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Salt dough – 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt, cold water. Mix until has consistency of play dough. bake at 250 for 2 hours, then cool and paint any color….good recipe for thumbprint pendants.


January 12, 2012 - Posted by | Beads, Crafts, DIY, Jewelry

5 Comments »

  1. So what did you paint those with to make them look like metal? Those are so cool!

    Comment by Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It | January 13, 2012 | Reply

  2. Pretty cool. Looks like metal. I'm going to have to try this. I remember years ago I did this and used food coloring in the dough. Made several flowers and decorated a cake.Just make sure everyone knows not to eat them or they'll chip a tooth 🙂

    Comment by Anonymous | January 13, 2012 | Reply

  3. @Kimberly – There are some good metal color paints at the hardware store. 🙂

    Comment by J's mom | January 13, 2012 | Reply

  4. I LOVE THIS, Although I have a few questions.1. What material/method did you use to get the look of both the hart and thumb print pendants.2. did you do this before baking or after???

    Comment by Miche' | January 19, 2012 | Reply

  5. Miche' They do need to have the shape before baking. Hope that helps.

    Comment by J's mom | January 20, 2012 | Reply


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