You don’t have to be a master baker to make these cute little salt dough heart necklaces. Simply mix together flour, salt and water and you’ve got your salt dough recipe ready to roll out and cut. These sweet little necklaces make great gifts for friends, grandparents, teachers or for yourself and kids! The best part about this craft is it lasts for years to come.
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Salt Dough Recipe:
1 cup salt
2 cups flour
1 cup water
Step 1
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Make the dough recipe. You can use a small heart cookie cutter or a butter knife to create the heart shape. Don’t forget to make a hole in the heart with a pencil for threading the ribbon before you bake. Once baked, they are ready to paint.Bake for 1-2 hours at 200 degrees until dried out.
Step 2
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Paint the hearts using acrylic paint and don’t forget to add creative embellishments!
Step 3
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When the paint is dried, spray them with a glossy acrylic sealer – several coats make them shine.
Step 4
Finally, add 25″ long skinny ribbon and make lots of bright pretty necklaces.
If you have extra hearts use them to make magnets for family and teachers.
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