Better than Salt Dough Holiday Ornament Clay
Better than Salt Dough Holiday Ornament Clay

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Great recipe for Better than Salt Dough Holiday Ornament Clay. Non-edible recipe for making ornaments for holidays or any other variety of craft for any occasion. Not gonna take credit for the original recipe.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have better than salt dough holiday ornament clay using 4 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Better than Salt Dough Holiday Ornament Clay:
  1. Get 1 cup baking soda
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup cornstarch - lightly packed
  3. Take 3/4 cup water
  4. Make ready Optional - gel food coloring and/or glitter

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Steps to make Better than Salt Dough Holiday Ornament Clay:
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat use a rubber spatula/scraper to stir together baking soda, cornstarch, and water until combined.
  2. Heat until consistency resembles thin mashed potatoes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and continue stirring until consistency is like a soft putty.
  3. Transfer mixture to a medium sized mixing bowl. Cover directly with plastic wrap. Let sit until completely cooled.
  4. Once cooled turn clay out onto a smooth surface and knead until smooth. Add additional cornstarch if clay is too sticky/wet.
  5. Preheat oven to 200°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out dough to 1/4" thick. Use cookie cutters to make desired shapes.
  6. Place pieces on baking sheet, poke a hole in the top of each piece with a skewer or drinking straw so you can thread ribbon/string through for hanging when done.
  7. Bake in oven until pieces are dry and hardened, usually takes about 1 hr at 1/4" thick. Be sure to flip pieces over halfway through baking for even drying.
  8. Let cool completely on baking sheet. Decorate as desired.
  9. See note below ⤵
  10. Note: To make ornaments colored before baking add desired amount of food coloring (in any color you want) to water before mixing with baking sold and cornstarch. To make glittery ornaments, add glitter while kneading.

Plus helpful tips on how to prevent cracks. Recently I shared two easy homemade air dry clay recipes here - a baking soda clay, and a glue and cornstarch clay. This week let's explore some creative and fun ways to make air dry. 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.

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