Some of you might remember that I made Lego man cookies for my son’s Valentine’s Day party a few weeks ago. Not long afterward, I “met” Andrea of Knitty Bitties who was planning on making these for her own son’s birthday and had a few questions. After I replied, I realized I REALLY overexplained. {Andrea is pretty darn crafty herself}. She already had an idea AND something even better. She’d created a template for the project and was more than willing to share =) If you click on the image above, it will take you to Andrea’s blog, Knitty Bitties where you can check out her Lego party, get this time saving template, and maybe even thank her for doing the difficult part and creating this easy INK SAVING outline=) I hand cut a LOT of cookies. Especially if I don’t need enough of them to justify making or buying a cutter. Templates can be made out of plain paper, manila folders, velum {stencil} paper, cardboard… You get the idea.
It really doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as it works for you. However, since I tend to use them more than once, I came up with my own little method of making templates. They are sturdy, can be washed, and don’t require anything that is not readily available. Have I mentioned that I live in a pretty rural area? It’s a long haul to the craft store, so I use what I have. To begin you will need three things. Scissors, the printout from Andrea, and a lid from any disposable plastic container. Always remember, BE NICE to your cookie! It is still possible to damage it, even if it’s dry. Surprisingly, I actually prefer the freehand ones. If you were to compare them with “THE Lego Man”, they are technically smiling , but that makes me happy. Remember before, I mentioned to wait between filling each section? Well, because I was running out of daylight, I rushed and I got a little overflow. To some people it’s not a big deal, but this REALLY bugs me, so to fix it, I took my food color marker and I went back over the place where the separation was supposed to be.
Be sure to come back tomorrow for a special guest post from my friend Pam “Cookie Crazie” Sneed, that includes a fun tutorial using another type of cookie icing, To learn how to make simple Lego cookies, click HERE. Character Cookies, Cookies, Fun Extras, Popular Cookies, TutorialsBuilding the new LinkedIn Logo in LEGO bricks for the Mountain View lobby required me to buy a huge number of specific bricks in the same color. This is useful because you can order any brick in production. Limitations are that you cannot order bricks that are out of production, and fulfillment times are often 10-15 business days for large orders.2) Fax an order to LEGO. The LinkedIn logo required over 5,000 blue 2x8 bricks as the primary component of the construction. For large, detailed orders you can call the LEGO store at 1-800-835-4386, and they will give you a fax number for the order. Unfortunately, fulfillment times here depend on brick type - I ended up waiting 6-7 weeks for some components of the order.
Also, LEGO seems to have no concept of shipping notifications or tracking for orders placed this way.3) Local LEGO stores "Pick a Brick". I used both the Valley Fair and Hillsborough stores to acquire bricks at times. You can buy bricks three ways: a small cup for $7.99, a large cup for $14.99, and an entire box for $70. As you can imagine, you are somewhat limited by your ability (or patience) in terms of cramming different brick types into containers. Most clerks will tell you that you can't buy bricks by the box - they are mistaken. Ask to talk to a manager, and they will sell you a box, but only if they have more than one in the back. They are not allowed to sell "the last box."The biggest limitation of this approach is that not only do stores not stock all brick types or colors, they also have no ability to "special order" Pick-a-Brick bricks. They get fulfillment once a week, and have no control over which bricks they receive. The trick is to call ahead, and be flexible with your design to adapt to the bricks they do have.4) Bricklink.
For example, getting 20-30 small 1x2 tiles to finish off the base edges of the lettering. Bricklink is relatively slow on fulfillment, and it's common to get bricks that are discolored by age or cleaning. This means they may not match other orders of a similar brick. It's also very hard to get large orders of many brick types & colors.Overall, for the LinkedIn in LEGO project I purchased approximately 12,000+ bricks. 8,000 I was able to get over 7-8 weeks from a Fax order to LEGO. /) and click on "Buy Lego." BrickLink is a kind of Craigslist for Lego bricks -- you can get pretty much any kind ever made, in any color it was made in./PAB/ Prices aren't great but they are actually roughly about the same as what you would pay in a boxed set. Check out our new Grants and Funding page to find details on grant opportunities and tips for writing your own grant requests. You can download our guide or find specific examples for your LEGO education classroom solution. Coming to a city near you
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