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Saturday, December 22, 2012

How To: Salt Dough Ornament

Don't Laugh. We aren't the most artistic family over here.
On rainy {although I wish it was more like snowy} days, Elliana and I love to do crafts. I am always on the lookout for new things for us to do. And with the holiday season? I obsess over Christmas-related crafts. So we did this the other day. The salt dough ornament thing. Not going to lie, ours definitely didn't turn out as pretty as the picture's did. But guess what? I still think it's perfect because it is my baby's hand after all. It's super easy to do and Elliana absolutely loved it!

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Salt
1/2 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Water {pour a little at a time until you get desired mixture, may need more}

Mix all the ingredients until a nice dough like mixture forms. Make sure it's not watery! If it is, no worries, add more flour!

Make the Kiddos' impression and then use a knife to cut off extra dough while leaving a small border.

Poke a hole at the top with knife for hanging.

Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours! Let cool. Paint. And hang! {I actually used permanent marker instead}

6 comments:

  1. Very cute! I've had several people make these this year as it was the year of the baby :)

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe :D I can't wait to try it with my kids!
    I love how her little hand ornament turned out :D So cute!

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  3. How precious & sweet is this?? I'm so glad you posted!! This is adorable! I hope I remember this when my children are born & old enough. High five Momma! <3, Amy

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  4. I think this turned out SO cute!! We made salt dough ornaments as well!! One for us as a keepsake and then for the grandparents too!! :)

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  5. So cute! Did you see my post on ours this year?? We did our very first ones this year we used paint lol non toxic of course made a santa and a reindeer I thought they weren't gonna hang on the tree lol thought we made them to heavy girl I made ours a little circlish ha! YOu did great the marker idea was really creative, super cute I love looking at K's I know you love looking at E's we love doing crafts too I always google them on pinterest lol! Girl we had a cute Christmas Party for K and her friends and I made grinch punch super easy equal parts sprite and green sherbert and then use green sprinkles for the sugar rim so cute and its yummy you ask them will you turn into a grinch ha! Oh and watch the movie loL! Love ya girlie oh and did you have the babes yet!

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