• Salt Dough Valentine's Day Ornament

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Salt Dough Valentine Ornaments

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Supplies

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Here are the supplies that you will need to make the salt dough ornaments:
2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Water
1 Cup Salt
Food Coloring
Mixing Bowl
Ribbon
Marker
Heart Cookie Cutter
Scissors
Rolling Pin
Baking Sheet
Oven

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Salt and Flour

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First preheat the oven to 250°
Then mix 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of salt together.

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Add Water

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Add 1 cup of water to the flour and salt mixture.

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Mix

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Mix the ingredients together until they form a ball of dough.
If it is too sticky you can add more flour.

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Separate Dough

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Separate dough into 4 balls and add food coloring to each dough ball.
Knead the color into the dough until the whole ball is the color you would like.

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Colored Dough

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Here is an idea of what your dough should look like.

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Roll the Dough

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Using your rolling pin and some more flour, roll out each ball of dough to about 1/8th of an inch thickness.
Now use the heart cookie cutter to attain the desired shape.

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Baking Sheet

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Place the heart shapes on a baking sheet. They can be pretty close together as long as they aren't touching.
Use a damp rag to wipe off the excess flour.

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Color Swirl Hearts

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We had some fun and made some color swirl hearts as well.

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Holes for ribbon

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Use a pointed object to create a small hole at the top of the ornament for the ribbon to go through later. I used a citrus peeler stick.
Next place the tray in the oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Be careful not to burn them but they should be rigid when they are done.

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Add Ribbon

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When the ornaments have cooled, cut a piece of ribbon to the desired length. Thread it through the ornament, then knot the ribbon closed.

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Use Marker

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Now you can take a marker and write messages on the hearts. We had fun writing Bible verses and messages from God, the ultimate valentine.

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Ornaments

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The finished ornaments can be given to friends, used as ornaments, etc.

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