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post #1 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:12am
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My first job today was to stencil all 100 smooth royal icing white cookies with a very intricate Chinese symbol in magenta and black.

(It was just to hard to write on each cookie by hand, so I had patiently traced and cut out a small stencil to use for the job. I bought special stencil brushes from the local craft store and matching edible powders to create a thinned paste to stencil with.)

Well, how happy was I when I finally finished the 100th cookie.......only to look at the stencil and realize...

....I had done it BACKWARDS!!! icon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gificon_cry.gif
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http://www.cakecentral.com/article54-How-To-Bake--Decorate-Cookies.html
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http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-22674-stand.html
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post #2 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:15am
Oh that is so not funny, but I'm laughing so hard! God love ya....!
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post #3 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:16am
Oh Helen! What a shame!!! (But I bet they are BEAUTIFUL, delicious backward coookies!) Can they be fixed or is this a "do over"? 100 cookies, ACK!
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post #4 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:17am
Shock!!! GASP!!! Can you paint over them somehow????

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post #5 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:17am
Oh no!!!!!! I hate that for you!! Just goes to show, we are ALL human!! I thought I was the only one to do things like that.
Makes a person like me feel better when a great decorator like you shares her mistakes. Thanks for sharing!!!!
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post #6 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:19am
I am so sorry, but I it is kinda funny. Sorry that you will have to them all over again maybe the ones that wrong can be sold for 1/2 price in store.
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post #7 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:24am
Bless your heart! Murphy's Law strikes again. icon_surprised.gif


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post #8 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:27am
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I don't have a store. Each cookie is done to order.


So, THANKFULLY I had let the white base icing dry for 2 days before I did this final step. (It was very very bone dry, crucial for what I was about to do.)

I took a brand new J-cloth, dampened it slightly and wiped off all the Chinese characters as best I could. (They couldn't have been a pale yellow...no, they had to be the darkest colours known to mankind!)

Anyway, they wiped off about 90-95% of the way. I let them dry for 2 hours again, then re-stenciled over them. I think I can get away with about 75-80 of the cookies. Some either didn't wipe off well, or just look too messy re-done.

My business partner, Ana, is on her way over here to give them a vito or a thumbs-up. After staring at them for 5 hours, I can't decide whether they are passable or not.
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http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-22674-stand.html
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www.marmaladecakecompany.com

How do I decorate cookies?
http://www.cakecentral.com/article54-How-To-Bake--Decorate-Cookies.html
How do I build a square cupcake stand?
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-22674-stand.html
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post #9 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:29am
I'm so sorry! That stinks.

Maybe the symbol has an alternate meaning when printed backwards? Some great fortune perhaps? Like, "The rising moon will grant happiness to your family". icon_wink.gif
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post #10 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:31am
Since you redid them I should keep quiet, but couldn't you set them up with a mirror behind them--they would look right in the mirror..... OK I will shut my smart rear up! Sorry that it happened!
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post #11 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:32am
icon_lol.gif I love that even the best can make mistakes and still see the silver lining. It should be easier and faster the second time around. icon_biggrin.gif
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post #12 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:34am
ohhhh, im so sorry this happened to you. hope it all works out!
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post #13 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:35am
I thought the same thing as far as a 'backward' meaning.
I'm soooo sorry, but that's one for the story book!
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post #14 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:35am
oh no I'm so sorry you had to go through all that work before you realized. But (and this will sound terrible) I cant help laughing its like you know when someone trips and you laugh but you dont mean them ill will lol ok shutting up
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post #15 of 31
9/21/06 at 9:37am
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Oh Helen soooo sorry this happened! Here's to hoping you get a thumbs_up.gif on at least most of the cookies!
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