How to Start a Cookie Cutter Side Hustle Using Teleport 3D Print On Demand
- SlantPOD
- Nov 28
- 3 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
Cookie-cutters dominate on Etsy. Sellers are routinely hitting hundreds of thousands of sales, and many do it without owning a single 3D printer by using Teleport, Slant 3D’s Print On Demand service.
This guide walks you step-by-step through launching your store, getting products, and connecting to Teleport.
How to Create Your Etsy Store
Step 1: Sign up for Etsy
Open Etsy. Click “Sell on Etsy”. Create shop name.
Create Shop Banner & Logo (keep it baking-themed or minimal)
You can use simple platforms like Canva to create brand assets using pre-made templates.
Don't overthink this. The most important thing is to just get started, so keep it simple. You can always make improvements later.
Step 2: Build Your First Listings (More info on finding products Below)
The top stores all follow the same formula:
Simple, consistent photos: Same background, same angle, same lighting.
One color: Usually white. Faster listings, cleaner brand.
Free shipping: Price it into the product. Etsy boosts free-shipping shops heavily.
Short title formula: “Shape Cookie Cutter – Size Inch”
Step 3: Start with at least 10 products & Expand Quickly
Buyers want shapes. Lots of shapes. And they are constantly searching for specific ones.
They aren’t just searching “cookie cutter.” They’re searching:
“cowboy boot cookie cutter”
“pickleball cookie cutter”
“cute owl cookie cutter”
“Christmas gnome cookie cutter”
“dinosaur footprint cookie cutter”
There are thousands of low-competition searches every day on Etsy.
And here’s the important part: Not every design needs to be a bestseller, it just needs to sell a few times per month.
More products = more search reach = more consistent sales.
So start with 10-20 variations that cover different niches and add new variations as often as possible. Once the sales start coming in, keep track of which shapes, seasons, and niches are selling the best, then do more of those.
That’s how you build a cookie-cutter store with real, long-term momentum.
How to Get Products for Your Store
Now how do you get all these products for your store? Well you don't need to be a 3D modeling wizard to create them.
Option A: Download Files (Fastest)
The fastest way to get cookie-cutters for your store is downloading ready-made 3D models from repositories. These repositories are filled with thousands of designs, many free, that you can start selling right away.
We gathered a few that you can download here:
Or you can browse other commercially-available models here.
Option B: Create Your Own Designs With CookieCAD
If you want to create your own cookie-cutters, you can use a program called CookieCAD. CookieCAD turns photo's into cookie-cutters, allowing you to create original designs without needing any 3D modeling skills! 🍪 Try CookieCAD 🍪
Here's how it works:
Upload an image
PNG/SVG/JPG.
High contrast works best.
Auto-trace the outline
CookieCAD converts it into a vector instantly.
Set cutter dimensions:
Longest Side: 65-90mm
Wall thickness: 1.2–1.6 mm
Height: 12–15 mm
Avoid tiny details under ~10 mm
Export STL
This file goes directly into Teleport.
With CookieCAD, you can build hundreds of SKUs in days. See a quick demo down below, or watch the Full Walkthrough on our YouTube channel.
Connecting Your Etsy Store to Teleport
Teleport is our print-on-demand service that allows you to connect your Etsy store to our print farms. Whenever you get an order, we will print, pack, and ship your cookie cutters automatically. Leaving you with more time to create more cookie-cutters and market your store.
You don't pay us until we ship an order for you, so there are no startup costs. No monthly fee's. No risk.
Connecting to Teleport is super simple:
Step 1: Create a Shippo account (free)
Shippo lets you connect your Etsy store to manage your orders.
Step 2: Connect Teleport to Shippo
Once your Etsy store is connected, you can connect Shippo to Teleport.
Step 3: Upload your 3D models to Teleport
You will immediately get the cost to print and ship that cookie-cutter.
Step 4: Match your 3D models to your listings
This ensures that we print the right cookie-cutter when you get an order.
Step 5: Start selling
Teleport fulfills every matched order automatically. You keep designing and listing. Teleport handles the boring stuff.
For a more detailed walk through check out our Full Startup Guide.
Ready To Start?
Cookie cutters are one of the simplest, most scalable 3D-printed products you can sell on Etsy. The stores that win don’t win because they have better printers, they win because they have more SKUs, better listings, and zero production bottlenecks.
Teleport gives you that same advantage from Day 1.
You design. You list. You grow.
Teleport prints, packs, and ships.
Start your cookie cutter Etsy store today and connect Teleport to start selling without owning a printer.