Does anyone know how to make the dough for home made Christmas tree decorations?

Answer 1

Salt Dough Ornaments

4 Cups of Flour
1 Cup of Salt
1 1/2 Cups of Hot Water
Holiday Cookie Cutters
Decorations, Glitter, Paint, Beads, Etc.

Knead the dough and roll it out to cut out shapes with cookie cutters (just like if you were making sugar cookies). Place them on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for about 2 minutes. Paint and decorate as desired. Most of all, be creative and have a lot of fun!



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Answer 2

Mix flour & water to form a dough shape as you want,Then bake in the oven until solid,allow to cool then decorate

Answer 3

Making ornaments from common household dough is one of the easiest, most inexpensive, and quickest ways to decorate for the holidays. Finished ornaments can be hung from the Christmas tree individually or strung on yarn or tinsel rope. Ornaments can be given as gifts to parents, friends, and grandparents, or used to decorate presents and cards. Use ornaments to brighten other areas of the home, too. Ornaments can be hung as window decorations, wreath hangings, and more.



A WORD ABOUT SHAPES AND COOKIE CUTTERS


Dough ornaments can be shaped in almost any fashion. The easiest method of shaping, of course, is to use cookie cutters. Dough ornaments can also be shaped using empty cans, the rim of a cup, a craft knife, plates, flower pot, and more. You can also hand shape ornaments, as well.


BAKED DOUGH ORNAMENTS

2c Flour

1c Salt

1c Water


Preheat oven to 300-degrees.


Mix all ingredients until well blended. Roll dough out on waxed paper and cut into desired shapes. Make a hole at the top of each ornament using a straw, pencil, toothpick or similar object. Bake for 2-3-hours in 300-degree oven.



CINNAMON DOUGH ORNAMENTS

1-1/2c Cinnamon

1c Applesauce

1/4c Household glue


Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Dough should resemble cookie dough. If dough is still too stiff to roll out, add a small amount of water until the desired consistency is achieved.


Knead dough, then cover and allow to sit for 30-60 minutes.


Knead dough again. Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness on waxed paper. Cut out desired shapes. Make a hole in the top of each ornament with a straw, pencil, toothpick, or similar object. Allow ornaments to dry on waxed paper for 2-5 days. When ready to decorate, ornaments will be thoroughly dry and hard.



SIMPLE DOUGH ORNAMENTS

1c Salt

1-1/2c Warm water

4c Flour


Preheat oven to 200-degrees.


Mix salt and flour together. Add water slowly and kneed until dough is stiff. Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut desired shapes from dough using cookie cutters or similar objects. Make a hole in the top of each ornament using a pencil, straw, toothpick or similar object.


Bake ornaments for 1-hour in 200-degree oven.




DECORATING IDEAS

PAINTING

Acrylic, fabric, tempra, watercolor, or spray paints can be used to color and design ornaments. Brush on, spray on, or use a toothpick to drop "dots" of paint for eyes, ears, clothing and more.


COLORED DOUGH

You can make colored dough by mixing a few drops of food coloring, kool aid, colored gelatin, or paint into a small amount of dough. Roll and bake or dry out per recipe's instructions.