Where has everyone bought theirs, who has the best price and nicest selection? Also, can you use these with regular buttercream or chocolate as opposed to fondant? I guess you could use them with rolled buttercream as well?

Thanks in advance....

An aquaintance of mine suggested the FMM Italics Cutters, so I purchased them on eBay. I am quite happy with them. These cutters cannot be used to emboss buttercream, because they are on a long plastic strip, like a ruler. I do not know if you can use cutters on rolled buttercream. I have never seen anyone do this, and I am not sure if the soft texture of the RBC would allow it to work without tearing or stretching the lettering.

Theresa

Are you looking for cutters to cut fondant or are you looking something to press the letters on icing. I bought my cutters at wal-marts but the presses at Hobby-lobby but if you can get a coupon you can save at hobby-lobby they have both kinds.

I bought mine at Michael's they have a good selection and a good price, Im not sure about using them with RBC either.

Yes poppie, something for fondant or chocolate, like a cookie cutter, not a press. Walmart has them?! You are lucky, have not seen them at mine.

Try Hobby-Lobby they have a 40% coupon on their web for this week so that would be even cheaper then you can get it at wal-marts. Go to their web site and print it and go.

HI Zamode, Yep I got a set of letters at walmart too. They work pretty well, but they can stick so I made sure I dipped them in cornstarch or powdered sugar first. I learned the hard way.

Yes you do have to dip them but they are the only ones I have been able to find they are I guess called box letters.

I've got the Wilton fondant letter and number cutters and they make a kind of small letter and number. Walmart has the Wilton cookie cutter package - I think it's a tub called 101 cookie cutters or something like that. They're about $10-$15. It has the entire alphabet and all the numbers, plus a bunch of other cookie cutters. They are a good size and in fact, I just used them today to cut fondant letters for a cake I'm doing.

I have the WILTON letter and number set that thyterrell was talking about and I use them all the time with rolled butter cream, candt clay, fondant, anything.. I ahve nevr had a problem. In fact i tend to use rolled BC the most, that is the taste that my customers perfer...

Hope that helps

I have a large variety now.

I have :

fmm italic cutters (also called Tappitts)
fmm block cutters (also called tappitts)
Block large letter cutters
Wilton italic make any message press set
Wilton italic pre made words (about 10 words like HAPPY, BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY ECT)

I love them all but my favs are the fmm italic cutters. I used them my hot pink frangipani birthday cake in the gallery.

dky were did you get all the other cutters I have the block and would like to get the others.

dky I have the presses I need different cutters. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear.

Crikey, I don't have them at my Walmart. I will try Michael's next week when I am near one. Otherwise, online it is. Thank you all!

Are these the ones you mean....

Try this site

http://almondart.com/acatalog/Alphabet___Number_Cutters.html

dky, can you tell me how you use your tappitts? I have trouble getting the modelling paste out of mine as it sticks and I have to pry it out with a scalpel!

First trick is to roll the modelling paste way thinner than you would imagine..... usually an instruction sheet comes with the tappits/cutters. The modelling paste should be so thin you should basically be able to read the instructions through it.

Make sure you dust your surface that you are working on. If the paste is thin enough it will not be left in the tappit at all. It will be on your surface, I then use a thin toothpick or something similar to just seperate it fully from the rest of the modelling paste.. the edges may appear to be a little rough still, allow to dry for a minute and then it should just brush away.

Hope that helps. Let me know if not and I will take a photo of how it looks when I cut them.

Karen

Thankyou so much, I will try my tappits again tomorrow! I thought I still might have had them too thick!
Many thanks dky!!