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Salt Dough Ornaments

Three-ingredient salt dough recipe perfect for making Christmas ornaments!
Active Time2 hours
Additional Time3 days
Total Time3 days 2 hours
Course: DIY
Author: Sara

Equipment

  • Cookie cutters
  • Drinking straw

Materials

  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup salt
  • ¾ cup warm water
  • Jute twine
  • Acrylic glitter paint
  • Glitter
  • Glue
  • Mod Podge

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 250º Fahrenheit.
  • Combine flour and salt in a bowl.
  • Add the warm water. Knead the dough 10-15 minutes, adding additional water a little at a time if your dough seems a bit too dry. Too much water will produce a sticky, unworkable dough.
  • Spinkle a little extra flour on your working surface. Roll the dough out to about ¼" thickness with a rolling pin.
  • Use your cookie cutters to start cutting out shapes in the dough.
  • Gently transfer dough shapes to a greased baking sheet.
  • Use the straw to poke holes into the top of each ornament.
  • Bake the ornaments for 2 hours. If your ornaments seem a bit "doughy" yet, you can place them back into the oven to bake for another 30-60 minutes.
  • Allow the ornaments to air dry for 2-3 days before decorating them.
  • Using a paintbrush, decorate the ornaments with glue and glitter or acrylic glitter paint.
  • Allow paint or glitter to dry.
  • Cut off a piece of jute twine, loop it through the hole in the ornament and then tie the two ends together to create a "hanger."
  • Brush on Mod Podge or spray on a clear glaze finish.


Notes

  • Thicker dough will take more baking in the oven - up to 3-4 hours. Keep that in mind when you're rolling out the dough.