Christmas Salt Dough Decorations

Christmas Salt Dough Decorations

With Christmas just around the corner I wanted to share with you an amazing 'recipe' for home-made salt dough decorations. I've been making them as gifts for friends (popping them inside Christmas cards) and also saved a few for my own tree.. they look great and are so fun and simple to make. Some of them look good enough to eat but I must warn you.. they are NOT edible! A friend did ask 'can I eat it'.. but unless you like hardened flour with salt and water then I'm afraid these decorations are best left on the tree!

Heart un-painted Salt Dough Decoration!

Spray Painted Gold Star Decoration

So, if you want to give salt dough decoration making a go.. then this is what you will need.. !

1 cup Plain Flour (250ml), 1/2 cup Salt (125ml), 1/2 cup Water (125ml)

Extras!! Ribbon, Wooden hearts/stars, All purpose Glue, Gold Spray-Paint
Plus: Rolling Pin and Cookie Cutters

And here's what to do...

1) Mix together your flour, salt and water

 

2) Knead dough for 5-10 minutes

 

3) Flour your surface (I forget this step the first time round..!!)

 

4) Roll out your dough with a rolling pin

 

5) Place your cutters into the dough (I used star and heart shaped cookie cutters)

6) Make holes at the top of the decorations (I used the end of a pen for this)

7) Place your shapes onto baking paper on a plate

8) Bake in the microwave for 3 minutes

 

9) Add your ribbon and wooden stars/hearts with glue or spray paint gold (I added a couple of coats of the spray paint and left them to dry over night before adding the wooden star and ribbon)

 

 

10) Admire / hang on the tree / give as a gift!

 

 

Let me know if you make these decorations - over twitter / instagram / facebook or comment below! If you're interested I got all of my 'extras' from Hobby Craft - that place is like a sweet shop for adults!! 1 week until Christmas.. !! Have a good one :)

 

Nic x

 

Ps I'll be blogging some more Christmas inspired recipes and treats over the next week and will be vlogging a fab giveaway on my YouTube channel so don't forget to subscribe to that too!