ShowMe DIY | Salt Dough Ornaments
Starfish Garland
Salt dough is a wonderful thing to use for making these lifelike looking starfish. We decided to hang them on a piece of string to make a really rustic, ocean inspired garland for bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, lounges or nautical-themed Christmas tree. They also make great gift wrapping toppers!
What you will need…
- Salt Dough
- Heavy Twine
- Toothpicks
Salt dough recipe…
Mix 2 cups of all-purpose flour with 1 cup salt and 3/4 to 1 cup cup of water. Combine to make a thick, clay like ball of dough.
Method…
- Take a mound of the dough and roll it into a ball. Onto a lightly floured surface flatten the ball into a level piece of dough.
- Once you have your circle of dough, use a toothpick or fork to press dots into the dough where the tentacles of the starfish will be.
- Remove dough between markings and use hands to round and shape the starfish form.
- Use toothpick to make long indentation in centre of each leg and to poke small holes up and down arms of starfish.
- Poke a hole in the top of starfish, you can use a straw for this.
- Let it dry, either by air drying it, or by baking it in a 200 degree oven for a couple of hours until it has hardened
- Once it has dried and cooled, apply coat of acrylic sealant.
- Tie a small loop through the hole at top of the starfish with twine/string so that the starfish will hang flat when suspended.
- String starfish on strand of string to make a beautiful garland.
Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky, let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic…― Van Morrison
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Source: Desperate Craft Wives
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