Angels and Santa Claus made of s alt doughare perfect ideas for Christmas decorations. S alt mass is a very cheap, plastic and easy-to-work material, perfect for Christmas decorations. Get to know our provens alt mass recipeand seehow to make Christmas decorations from s alt massPhotos and description - how Santa andangels are made step by step !
Christmas decorations made of s alt dough
Christmas is just around the corner … the Christmas atmosphere becomes more and more noticeable when a Christmas tree arrives at our house, and we eagerly go to decorate it with original decorations.Those prepared by hand will be unique in themselves. Christmas decorations can be made of various materials, but those made of s alt dough will be cheap and durable. Sohow to make Christmas decorations from s alt dough ? We start, of course, by preparing everything we need.
To prepareChristmas decorations made of s alt masswe will need acrylic or poster paints, brushes, decorative ribbons, molds for cutting patterns into dough and products for making dough. The secret of a good s alt mass are properly selected ingredients. Meet my reliable recipe!
S alt mass recipe
Here is my provenrecipe for s alt mass . According to this recipe, I prepared a mass for decorations visible in the photos.
Ingredients for the s alt mass :
- cup of 450 type cake flour,
- glass of s alt,
- half a cup of potato starch
- glass of warm water
Preparation of s alt mass : Combine loose ingredients in a bowl and gradually add warm water. Thanks to the right water temperature, it will be easier for us to knead the dough. It should be smooth and uniform, with a texture similar to that of dumplings. If, after combining all the ingredients, you have the impression that the mass is too thin, add flour, if it is too hard, add water. Obtaining such plasticity of the material will allow us to easily prepare even the smallest Christmas decorations.
S alt mass dyeing
The s alt mass can be easily colored. We get the yellow mass by sprinkling turmeric, brown with cocoa or cinnamon, and pink by adding red beet juice. We can stock up on food dyes and experiment with colors with them.
Christmas decorations made of s alt mass with cocoa
Patterns and figurines made of s alt dough
When we have made a homogeneous mass of s alt, we roll it out and use dough molds to cut out various patterns. Christmas trees, hearts, stars and baubles cannot be missed. Each cut ornament is pierced with a toothpick in such a way that, after drying, it is easy to thread the ribbon and hang the decoration on the Christmas tree. We can also make Christmas characters, Santa Claus or angels from the s alt dough.
Drying decorations from the s alt mass
After preparing the decorations, dry them in the oven for 2 hours at 100 ° C. It is good to check the degree of baking all the time, if we notice that our decorations are already slightly browned, we can take them out of the oven.
Drying Christmas decorations made of s alt masscan also be done without the use of an oven, leaving them in a warm place. However, please note that this may take up to several days.
How to make Christmas tree decorations from s alt dough - step by step
Decorating S alt Dough Ornaments
The last step in preparingS alt Dough Christmas Ornamentsis decorating them. We will need acrylic or poster paints, possibly varnishes, glitter. We can use all the materials that we have at home and find them interesting, matching our assumptions.Christmas decorations made of s alt masscan be painted in different colors. Choosing the colors to our liking. Try red or white zigzags, dots and delicate frames. Decorations dyed with cocoa are a bit like Christmas gingerbread, and adding white decorations to them will be associated with sweet icing.
S alt dough angels
S alt dough angelsalways look interesting and fit every Christmas tree. We can prepare extremely fairy-tale characters, decorating them with a range of colors or opt for an angel with delicate decorations.
S alt dough angels - step by step
Use a cake moldto cut a heartor a butterfly from the s alt mass, cut it halfway, creating angel wings. We put them on the triangle - that is, our dress. Using a garlic squeezer, we cancreate angel hairand attach it to the angel's head. We combine all elements with each other. Using a toothpick, make the angel's eyes and add a smile:)
It is good to stick a piece of s alt dough behind the angel's head and pierce it with a toothpick. Thanks to this, it is easy tohang an angel on the Christmas tree . After baking the decorations, proceed to decorating. You can paint it with paints and decorate it with glitter.
How to make angels out of s alt dough
Anotheridea for a s alt dough angelis to make him a decorative dress that will be slightly ruffled. The character preparation itself is not much different from the previous example.We need wings, a head and long hair. The difference is in the creation itself. To get the impression of a crinkled fabric, it is enough to slightly form a piece of dough into an accordion. We connect all the elements with each other. Remembering to glue the part on which we will hang the angel. After drying, we paint the prepared ornament with paints, shading the dresses and wings with blue shades of paint.
Santa Claus from s alt dough
Making a Santa Claus is extremely simple. All we have to do is prepare five appropriate elements and combine them together.
Santa Claus from s alt dough
We start with Santa's head.Cut a small circle out of the s alt mixturewith a cake mold. The next element is the beard, let's prepare a circle with a wavy edge. Then we make a hat, nose and mustache. After all the elements are combined, use a toothpick to make Santa's eyes.Pierce the cap, and after baking, thread a decorative ribbon to hang the ornaments. At the endwe paint Santa with paints
I hope you liked myideas for Christmas tree decorationsand you will do it yourself . Have fun doing it!
MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
