How do you make Christmas ornaments?

Question

I know it requires flour and cooking in the oven but I can't remember all the ingredients, cooking time and temperature.

That sounds like fun thanks, all ideas welcome.

Answer 1

Sounds like you are talking about bread dough clay. Here is a recipe: 4 cups of flour
1 cup of salt
1 1/2 cups of water
Mix well and knead until it becomes doughy then roll out flat and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter or make shapes by hand. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 1 hour. When they are cool,they can be painted as desired. Be sure to seal with a water base varnish or sealer front and back to prevent bugs and deterioration. I would suggest placing a small eye hook or loop of craft wire in the top for hanging before putting in the oven to bake. If it is not secure after baking,you can reattach with a drop of glue.An alternative would be to make a hole at the top of the ornament with a straw before baking.
A fragrant alternative to this dough is cinnamon-applesauce no bake dough. The recipe is as follows: 9 tablespoons of ground cinnamon, 6 tablespoons of applesauce, 2 tablespoons of white school glue such as Elmers, 1/2 tablespoon of a spice such as nutmeg,ground cloves or all spice. Mix all ingredients and knead until it becomes a firm dough. Let dough rest for 30 minutes then roll out to about 1/8" thickness and cut out shapes as desired. Let them dry for 5 days,on wax paper turning at least once a day to be sure they dry evenly. These make the cutest gingerbread man ornaments if you decorate with dimensional fabric paint and of course a dash of glitter.

Answer 2

Lynne, good question and the answer is no I do not. I have a series of favorites though, each year I purchase the newest USC Christmas ornament that displays the year. Not traditional in a classic sense; however, alot of fun! Merry Christmas! Gerry :)

Answer 3

www.duncancrafts.com
You can always purchase polyimer clay and make ornaments from that and bake them in the oven.
Here is a recipe for clay using white bread and
Aleene's Tacky Glue. Tear up white bread( soft
bread not stale) and add glue until a dough forms.
I usually use 3 slices of bread. Until you get the
glue and bread mixed together it will gloppy. Just keep working it together. After you make your
ornaments let it air dry over night then you can paint your ornamenets using acrylic paint.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Go to the grocery store, grab a bunch of the free AOL discs, drill a little hole in the edge, run a string thru it, Voila - a Christmas ornament.

Answer 5

I don't know how to make the ones you bake but I used to make the pine cone ones with my kids when they were little. We would get small pine cones, pour some glue over them, not covering them but just drizzle. Then before the glue dried we would sprinkle glitter over them.

I know it's not what you asked for but maybe it would be an alright alternative if you don't get another response.

Answer 6

http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/specialfeature/christmas-ornaments-ms/