How To Make Silk Screen Cookie Stencils

By popular demand, here is the video that shows how I make my silk screen cookie stencils.
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Check out my video on how I screen print on cookies: • How to screen print on...

[@elizabethb9964]

This was very helpful, thank you!

[@catcolbert9044]

You made that look so easy. Thanks for sharing.

[@sugarbeezllc]

Thanks Cat!

[@mvfranko]

thank you, your exactly what I was looking for.

[@sugarbeezllc]

I’m always happy to help!! Feel free to ask questions!!

[@fatimakaram5]

Helpful thhhank you ... I will try soon ..i buy all things today

[@sugarbeezllc]

So glad it was helpful!! Feel free to ask questions.

[@dfwquiltr37]

WOW had no idea you could do this in a cricut! How exciting, just one more thing to add to the list when hinting to hubby how a cricut can not only help our Coffee Shop with putting quotes on coffee cups, quotes or even decals of coffee, latte cups with specials ect. Now I can use it for the great side of the business, cookies popcorn, home made fudge lol. Maybe with seeing this would help he will finally get the hint ha ha

[@sugarbeezllc]

Deana Lynn Allen Rogers Hey, whatever I can do to help a fellow business owner out!

[@healing.jaemader]

And it’d be a tax write off…

[@mariel2560]

Really like the idea of these silkscreen stencils better than the Mylar ones. Is there any concern with the HTV being food safe?

[@sugarbeezllc]

No, there is no issue with it being food safe. You can google it.

[@rondamccaskey1141]

Hi there I just came across your video. Thank you so much for sharing. Awesome idea. Could I do this instead of using a projector ? Maybe do this and then pipe outline and flood ? I do not have a projector and have monogram cookies to do for my daughters weddings. Any thoughts on this ?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Hi Ronda, you could do this instead of piping. It will create a very nice monogram, much like stenciling, but with out all the “bridges” needed to keep the middle of letters from falling out!

[@rondamccaskey1141]

@@sugarbeezllc I’m not sure if it would look crazy or not piping over the stenciled letter. I need the dimension on the cookie. I will be piping flowers also. Thank you for your speedy reply. 😁

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@rondamccaskey1141 The only way to know for sure, is try one. I would screen print the lettering and pipe the flowers, those will give the cookie dimension.

[@rondamccaskey1141]

@@sugarbeezllc Okay wish me luck. Thank you for your input. 😁

[@clope9040]

Hello Tracy, Thank you for sharing, did you mirror your images?

[@sugarbeezllc]

C Lope No, I didn’t mirror my image. I’m not particular about which side I use to screen through so I quit mirroring my image (or actually I just forget to mirror my image).

[@hollydavis8644]

@@sugarbeezllc wont the vinyl only adhere one way? maybe that particular item didn't need to be mirrored?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Holly Davis Yes, it only adheres one way, however, you can screen either with the vinyl against the cookie or the screen against the cookie. It’s a personal preference. So experiment

[@jennifermcbarron5050]

I'm just starting my Cricut/stencil journey. Is there a difference between Iron on vinyl and HTV?? what is a carrier sheet? does everything have it?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Hi Jennifer! Iron on is HTV (heat transfer vinyl). The carrier sheet is the clear acetate the vinyl comes attached to. All HTVs come on a carrier sheet. Hope that helps!

[@jennifermcbarron5050]

Thanks @@sugarbeezllc i guess I'm getting confused with transfer tape...newbie here lol

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@jennifermcbarron5050 No worries! Questions are how we learn!

[@oliviaknuttila]

What icing consistency do you use? I made a stencil with the mesh linked and the icing doesnt seem to be going through it.

[@sugarbeezllc]

The icing needs to be about a soft peak consistency. Try thinning your icing a little bit.

[@oliviaknuttila]

I will try that next!

[@oliviaknuttila]

For testing, should it be icing on icing or is testing on a blank cookie an option?

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@oliviaknuttila You could try on any surface, just to see if the icing is thin enough to pass through the screen. I use a cookie bag.

[@Amber-wm5ix]

How do you care for the stencils after use? I see a lot of videos on making and using them. But none about care after.

[@sugarbeezllc]

So glad you asked! I simply wash with warm soapy water and then dry it off with a paper towel. I store them in sheet protectors in a binder. Hope this helps you!

[@Amber-wm5ix]

@@sugarbeezllc it does thank you! Have you noticed different heat transfers not respond well to washing or if they peel off the mesh after washing?

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@Amber-wm5ix I haven’t had an issue with it peeling off. It could be it needs more heat/time when you apply it to the mesh.

[@mrsbossy6600]

Just to understand, the cricut cuts out the image spaces from the HTV so the RI can go through the screen?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Yes, that’s exactly right. Then you press the htv to silk screen before using it as a stencil.

[@mrsbossy6600]

@@sugarbeezllc I don’t have a heat press, is there anything else I could use in place of that?

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@mrsbossy6600 You can use an iron. Set it to the cotton setting, no steam, and press for about 25-30 seconds.

[@mrsbossy6600]

@@sugarbeezllc thank you for the guidance

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@mrsbossy6600 Any time!!

[@hollydavis8644]

how many times are you able to use it? are they washable?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Holly Davis They are washable. I have a client that I have been using the same screen to make their cookies for a year. I just wash it with warm water and dish soap and then hang it to dry. I store them in a binder in sheet protectors.

[@hollydavis8644]

@@sugarbeezllc how do you stretch the screen? do you have a frame?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Holly Davis I just pull it taught over the cookies and hold it while I screen.

[@jameyhollifield675]

curious why you use HTV vs just 651 vinyl

[@sugarbeezllc]

I just happened to have HTV on hand and when I did have a chance to use 651, after washing and a couple uses it would sometimes lift up.

[@Janieinman]

651 is not food safe 😊

[@cake3020]

can you do this without the heat press machine?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Yes, you could you a household iron set at the highest setting. Just press it down firmly and hold for 10 seconds. Make sure to protect your surface with a towel and protect your project with a piece of parchment paper. Have fun!

[@cake3020]

@@sugarbeezllc thanks

[@sugarbeezllc]

Cake Any time! 😉

[@jenniferballl6133]

Did you mirror your image when cutting?

[@sugarbeezllc]

No, I did not mirror my image, because it really doesnt make a significant difference which side you use to screen with.

[@brandimills585]

How would you store these?

[@sugarbeezllc]

Just like you would regularly decorated cookies. I seal them in a cellophane bag and stack them in an airtight container.

[@brandimills585]

@@sugarbeezllc sorry - I should have been more specific. I was wondering how you store the stencils. Looking for A creative way where they are easy to find!

[@sugarbeezllc]

@@brandimills585 Oh! I store them in page protector sleeves in a binder.