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How to Make a Salt Dough Ornament in no time at all and with items from your pantry! Personalize or not, just tie a ribbon on when you're done for instant Christmas cheer!
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Salt Dough Ornaments

Make salt dough ornaments for your Christmas tree in no time at all! Mix, cut out, bake then hang and enjoy for many seasons to come!
Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients

Salt Dough Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Salt
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Cup Water

Supplies

  • Baking sheet
  • Cookie cutters
  • Acrylic paint
  • Festive string or ribbon
  • Paint brush
  • Straw

Instructions

  • Turn the oven on to 200°F.
  • Mix ingredients by hand: Add salt, flour and half of the water into a bowl and mix with your hands. Then, add the other half of the water and continue mixing. If your dough is still sticky, you can add more flour until it’s smooth.
  • Then, place the dough on a floured surface or Silpat and knead the dough with your hands then roll it about ¼ inch thick.
  • Use Christmas tree stems (ours is faux) to make indents in the dough. Then, cut shapes with cookie cutter (or, like I did for the house,) trace on paper then cut out with X-acto knife.
  • Poke a hole for the ribbon with a straw then place on baking sheet. Bake for one hour or until hardened.
  • Once cool (about 45 minutes) then brush paint over ornament.
  • Add ribbon through hole, tie and enjoy!

Notes

Decorate with Salt Dough Ornaments

Finally, your simple salt dough ornaments are cooled off and all dressed up. Besides hanging from a Christmas tree, they made darling gift tag, place holders or as a garland. However you use or display them, they sure are cute!