We had a 25 pound bag of flour rip open and spill all over our pantry earlier this week. Luckily the majority of it stayed inside the bag and I was able to repackage it. Instead of wasting the several cups that did spill out, we decided to attempt making some salt dough ornaments, and I love how they turned out!
Salt Dough Recipe:
Salt dough is simple to make and only requires a couple ingredients. You will need:
-2 cups of flour
-1 cup of salt
-1 cup of water
Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Then slowly add the water and stir until a soft dough forms. You can add a little more flower if it's too sticky. It should feel similar to playdough.
Nature Print Ornaments:
Grab a cutting board, a rolling pin, and a little extra flour and roll out your dough just like you would cookie dough. You want your dough to be about a 1/4 inch thick.
Cut out round ornaments using a cookie cutter or a plastic cup.
Now it's time to decorate! We used various nature items my kids collected around our yard like leaves, sea shells, flowers, and pinecones. Pick a leaf or whatever nature item you want to use. Lay it over your ornament and gently apply pressure over it with a finger. Carefully peel it up and you will be left with a stamp or print. We got some really cool prints from pinecones and sea shells. If you have any issues with your nature items sticking to the dough, sprinkle a little flower over the top of your salt dough before making your print. This should help prevent sticking.
Using a sharp pencil, push a hole through the top of your ornament so you can hang it with a string or ribbon later. Then set your ornaments in a warm place to dry, flipping them over every few hours. They will take a couple days to dry completely.
Once they are completely dry, you can add a little color with some paints if you want to, but they look really nice without paint too. We used a little bit of watercolors for ours. Just be sure to not get the dough too wet or you'll have to set them out to dry for another couple days.
Tie a string or ribbon through the hole you made, and now your ornaments are ready to hang or give as gifts!
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Salt dough is simple to make and only requires a couple ingredients. You will need:
-2 cups of flour
-1 cup of salt
-1 cup of water
Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Then slowly add the water and stir until a soft dough forms. You can add a little more flower if it's too sticky. It should feel similar to playdough.
Nature Print Ornaments:
Grab a cutting board, a rolling pin, and a little extra flour and roll out your dough just like you would cookie dough. You want your dough to be about a 1/4 inch thick.
Cut out round ornaments using a cookie cutter or a plastic cup.
Now it's time to decorate! We used various nature items my kids collected around our yard like leaves, sea shells, flowers, and pinecones. Pick a leaf or whatever nature item you want to use. Lay it over your ornament and gently apply pressure over it with a finger. Carefully peel it up and you will be left with a stamp or print. We got some really cool prints from pinecones and sea shells. If you have any issues with your nature items sticking to the dough, sprinkle a little flower over the top of your salt dough before making your print. This should help prevent sticking.
Using a sharp pencil, push a hole through the top of your ornament so you can hang it with a string or ribbon later. Then set your ornaments in a warm place to dry, flipping them over every few hours. They will take a couple days to dry completely.
Once they are completely dry, you can add a little color with some paints if you want to, but they look really nice without paint too. We used a little bit of watercolors for ours. Just be sure to not get the dough too wet or you'll have to set them out to dry for another couple days.
Tie a string or ribbon through the hole you made, and now your ornaments are ready to hang or give as gifts!
If you enjoyed this post, check out:
-Nature Stamping
-Autumn Leaf Paper Lantern Craft
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