Hi everyone! I have a quick question. A few years ago I decorated a sugar cookie with an original cartoon character that my son created. I've keep the cookie in a box and it's still intact. I was wondering if there was a way to permanently preserve the cookie. It's not a dough ornament, it's an actual "edible" cookie from a grocery store bakery, decorated with sugar frosting. Is there maybe a varnish or such that will seal the cookie without melting the frosting? Thanks for any ideas you have for me. *Peace*! :)
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your help. I ended up using a coat of varnish, which dried but didn't harden after 3 days, so I added another coat of varnish, and after another 3 days I gave up because the cookie got softer and more fragile. I'm glad I took a photo of it before I did anything, because I ended up throwing that cookie away. I guess I *can't* save everything, heh. Thanks again... *Peace*!
I would call a bakery or a craft store. I would imagine that there would be a way. Maybe some type of shellack (sp).
Check out better homes and gardens website. They had an article about this last Christmas season and I thought it was such a good idea, but I don't remember what they did.
unless you freeze it...i dont know..but you have to remember you cannot save everything your child makes-i tried that-you can take a picture of it save it that way.i tried saving everything both my kids made thru their growing up yrs.boy what a mess-it was much harder to choose later on.good luck
Just in case, I would photograph it first. Even if you are able to find a method that works, what about framing a photo of it?
Idea to try on a differnet cookie first.
What about the freezer packing you can do that are vacuum sealed?
Try on a different cookie similar before you do anything.
But I'd try everything in an artists arsenal. I'd try resin first. You'll have to have a mold but they have mold building polymer at the same places they sell the epoxy. I wouldn't go with, well I can't remember their names, but there are two types. One where the catalyst is a tiny bottle and you add drops and it's a fine art. The new one you just add equal parts and you let it dry. It says a day I'd not touch it for a month. Pop it out of the mold after the period of time carefully then put it into like a shoe box tote and let it be.
More than likely this will work perfect and isn't all that expensive. Dick Blick has it and if you don't have one they have an online store. If you need more ideas I have lots more so just PAN me. But I've put about everything in there as inclusions and never ever found a problem.
But I love to do this sort of stuff and am pretty good at sealants so like I said just drop me a line.
