Cookie Cutters
Cookie Cutter Metal Stamping for Christmas
I don’t know about you, but I’ve collected quite an assortment of cookie cutters over the years, yet rarely do I use them. I might not get a chance to make cute cookies very often but I can still use the cookie cutters even when I’m not baking. That’s because cookie cutters are a great way to metal stamping your holiday images on just about anything.
Use fabric paint to stamp the cookie cutter images onto shirts, socks, purses, belts and other wearables. Squirt some of the paint onto a paper plate and dip the cookie cutter. Position the snowman, pine tree or other cookie cutter over the shirt, then stamp. The fabric paint works great on most fabrics and accessories.
Make dramatic changes in your decor without spending much money by using the cookie cutter stamps. Don’t replace your curtains or drapes to suit the holiday season. Instead, change your tie-backs, and it’ll appear as though you’ve done some major holiday decorating! Just cut a strip of fabric and stitch it to form the tie-back then you can create the theme you want with your selection of cookie cutters. Just changing the tie-backs can change the look of the whole room. Stamp pillowcases for a similar effect.
Things that have a Christmas image on them can often cost more than similar items with no theme. Purchase the plain items then stamp them yourself. Some of these items might include place mats, pillowcases, paper plates (use non-toxic stamping), kitchen curtains, tablecloths, cloth napkins and similar items.
There’s no limit to the things you can stamp: lampshades, plastic ware, small appliances, throw pillows, dishes, gift wrap, cards, pitchers, pot holders, towels, canisters – even soaps! There are several different ways to create the images with the cookie cutters, too. Dip the cutter into paint, then stamp, or even draw around the cookie cutter with a marker. Spray paint one side of the cutter, then stamp it quickly, before it dries. Or, paint the cookie cutter outline with a brush, then stamp.
The cookie cutters you use can be metal or plastic. The designs you make, though, don’t necessarily have to be for Christmas. You can use cookie cutters to decorate for Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving – or for everyday decorating.
Create a border for the kitchen or another room by using the cookie cutter stamping method. Cutters shaped like kids or pets are great for stamping in children’s rooms. Fruit or other food-shaped cutters make a fabulous kitchen border.
You can even make some Christmas stamps that can be removed later. For example, some slick-surfaced trash cans or hampers can be stamped with nail polish then removed later with nail polish remover. The polish remover works on mirror glass, picture frame glass, some ceramics and even some metal surfaces. You cannot use the polish remover to remove a design on wood, cloth, cardboard, or wicker.
If you don’t have any Christmas cookie cutters, but you don’t want to miss out on the stamping fun, don’t worry! You can often find inexpensive cookie cutter collections at dollar theme stores and discount department stores. Craft stores have all sorts of different paints that will work with your cookie cutters on most any surface.
If you love decorating your house for Christmas you’ll really enjoy the ease of cookie cutter
metal stamping
. It’s so simple, in fact, that even the kids can get in on the fun. Let them make cards for their friends or stamp a couple items in their rooms.
How to Make Christmas Cookie Cutters
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