My Ri Snowflake Instructions

Decorating By __Jamie__ Updated 16 Dec 2009 , 9:58am by Spices5

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__Jamie__ Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 4:53pm
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I've been asked a lot lately about the snowflakes I used to have posted, and the tutorial for the font download and whatnot, so here it is.

Go to http://www.p22.com/free/snow.html and follow directions for the font download. Unzip your files, and drag and paste to your font folder in settings from your computer's start menu.

Go to Word, and drop down the font and start typing. Figure out which ones you like best, and blow them up, shrink them down, whatever you want until you get the right size. Remember, capitalizing adds different flake styles.

Print out, cut out, lay under a sheet of parchment and go to town on them with your RI and different size tips. Sprinkle them with disco dust, luster dust, prism flakes, whatever you like before they dry.

If you have made your RI the right consistency, and have allowed them to dry properly, they shuold not stick to your parchment. They almost float on top of the paper once they are dry, and will slide right off.

This pic shows some of the styles, but certainly not all. Have fun!
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rltmeng Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:07pm
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Thank you for sharing icon_smile.gif Going to download right now

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bobwonderbuns Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:07pm
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Thanks Jamie! Beautiful snowflakes!!

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__Jamie__ Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:09pm
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You're welcome!. I think, if I remember correctly, hitting the number keys brings up new styles too. I might be wrong. This is super easy though and all the different styles are great.

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Loucinda Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:22pm
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Gorgeous snowflakes - thank you for sharing _jaime_!! icon_smile.gif

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GL79 Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:23pm
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Thanks for sharing

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Zamode Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 5:25pm
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Very cool! Thanks so much!

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anotherslice Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 7:33pm
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I've never used disco dust before. Do you have any recommendations on which kind to get? Thanks so much for the tutorial.

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sadsmile Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 9:09pm
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I have tried and tried and can not get that thing to load! GRRR.

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xiswtsawluiix Posted 11 Dec 2009 , 9:23pm
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I've been waiting for this! Great job! thumbs_up.gif

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masturbaker Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 12:25am
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Hey Jamie...


thanks so much! I had just posted the other night about how to do snowflakes.. yours look like exactly what i'm lookin for! Thanks a lot, it's appreciated

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Cristi-Tutty Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 12:47am
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wow..thank you so much for sharing

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__Jamie__ Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 3:54am
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Thanks guys! Sad---what's the problem?

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Lcubed82 Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 4:42am
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I too am having trouble. I am running Vista. Downloaded and extracted files. When I try to copy for Fonts, it says it is not a valid file. Any ideas?
Thanks! What a cool tool!

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__Jamie__ Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 4:54am
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No lcubed, I have no idea. So, do you have both windows open simultaneously? The window with all of your fonts,and the window with your new font? And when you drag it over, it doesn't work? Yeah, stumped.

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Lcubed82 Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 5:02am
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OK finally got it! These are wonderful! Thanks!

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sadsmile Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 2:43pm
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Jamie I have a winzip program that unzips stuff and this can't be unzipped and saved into a location I can open my fonts program and pop it in there. I have to save it in a specific folder and I am stumped. I can see where it needs to go but when I try to go from the other end and save it there it won't accept it. IDK

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Peridot Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 2:54pm
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WOW! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Reading the instructions sounds daunting - hopefully my computer can handle it.

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sadsmile Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 3:01pm
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All I get is can not save, not a valid font file.

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MaryAllison Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 3:06pm
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Thank you so very, very much for sharing!!!

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cashley Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 3:19pm
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Go to where you save the file. Click open and then select the PSS file and open it. It opens to show you the file. On the right hand side there is properties and click that. On the bottom of the screen there is and unblock. Click that and save you can now load them into your font file. Vista is blocking the file from being loaded. HTH

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Cristi-Tutty Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 4:35pm
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I got it!!!! thank you!!!

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PinkLisa Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 5:17pm
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I finally got it to work!!! They are great! Thanks.....

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__Jamie__ Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 5:42pm
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Oh I'm glad you got it...Sad, you got it now? I'm not very adept at troubleshooting. Just finding stuff on Google...that's about it. icon_biggrin.gif

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sadsmile Posted 12 Dec 2009 , 6:04pm
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nope and I know what the issue is. When my pc crashed last year I had a friend restore it all and he is a teckie geek and said hey i took off the stuff you don't really need that slows things down... yeah I know just the stuff! the idiot proff click this to do that wizard! My pc was a pc for dummies and he made it all smart and I don't know what I am doing in here...LOL

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bensmama18 Posted 13 Dec 2009 , 10:31pm
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how do you make them?

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__Jamie__ Posted 13 Dec 2009 , 11:12pm
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How do you make what? Surely not the snowflakes....

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bensmama18 Posted 13 Dec 2009 , 11:17pm
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yes i am sorry.. i am having trouble downloading it... i'm sorry

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PinkLisa Posted 13 Dec 2009 , 11:23pm
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Once you print out the snowflake template, you place it under parchment paper and use royal icing to trace over it. Then let the royal icing dry and you can place the snowflake on your cake..

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__Jamie__ Posted 13 Dec 2009 , 11:24pm
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Ah....well, really if you don't have access to the font, any snowflake template will work. It's basic piping with royal icing on top of parchment paper that has a picture of something underneath that you are "tracing"....let it dry...and you have a nice royal icing shape.

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