A BIG welcome to Brooke from Get Out of My Head Please.
She has a fantastic blog where she shares tutorials, craft ideas, giveaways, and much more! Her blog is simply fantastic. If you have a second {or two} after reading her guest post here, go check it out!
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It's a great way to change up your look from year to year and a great way to get the kiddo's involved. But the biggest bonus is ... it saves a lot of money :)
Plus, it's super easy to do!!
Salt Dough Ornaments
You will need:
- 4 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 Cups warm water
- 1 cup salt
- rolling pin
- cookie cutters
- cookie sheets
- Wire Hangers ( Found mine at the dollar store )
I like to dissolve the salt in the warm water for just a min , then add the flour and knead for about 15 mins.
( it helps to get hands a little damp if it needed)
( it helps to get hands a little damp if it needed)
Rub some flour on the surface you plan to roll it out on to help it from sticking .
Roll out the dough until it is about 1/4" thick.
Use holiday cookie cutters to cut out the shapes you want. OR... use a knife to cut shapes if you don't have cutters.
(the owl and small star are from the boys play dough stash. A great resource for some good shapes!)
Make sure to poke a hole in the top of the shapes where you want the hanger to go. I used the tip of an ink pen to make my holes.
I got about 35 ornaments out of this batch of dough.
Pre-heat your oven to 325ºF and cook for about 30 mins.
I let them sit for about 3 hours to cool before painting.
Now for the FUN! part Create!
Hmmm...... I actually took his paint and rubbed it all over his face! ( oh my Correction! I meant HE not I, I would NOT do that lol )
it's so much fun! I just love it
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Thanks so much Brooke for sharing this fun idea! In addition to decorating your own tree, why not give some away!? Wouldn't they make a cute gift for a school teacher, or a neighbor? Since it has a hole in the top for hanging, you could simply tie on onto the Christmas gifts you are giving this year with a simple
"♥ the ______ Family"
message on them. So cute!
I can't wait to make some of our own. My kids would love to paint their own ornaments.
How fun! Thanks for sharing. Your kids' ornaments turned out really cute!
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