Things You'll Need:
- 4 C Flour
- 1 C Salt
- 1.5 C Water
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Cups/Spoons
- Rolling Pin
- Cookie Cutters/Kitchen Utensils (for forming shapes)
- Food Coloring (optional)
- Tempera Paints and Brushes (optional)
- Masking Tape/Stickers (optional)
- Clear or Spray Enamel (optional)
- Embroidery Thread (optional)
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Step 1
Mix flour and salt in mixing bowl.
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Step 2
Gradually add water to dry ingredients and gently mix with fingers until the dough is smooth. You can add water a few drops at a time if the dough is too stiff. For pre-colored baker's clay, add 7 or 8 drops of food coloring to the water before mixing with dry ingredients. You will want to use plain water if you plan to paint the clay after baking.
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Step 3
Roll out the dough and form shapes using cookie cutters, bowls, knives, fingers or household/kitchen objects. For ornaments that you plan to hang, be sure to poke a 1/4 to 1/2 inch hole near the top of the ornament before baking. Plastic drinking straws work well for this purpose.
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Step 4
Bake the shapes in a preheated 350 degree oven until the pieces are hard. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, if the pieces are very thick. "Cookie cutter" pieces from rolled out dough should only take 10-15 minutes. Cool on baking rack.
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Step 5
Paint the ornaments with tempera paints, and finish with clear or spray enamel for a lasting finish. If you like, put masking tape or shaped stickers on ornaments before painting to create designs (remove before baking). Use embroidery thread or Christmas ornament hooks to hang ornaments.
Comments
puppies said
on 8/28/2008 my sister and I tried this and we had so much fun and its a good workout for people with arthritis we werw ready to make anythingelse we could think of. thank you all,piper 1
WritingWhiz said
on 4/30/2008 Probably more economical too.