Salt dough ornaments are some of the first Christmas ornaments that we all made growing up. When I found this salt dough ornament video tutorial by Simply Dovie, on YouTube, I was so excited that my love of these traditional ornaments was rekindled. This is a basic salt dough recipe that can make ornaments that can be decorated using Mod Podge and glitter, painted with craft paint, or you can add food coloring to the dough itself for a traditional Christmas cookie look. You can add anything to these ornaments, which really makes this dough recipe a blank canvas for your imagination.

Materials For The Salt Dough Ornament Recipe:

• This recipe can be halved
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour (do not use self-raising)
• 1 cup of salt
• 1 cup of water
• Cookie cutters
• Wax paper (or parchment paper)
• Plastic mold impressions (optional)
• Food coloring
• Mod Podge
• Sprinkles (or other decorations)
• Glitter

Directions:

In this salt dough ornament video tutorial by Simply Dovie, on YouTube, you will learn how to make these traditional ornaments in a few easy steps. You begin by making your dough, then sectioning smaller balls to mold each ornament.

Then, you can decorate these ornaments in any way that you choose. There are many decorative options in this video tutorial.

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This salt dough ornament idea is such a traditional favorite of mine. This is a fun project to make any time.

How To Make Salt Dough Ornaments