1 C Salt
1 C Warm Water
4 C Flour
Cookie Cutters (optional)
Paints, Colored Markers and/or Food Coloring
Clear Shellac (optional)
Large Metal Paperclips
Pour the salt into a large bowl. Add the water and stir until most of the salt dissolves. Add the flour and stir until well mixed.
Rub a little flour on a board or counter. Kneed the mixture on the floured surface for about six minutes. If it's too sticky, add a little more flour. Optionally add food coloring while kneeding.
Break off a piece of dough and roll it into a fall. Flatten the ball gently with the palm of your hand. Create desired ornament using cookie cutters or scraping tool.
Press paperclip into top of the ornament as a hanger.
Let ornaments dry for several days or bake in 325° oven for about two hours. They should get dry and hard but not brown. Let cool before handling.
Paint or otherwise decorate ornaments if desired. To make them last longer, spray or brush ornaments with shellac, letting one side dry completely before coating the other.
1 C Warm Water
4 C Flour
Cookie Cutters (optional)
Paints, Colored Markers and/or Food Coloring
Clear Shellac (optional)
Large Metal Paperclips
Pour the salt into a large bowl. Add the water and stir until most of the salt dissolves. Add the flour and stir until well mixed.
Rub a little flour on a board or counter. Kneed the mixture on the floured surface for about six minutes. If it's too sticky, add a little more flour. Optionally add food coloring while kneeding.
Break off a piece of dough and roll it into a fall. Flatten the ball gently with the palm of your hand. Create desired ornament using cookie cutters or scraping tool.
Press paperclip into top of the ornament as a hanger.
Let ornaments dry for several days or bake in 325° oven for about two hours. They should get dry and hard but not brown. Let cool before handling.
Paint or otherwise decorate ornaments if desired. To make them last longer, spray or brush ornaments with shellac, letting one side dry completely before coating the other.
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