Classic Salt Dough Ornament Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
Directions:
1. Mix salt and flour.
2. Add in half the water, then gradually add the remaining water.
3. Knead until the dough is smooth, this can take up to 10 minutes.
4. For flat dough ornaments roll out the dough on baking paper
Create:
Use cookie cutters, cut-out templates, or just use your hands.
Dust dough with flour and begin to add details to the ornaments with a toothpick, popsicle stick, and knife.
Don't Forget:
Use a straw to make a hole so you can hang the ornament or a small piece of wire inserted while the dough is soft (I use 34 gage, cut it about an inch then fold it to a horseshoe shape and stick the two ends in the dough)
Baking: Time varies based on thickness of ornament
Temperature: 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours - or until dry
Decorate: Let cool before you begin
You can decorate with glitter, sharpie pens, watercolor, poster or acrylic paint, markers, the posibilities are endless.
If you want to get REALLY creative you can use rubber stamps to stamp the dough before baking.
Coat with acrylic varnish when everything is dry.
