angeldelight
03-12-2007, 11:45 AM
To make the dough
All you need to make the dough is 1 cup of plain flour, 2 cups of salt and 1 cup of water. Mix the salt and flour together, then add the water slowly until a dough is formed. Knead for a little while, then you’re ready to go!
To make the decorations
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 1cm thick. You can then cut out Christmassy shapes (I chose Christmas trees, stars and candy canes) freehand, or cut out the shapes on cardboard before-hand and use them as a template. Don’t forget to make holes in the shapes so you can put thread through them afterwards! Then bake in an oven pre-heated to 100-100 degrees celcius for 3-5 hours or until the dough has completely dried out.
Finishing off
When the dough has completely cooled, simply paint them! If you’re really serious about your decorations you could varnish them after painting, but as for me most of the fun is in making the decorations in the first place, I’m not worried if they don’t last until next Christmas.
Adding glitter and beads afterwards make the decorations extra special, and I like to use a bit of thin red ribbon to hang the decorations on to the tree.
Easy peasy!
Angel xx
All you need to make the dough is 1 cup of plain flour, 2 cups of salt and 1 cup of water. Mix the salt and flour together, then add the water slowly until a dough is formed. Knead for a little while, then you’re ready to go!
To make the decorations
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 1cm thick. You can then cut out Christmassy shapes (I chose Christmas trees, stars and candy canes) freehand, or cut out the shapes on cardboard before-hand and use them as a template. Don’t forget to make holes in the shapes so you can put thread through them afterwards! Then bake in an oven pre-heated to 100-100 degrees celcius for 3-5 hours or until the dough has completely dried out.
Finishing off
When the dough has completely cooled, simply paint them! If you’re really serious about your decorations you could varnish them after painting, but as for me most of the fun is in making the decorations in the first place, I’m not worried if they don’t last until next Christmas.
Adding glitter and beads afterwards make the decorations extra special, and I like to use a bit of thin red ribbon to hang the decorations on to the tree.
Easy peasy!
Angel xx