Salt Dough Ornaments

Ok...I have been waiting my whole life to have one of those Christmas trees that are in magazines. Everything matches, in the perfect spot. Presents underneath match also with the perfect wrapping paper and bows.
Well, apparently never gonna happen in this house.
My husband thinks it's not a Christmas tree unless it's been decorated by the kids.
So, that being said... Remember when you were little and everything on the tree was homemade. Well, we're going to try that here. Starting with "salt dough ornaments" decorated with sparkles!!
Stay tuned to see what happens...

Salt Dough RecipeIngredients:

Ok..sorry it took so long to update on how the ornaments went (I couldn't remember how to get on my blog..Ooops) Well... My husband had to take over as I was busy. He also had to run out and get cookie cutters as I couldn't find ours. So while he was out he got glue and sparkles too. Well, they made a TON of ornaments but didn't put big enough holes in them. But that didn't stop Courtney and Alivia from decorating them. And let me tell you.. sparkles and kids.. BAD IDEA!! We had sparkles everywhere. LOL. But they had a lot of fun and that's all that matters :)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 cup cold waterDirections: In a large bowl, mix table salt and flour together. Gradually add 1/2 cup of water and mix to desired consistency. Knead the dough on a flat surface, adding a few more drops of water as needed (but not making it too moist).
Once the dough is made, you can divide it up into small portions to roll into 1/8" thick pieces with a rolling pin. Use cookie cutters to cut out a variety of shapes, and place the shapes on wax paper or other surface to dry. If you want to make hanging ornaments, pierce the dough through with a toothpick while it's wet.
Baking Alternative
Instead of allowing the dough shapes to air dry, you can bake them in the oven at 200 degrees F until hard. Baking times varies depending on oven and dough thickness. Make sure the dough is completely baked. You can cover the dough with aluminum foil if it starts to darken before completely baked through.