I know, I know. Â It’s not even October yet (but this week it will be! What in the world?). Â It’s a little risky to post gift ideas already but I’m a risk taker… so why not? Â Have you already started buying or making gifts for the holidays? Â You are my hero!
Each year my list grows for presents to purchase between three kids with teachers, aides, bus drivers, church leaders, neighbors, and …..yes I could still keep going.  I have seen a big comeback of salt dough ornaments and thought they might be the perfect gift for my growing list. I decided to give them a go with a little twist and try out a few techniques.
Ok so here’s what you need:
- Salt Dough Recipe and ingredients
I used this post from Fly Through Our Window. It was easy, clear AND they turned out awesome! - cookie cutters of all types- letters, Christmas ones, etc
my letters were purchased as a set from Home Goods (a favorite of mine!) - paint
- paintbrush
- food coloring
- coordinating ribbon or twine
- clear glaze to finish off
Here are some of the cookie cutters I used AND food coloring from Sweet Baking Supply:
After mixing the ingredients, I added a few drops of food coloring to half of
my dough. I had to work REALLY hard kneading it to get it to mix. It ended
up looking more marbled than anything. But still a fun look.
WARNING: During this project, your kitchen might look like this:
After baking the ornaments, I painted some with regular acrylic,
some with glitter acrylic, others I left natural. And then I glazed them
with clear glaze and let them dry.
You can see different ways of finishing them:
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I wrapped up some gifts and added them to the packages. Love the finished look:
Joy was my Grnadma’s name so my mom, sister and I use it to decorate
with a lot. Especially at the holidays. This might be my favorite because
of the color combos and the word: