Salt Dough Ornements

I found several recipes on how to make salt dough:
Salt Dough recipe, there are also ideas on how to scent & color the dough. Then ways to sculpt, dry & give each ornemnet a shine.
Microwaveable Salt Dough recipe There are ideas on how to decorate each ornement towards the bottem after each has been dried out.
Simple Salt Dough recipe, very simple & right to the point

All the about recipes call for the same portion of salt, water & flour. What ever one you use is your own choice.

I decided to use the first recipe. I ended up over baking the first batch. And many times I forgot to put a spot to thread the ribbon threw. We only ended up with 6 ornaments and about 8 painted shapes :)

Cookie cutter ornaments!

During Mason's nap time Logan and I did a small coloring craft with cookie cutters! It is very easy to do.

I'm not very good at explaining directions so please bare with me while I try my best.

Tools:

• Cookie cutters (we used an angel, snowman, bell & holly leaf)
• Paper (we used red, green & white)
• crayons, markers, glitter or whatever you want your child to use to decorate (we only used crayons)
• scissors
• glue (I used scrap booking "zots")
• ribbon

Directions:

1. Trace each cookie cutter once on each piece of paper
2. Let child color on the papers
3. Cut out each cookie cutter shape when child is done coloring
4. Over lap each cookie cutter shape with corresponding shapes, then glue to liking
5. Punch hole at top of shape
6. Thread ribbon threw hole & tie

And your done!