted or stencils with the clients specific names so I invested in a silhouette cameo it was a life saver for making the stencils and helped alot with last minute orders. If your interested in making customized stencils then I recommend investing in one or any other cutting machine.
Hi there, I know this is an old thread, but I’m hoping maybe there’s more info now. I’m getting a Cricut Maker 3, and one of the ways I’d like to use it is to make stencils. Where do I get acetate? How thick should it be? Is there something other than acetate I should use? Has anyone had success doing this?
@Kayte posted:Hi there, I know this is an old thread, but I’m hoping maybe there’s more info now. I’m getting a Cricut Maker 3, and one of the ways I’d like to use it is to make stencils. Where do I get acetate? How thick should it be? Is there something other than acetate I should use? Has anyone had success doing this?
My stencil partner laser-cuts my stencils so I have no personal information to share, but Nancy Westfall of The Colorful Cookie has a whole Facebook group and business dedicated to teaching people how to cut their own stencils, so you might want to check out her site.
