How to Make Christmas Ornaments with Dough
Rub your hands with cooking oil., Mix together all-purpose flour, water and salt., Roll out the dough out on a well-floured surface., Cut out shapes with cookie cutters., Thread an oversize needle through the top of each ornament to create a hole...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Rub your hands with cooking oil.
This will give the dough more resiliency as you work with it. -
Step 2: Mix together all-purpose flour
Use your hands for best results.
Knead dough for approximately 10 minutes. , Roll out dough until it is approximately 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) thick.
Dough rolled too thickly will take longer to dry and could be doughy even after cooking; dough rolled too thin causes the dried ornaments to break more easily. , Reindeer, elves, stars, snowflakes, Christmas trees, birds, or angels are all great ideas of ornament shapes.
Alternately, let the kids design their own shapes.
These ornaments won't have the clean, articulated lines of a cookie cutter, but they'll be one-of-a-kind, and entirely their own! , The hole should be at least 1⁄8 inch (0.3 cm) from the top of the ornament. ,,, Allow ornaments to cool. , This will prevent staining as you paint the ornaments. , Decorate until ornaments are satisfactory.
Once dry, spray with clear polyurethane on both sides to preserve.
These ornaments are not suitable or safe to eat.
Do not attempt to eat them. , Alternately, use ribbon or thread to hang. , This will prevent staining as you paint the ornaments., Alternately, use poster or tube paints.
Greens, reds, silvers, golds, and deep blues are considered traditional Christmas colors. , For a gauzier texture, use cotton swabs.
Decorate until ornaments are satisfactory. , Cook for about two minutes at high. , It should feel like a moderately dampened sponge.
If it is already dried out, take ornaments out of the microwave and allow to cool. , Take ornaments from microwave and allow to cool. , This will give the ornaments a nice, glossy look.
Note:
Do not microwave the ornaments after applying hairspray and /or acrylic finish.
These products are flammable and will ignite in your microwave, causing a fire hazard. ,, This will give the ornaments a bit of sparkle by reflecting light.
Cookie sprinkles can be lightly applied and lightly pressed into the dough. , Lightly wet the yarn before pressing it into ornaments:
This will help you control its design as well as keep it from browning in either the oven or the microwave. , Set small amounts of dough in different colors to be rolled into eyes, mouths, shoes, buttons, etc.
Paint a different color for added contrast. , Use checkered patterns, or score circles or simply squiggly lines. , -
Step 3: water and salt.
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Step 4: Roll out the dough out on a well-floured surface.
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Step 5: Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
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Step 6: Thread an oversize needle through the top of each ornament to create a hole for hanging.
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Step 7: Transfer cookies onto a baking tray or plates
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Step 8: depending on your cooking method.
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Step 9: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) before mixing dough.
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Step 10: Once the oven is ready and the dough is cut
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Step 11: cook for 30 minutes.
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Step 12: Lay out plastic or wax paper on a table or another flat surface.
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Step 13: Paint ornaments with poster or tube paints.
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Step 14: Once dried
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Step 15: string a thread through the hole on the top of the ornaments.
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Step 16: Lay out plastic or wax paper on a table or another flat surface.
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Step 17: Mix together 1/4 bottle of food color with one cup of water for paint.
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Step 18: Paint with a basting brush or paint brush.
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Step 19: Place your ornaments
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Step 20: four at a time
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Step 21: in the microwave.
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Step 22: Check the consistency of the dough.
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Step 23: Microwave ornaments for an additional minute.
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Step 24: Spray ornaments with extra hold hairspray or lightly coat with Flecto Varathane (acrylic finish) or decoupage.
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Step 25: Allow ornaments to dry overnight.
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Step 26: Put silver cookie beads in ornaments while still damp.
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Step 27: Yarn can be used to make hair or smiles on ornaments.
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Step 28: Use small amounts of dough as add-ons.
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Step 29: Score the dough with a needle to create texture contrasts.
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Step 30: Finished.
Detailed Guide
This will give the dough more resiliency as you work with it.
Use your hands for best results.
Knead dough for approximately 10 minutes. , Roll out dough until it is approximately 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm) thick.
Dough rolled too thickly will take longer to dry and could be doughy even after cooking; dough rolled too thin causes the dried ornaments to break more easily. , Reindeer, elves, stars, snowflakes, Christmas trees, birds, or angels are all great ideas of ornament shapes.
Alternately, let the kids design their own shapes.
These ornaments won't have the clean, articulated lines of a cookie cutter, but they'll be one-of-a-kind, and entirely their own! , The hole should be at least 1⁄8 inch (0.3 cm) from the top of the ornament. ,,, Allow ornaments to cool. , This will prevent staining as you paint the ornaments. , Decorate until ornaments are satisfactory.
Once dry, spray with clear polyurethane on both sides to preserve.
These ornaments are not suitable or safe to eat.
Do not attempt to eat them. , Alternately, use ribbon or thread to hang. , This will prevent staining as you paint the ornaments., Alternately, use poster or tube paints.
Greens, reds, silvers, golds, and deep blues are considered traditional Christmas colors. , For a gauzier texture, use cotton swabs.
Decorate until ornaments are satisfactory. , Cook for about two minutes at high. , It should feel like a moderately dampened sponge.
If it is already dried out, take ornaments out of the microwave and allow to cool. , Take ornaments from microwave and allow to cool. , This will give the ornaments a nice, glossy look.
Note:
Do not microwave the ornaments after applying hairspray and /or acrylic finish.
These products are flammable and will ignite in your microwave, causing a fire hazard. ,, This will give the ornaments a bit of sparkle by reflecting light.
Cookie sprinkles can be lightly applied and lightly pressed into the dough. , Lightly wet the yarn before pressing it into ornaments:
This will help you control its design as well as keep it from browning in either the oven or the microwave. , Set small amounts of dough in different colors to be rolled into eyes, mouths, shoes, buttons, etc.
Paint a different color for added contrast. , Use checkered patterns, or score circles or simply squiggly lines. ,
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