Dec 12 2008
Dough Ornaments
If you have older kids this could be fun for them. In my last blog I talked about dough ornaments. They are so easy and so fun to play with and also could make a great Christmas gift. Here are some tips on how to make them.
4 cups of flour
1 cup of salt
1 1/2 cups water (may need more - as you mix you may find it a little dry)
Need ingredients together for about twenty minutes. Dough shouldn’t stick to your hands a lot so if it does add more flour. On a cutting board or flat surface get some extra flour and rub it around. Take a rolling pin and rub some flour on it as well then put the dough on the flat surface and roll it flat. I sometimes use cookie cutters to make some basic shapes. Using a spatula or your fingers take the cut dough and put it onto a cookie sheet. I use foil because if it sticks you can bend it or rip it off with out ruining your ornament. Once I know the ornament is complete and on the cookie sheet, the way I want it to look when it’s dry, I place it into the oven on a low setting (Usually between 200 - 225) for about an hour or two. I check after an hour to see how it’s cooking; I judge based on color and firmness. Using hot-pads and a toothpick I gently push on a puffier part of the ornament or just wait until they look a golden color.
Once the dough has dried I use acrylic paint to decorate them. You can look around online for different ideas if you don’t want to stick with the cookie cutter designs.
Here is an image of all the ornaments I’ve been making. The bottom one by the time stamp was my first attempt or my prototype. ha ha Then I improved it by making it four more times. You can see though how nice they can look with the cookie cutters. Once they are finished being painted they should look even better. Plus this makes for a nice personalized gift for a relative. If you don’t have any ideas on what to make search for ideas online to see what others have done.
