Learn how the patterns were inspired by this year's ornament.
Howdy !
The Cookie Molds are back! For September’s project, I wanted to design a few patterns inspired by this year’s ornament pattern. It’s always fun to see how different projects can tie together, and I think these new molds will make for some excellent gifts—whether you pair an ornament with a cookie mold or bake up a batch of
cookies to go with your carving! 😋
The first pattern is based on the uncarved diamonds and the three “beams” from the ornament. I found that both items needed to be enlarged a bit to get a crisp design on the cookies, but the results are worth it!
The second pattern takes inspiration from the top star shape. After a few different iterations (and quite a few cookies baked for testing!), I decided that larger stars looked best on the finished cookies. Sometimes, bigger really is better—at least when it comes to cookie molds.
I hope you enjoy these new patterns as much as I enjoyed creating (and taste-testing) them. If you come up with your own custom patterns for cookie molds, I’d love to see what you make! Send them to troy@mychipcarving.com.
September's Monthly Project
Cookie Molds
This year's 2 patterns are inspired by the 2025 Christmas Ornament. Try one or both! Or order a blank cookie mold and create your own pattern!
A cookie mold includes a 1.25" ball knob that can be glued on the back to make it easier to use.
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Your email today reminded me of a project I recently finished. The carving spanned at least a year, and deciding on how to finish them at least another year.
I finally decided to stain the pieces to go with the checkerboard table I inherited from my grandmother years
ago.
The designs are based on Barry McKenzie's patterns, with a few adaptations. Making the blanks and transferring the patterns weren't much "zen", but carving them certainly was!
Have a great week!
Jon
That looks like quite a project, Jon! I can see why you didn't want to rush it. You did an excellent job finding the right stains to match the checkerboard table. Another great project in the books!!
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Have a great week, !
Mia came back feeling a little fuzzy after getting her teeth cleaned this week...but was focused again at dinner time. 😄
