Holiday How To: Salt Dough Ornaments & Gift Tags
This winter I decided to revive a holiday project that I did as a kid: salt dough ornaments. Not only is this a super simple project, it uses items you already have in your kitchen (double easy). I made a bunch of these to use as gift tags, but with a hook, they will easily translate to the tree.
The recipe is simple:
Salt Dough Ornaments
- ½ cup salt
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup water
1. Pre-heat the oven to 250
2. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to ~1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters (just like sugar cookies) I used a glass to get simple circles.
Optional: Use a stamp to imprint a 3-d message or image onto the ornaments.
4. Use a drinking straw to poke a hole for a ribbon or ornament hook.
5. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 1.5 hours.
Optional: Paint. I used a wash of green acrylic paint to give the gift tags I made a bit of color. In the past I've also spray painted them and modge-podged them for a shinier affect.
Let me know if you have questions!
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