Handmade Food Picks

We'll show you how to create food picks to decorate your dishes for a party.
All you need is everyday toothpicks and design paper to create fancy picks.

As a precaution, ensure that the printed surface does not come into direct contact with food.

You will need...

Materials:

  • Design paper
  • Toothpicks

Tools

  • Scissors or any other cutting instrument
  • Glue, double-sided tape, or adhesive tabs

Patterns used in this article

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Before you start

  • - Make sure you have your design paper ready.
  • - Don’t forget, you can print design paper using the smartphone app "Epson Creative Print".

How to

1Cut out rectangles (for example: 2 cm x 5 cm) from your favorite design paper.
The size depends on the length of your toothpicks.
2Apply glue to one of the short edges and the center of the cut out paper.
3Place a toothpick at the center where you applied the glue. Fold and paste the edges of the paper.
4Done!
Try different sizes and shapes.

Creator of the samples above

Creator: yuko yoshimoto (itsuka LLC.)

Graphic designer/illustrator residing in Nagano prefecture, Japan.
Studied graphic design and typography in university.
After working for a personal design office and university, yuko yoshimoto founded itsuka LLC. in 2014.
With a focus on designs that are natural and comfortable to the eye, itsuka LLC. is involved in activities such as illustration map creation and devising craft recipes, focusing on graphic design for printed materials.

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Printing design paper

Epson Creative Print

You can download the app from the App Store by Apple Inc. or from Google Play by Google Inc.

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