Salt Dough Ornaments. Try Drive Up, Pick Up, or Same Day Delivery. While the salt does an excellent job of preserving the salt dough itself, sealing the ornaments will help keep all the decorations you just lovingly applied looking great for years to come. I like to use spray poly , but coating each one in a thin layer of Mod Podge would also do the trick. Salt Dough Ornaments

You can have Salt Dough Ornaments using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Salt Dough Ornaments
  1. Prepare 4 cup of all-purpose flour.
  2. You need 1 cup of salt.
  3. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of warm water.
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup of allspice……optional.

I use to sell Bread Dough Ornaments, so here's some "professional" advise. Also you can use cake food coloring paste to color the dough instead of painting it afterwards. Salt Dough This salt dough is a staple of childhood and I love doing this Christmas activity with my kids each year—and throughout the rest of the year too! We love to make salt dough handprints, ornaments, and sometimes, just any old shape they want to.

Salt Dough Ornaments instructions

  1. DirectionsPreheat oven to 325°F .Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. If you want to make salt dough look like gingerbread for Gingerbread men divide dough in half and add the 1/2 cup Allspice and kneed together. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325°F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve..

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Don't forget to add the year on the back of the salt dough ornament to keep track of the different years. But don't just take our word for it—look to the following DIY salt dough ornaments that you can start making right now. Craft handprint ornaments, traditional Christmas trees, and even doughnuts—if you can think it, you can create it with salt dough! To get inspired, we've rounded up some of our favorite salt dough ornaments right here. For many families, making salt dough ornaments is a long-standing tradition.