Pencil and Thought Bubble Cookies
Why do I re-purpose cookie cutters? Well lots of reasons really. Like the fact that I own well over a thousand cutters but never quite have the shape that I need. Or, I have a shape but it’s too complicated for my lazy ways or I’ve gotten bored with it. Then there’s the instance where I find JUST the cutter I want but cannot justify spending over fifteen dollars on something that I might only use once. Did I mention that I hate hand-cutting?
Like I said, lots of reasons.
Anywho, I’ve always wanted a thought bubble cutter but I’ve never really come across one that I loved. So, I made one, which is just as well considering the number of times will I might actually need to make thought bubble cookies.
I combined a caterpillar cutter {from the Wilton 101 Cutter set} with an oval, but you could do all kinds of things. For example, a pumpkin makes a speech bubble {I went with thought bubbles since I’ve never heard a worm speak}. Or you can use a scalloped oval/circle with the caterpillar to make the whole thing bubbly. You get the idea.
PS-If you don’t have an oval cutter try THIS TRICK.
Here’s another share-worthy idea. Would you have ever thought to make pencils from a candycorn cutter? Me either. Good thing I have creative friends like Samantha, of Flour de Lis.
She thought a trimmed candycorn would make a perfect stubby little pencil. I have to agree. For the full tutorial, click here.
I even made a straight-sided version which was just as cute.
Moral of the story, re-purpose those cutters. Not only will you end up with cute and original cookie designs, you might even save a few bucks!
I promise this is the end of the school cookies. Two-thirds of my kiddos headed back yesterday. I don’t know who was more excited, them or me.
And for some reason, if you do need a new cutter {or three}, here are my favorite places to shop:
- Country Kitchen Sweet Art
- The Cookie Cutter Company
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Bake it Pretty?
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Ecrandal
I hope everyone is having a great week. Happy baking!
I think thought bubbles are among the cutest things EVER! And Samantha’s pencils are worth jumping over, too. Y’all are so creative, and I love how “out-of-the-box” you think! Plus, I love Evan & Caleb’s shirts! Aggies & Team Awesome Angry Birds? YES, PLEASE! 😀
Fabulous idea! I wouldn’t have thought to use a caterpillar cutter for a thought bubble – love it!
You’re so creative with your use of cutters. Each time you post something like this it gives me fantastic ideas but I’m so not creative in this aspect and don’t ‘see’ things from your eyes. I guess it’ll come in time as I progress.
Oh my goodness! I looked everywhere for a pencil cookie cutter. I found one, but I don’t like it. I wanted the short fat ones I saw on your site. Thank you thank you thank you for this post! I’m doing back to school cookies for my sons preschool teachers this weekend. Now they will be perfect! I LOVE your blog!
Too cute!!! Love the worms and pencils for sure!
I have a bubble cookie cutter and it’s soooo big – and now thanks to you, I realize I can make them ANY size! 🙂
ARGH! These are SOOOO cute! I LOVE the little bookworms especially! So so stinkin cute! Mellissa was here and she leaned over to squeal at how cute your bookworm cookies are! LOVE them! And the talk bubble – ingenious as always! Cristin
Oh and the two little munchkins are even cuter than the cookies!! Love it when you share photos!
What surprise me every time, is your imagination to use a cutter for making a cookie who don’t look like the cutter you used. I don’t know if you can understand me.
Those book worm glasses are beyond cute! And I love your creative use of cutters for the thought bubbles!
Renee said to me recently that she’d love to get inside of your brain. I think many others including myself would love *walking around in there* for a few hours too.
Lol!!! It might scare you! 😉
so cute!
You are so creative, I just LOVE it! I just LOVE those pencils and they are way better than the real ones, you know meant to do school work with, UGH worst part about back to school is the HOMEWORK 🙂 guess that’s why there is always time to take a break and have a plate of cookies!
OMG! I totally hate real caterpillars, but these caterpillar cookies couldn’t be any more cute, more like I want to just stare at them all day.
I do not have as many cutters as you, but I also have a lot. Of course, I can’t never find the one that I need for a specific project.
Isn’t that funny?
your handwriting on cookies is better than mine on paper. LOL ! Great job as always.
Oh, the Angry Birds shirt! My boy has several. Because, you know, your shirt has to be more powerful than your best friend’s shirt so that when they battle your shirt will win. Or something…
Love the cookies!
I am laughing right now! You just amaze me! Do you EVER turn off that cookie thinking? WHo’d a thunk a caterpillars rear on a cute speech bubble???? YOU! Thanks for sharing!
~Jackie
LOL! For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out how you created that Thought Bubble cookie! I would never have guessed that you used a catepillar. Thanks so much for sharing. You are so amazingly creative! I have cookie dough in the freezer that I will try this with next.
awesome! the cookies look so perfect and clean.:D
How do you get the two cookies to stick together when you’re combining two stencils? Do you have to do anything to get them to bake into one cookie?
The worms make me smile. I just love them! I just love how you repurpose cutters. It’s something that I’m trying to do more because I just own too many and like you said it always seems like you never have the one you need. I made conversation bubbles on my latest pirate cookies out of a balloon cutter. I was so proud of myself. Lol!
THESE ARE SUPER CUTE!! EEEEK wish I could decorate like this! LOVE LOVE!!
Your repurposing of cookie cutters has always made me marvel at your imagination! Your kids are so lucky to have you for their mom! Seriously, I’ll bet every kid envies them having a “cookie mom” like you! Your boys are adorable. I so miss the days when my kids were that age.
Love your repurposing ideas!! But how do you “glue” the two pieces together? Some of my cookies break off by where Combine the two pieces. Thank you!
Cute cookies and cute little guys. 😀
Oh my gosh, these school cookies are AMAZING! I love the apple cookies. I made some for the first time and the weren’t quite as impressive. I’m also curious how you do the lettering so beautifully? Do you have a video on how to write so nicely? Thank you for the inspiration. I’m a huge fan of yours!
By the way, your sons are cutie pies. I have the same throw pillow on my outdoor furniture. Did you get it at Home Depot too?
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Hi! which cookie cutter can I use for the big green caterpillar?
Hi! I Iove your ideas! But I don’t understand how you paste both shapes. Isn’t the cookie broke? Because sometimes my cookies have little crack and when I decore them, finally they broke. Do you use sometido knack in order to avoid they broke? Thanks! And congratulations for your ideas.
Kisses from Barcelona (spain)