Stenciling with Glaze

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Stenciling with glaze has always been thought of as impossible. The composition of glaze and it's quality to flow into a level surface has disqualified it from being a contributor to stenciling on cookies. Or so I thought......

Recently I've been trying to use some of my stencils on cookies without using an airbrush. I tried many techniques and none of them were working consistently. I decided to try glaze once again, but thickened it more than I had in the past to see what I could do.

And here are my results. :) It surprised me. It's totally possible to stencil with glaze!

The consistency is important. The very thick (even moldable) glaze I used during this project was actually too thick. Even though I got it to work, it would have been easier if it had been a tad bit thinner. It was very difficult to spread this thick, clay-like glaze evenly across the stencil. Plus, it was so elastic, it didn't want to break away from the stencil when it was pulled up. 

I'm going to experiment with this more......but wanted my readers to know that this is possible and you should totally try it. FINALLY I have a use for some of those stencils I've been storing away for so long. :)

Add powdered sugar to glaze until it nearly comes together like clay. But make sure it is still sticky and not too thick. A friend described it as pasty, thicker than toothpaste, but not moldable. 

Place a small amount on top of the stencil to act as a "glue" to keep the stencil in place. Pull your scraper from top to bottom making an even coat of glaze. Then pull up the stencil. And there you have it.....a beautiful stenciled pattern. :)

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Cookie Fun with Airbrush and Silicon Molds

After Cookie Con 2014, I was inspired to push myself to try new techniques.

I bought this airbrush on recommendation from friends.
(Here's a You Tube video on how to put it together. I struggled when taking it out of the box.)

And then I worked hard to develop an edible clay for toppers molded with silicone molds.

After base-coating a bunch of cookies....it was time to get to work!

First I airbrushed lots of them.

This photo (below) shows my use of a tri-board to prevent the spray from getting all over the kitchen.

But over time, I've found that it is not necessary. The spray does not go far.

As long as you have the counter surface covered, you're pretty safe.

I also used the eight magnets that SugarBelle suggests in this post.

But I've abandoned that tool as well......because it caused more work and frustration than help.

Now I just lay the stencil on top of the cookie and hold it down with a thin utensil.

(The magnets can end up mangling your stencil when you lift it off the cookie.)

I love the effect given by the pearl sheen airbrush color.

For the cookie below, I used this heart stencil and this rose silicone mold.

So simple and yet so pretty!

As I shared in full detail in a blog post, this edible glaze molding clay recipe works well 

to mold some beautiful toppers for cookies.

Here's some of my favorite sources (so far!) of silicone molds:

Amazon

Mold Muse

Miniature Sweet

I'd loved to see how you use the edible clay.....so send me your photos.
There are endless possibilities....
I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Edible Glaze Molding Clay

 Edible Glaze Molding Clay (Recipe)

Cookie Fun with Airbrush and Silicon Molds

"Pop-Up" Flowers on a Cookie (Tutorial) 

Pink, Silver & Black Cookie Collection 

Purple Gold and Black Cookie Collection 

Melon Turquoise Shabby Chic Cookie Collection

Edible Clay: Endless Cookie Decorating Possibilities 

Burlap Plaque Cookies (Tutorial) 

Edible Clay Flowers (Tutorial)