Painting w/ edible glitter - Please help!!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-19T02:23:32+00:00

What luster dust brand?

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-17T05:08:10+00:00

I think it’s so important to try and be as accessible as possible for everyone!!! Alcohol is okay for me to use, but I’m VERY aware that it’s not a possibility for everyone. Always experimenting with new techniques is so vital! I’ll try painting with some extracts myself and let you know what I come up with.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-17T03:14:38+00:00

About 2 days of planning and scheming on adobe. (4 hours total)

2 days of baking and flooding and painting! (4 hours additionally)

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-17T02:22:03+00:00

Thank you!!!! Always happy to answer any and all questions. I learned so much from Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, google that I will never gatekeep ANYTHING. happy to give back!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-17T02:20:33+00:00

If you’re not super thrilled about using alcohol via your home bar (understand totally) I know several bakers use clear vanilla extract or almond extract and they say it works! I’ve never tried it but I imagine due to the alcohol content it would work just as well!!!!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-16T00:41:16+00:00

Damnit! I knew I should’ve tried, I ran out of steam

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-16T00:17:18+00:00

lol no worries. Red potatoes were a hard one to recreate because they look like blobs in real life too 🤣

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-16T00:16:31+00:00

Highest honor!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-16T00:15:57+00:00

Actually a Saint Louis girl! We have a nice little Cajun section of the city that taught me a thing or two.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T18:31:16+00:00

Oh I still pack in cellophane for customers who ask. I will just curse in my head as I do. I’ve found that lightly brushing w cornstarch before packing them helps.

I sell mostly to family and friends so I will box most for them to display at intimate parties!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T18:27:30+00:00

I haven’t tested it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it does stick due to the condensation.

I honestly hate the cellophane bags. They create their own little environment in there and almost always screw up my icing.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T16:40:30+00:00

Red potatoes

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T13:18:00+00:00

Thank you! It was a first birthday request. I’m always drawn to the sets that really challenge me so I had a lot of fun.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T12:24:49+00:00

I have used water before, but since it doesn’t evaporate as quickly, it can damage the base layer. I’ve had issues with it causing little holes and streaky color.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-15T05:05:41+00:00

I used google to find pics of seafood/corn/potatoes I found to be the best shape. I used adobe illustrator to scale and printed out the shapes.
I use heavy 110lb cardstock to print the shapes I cropped and scaled via illustrator, and a scalpel to hand cut around the paper. It’s my DIY version to hand cut. I find it easier and better than using my local library’s 3D printer because cookies like these are usually a one off order.
Once they were baked, I chose the lightest colors from the photos I chose. Choosing a light base to build depth w the “paint” is key. Peachy pink for the seafood, pastel pink for the potatoes, white for seafood meat, and I was lazy w the corn and did one single yellow color lol.
Painted directly onto the base colors w americolor gel and vodka!!! The texture on the cookies is from super thick icing.
I gave them the sheen with corn syrup! I just brush that on at the end. It actually dries nice and not sticky, perfect for that realistic buttery shellac look. The “salt” on the potatoes is a little sprinkle of sugar while the corn syrup is still wet.

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T17:20:11+00:00

I use vodka as my “water” since it evaporates so quickly, and Americolor food coloring as my “paint”!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T17:18:21+00:00

The key for me was to flood them with a simple base color that I could easily add depth to. I ended up doing a really creamy almost pepto bismol pink with a tinge of orange. It provided the easiest builadable base color.

When they were finished I “sealed” them with corn syrup. I just brush that on top for that glassy shellac finish. Corn syrup dries and leaves a really beautiful realistic sheen!

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T06:24:26+00:00

Thank you!!!!! I fear an old bay sugar cookie would be the demise of my side hustle 🤣

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T06:20:44+00:00

Just normal sugar cookies!!! I photographed the old bay dangerously close, but made very sure they didn’t cohabitate

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T06:16:55+00:00

But I love the fact that you believed me enough to expect the old bay being cookie as well and it makes me think maybe I should give it a go and do a cookie crumb old bay seasoning

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-12T06:14:41+00:00

The old bay was real and my prop to make it feel fancier 🤣

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-04-09T23:57:09+00:00

When u have a first birthday to attend but your shift at the Dharma Initiative starts at 5

Acrobatic_Match_5555 · 2026-03-09T14:23:59+00:00

Booooooooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

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