A wonderful, festive and magical time is the New Year, for which adults and children prepare gifts and souvenirs for friends and loved ones. You don't have to shop at the store; you can make delicious gifts yourself from scrap materials, such as puff pastry. The crafts are original and bright. Unique toys decorate Christmas trees and are used as original and unusual souvenirs.
To create crafts, salt dough, paints, beads, ribbons, rhinestones and other materials are prepared to decorate the gift, make it unusual, exclusive, and delightful. Crafts created with your own hands have a soul, because they are created sincerely, with inspiration.
Salt dough recipe
To create a toy for the New Year's holiday, you will need to prepare salt dough. For this you need the following ingredients:
- Table salt – 1 part;
- Flour – 1 part;
- Water – ½ part.
All dry ingredients are mixed in a bowl, gradually adding water. The resulting mixture should have a soft consistency, not stick to your hands, and not be too thick. Knead the dough thoroughly so that it does not crumble or crumble.
To make the dough white, add ¾ of white acrylic paint to the ingredients.
Cold porcelain recipe
In addition to salt dough, you can use so-called cold porcelain, which is more reminiscent of polymer clay, to make crafts. You can easily prepare cold porcelain at home. To do this you will need:
- Baking soda – 1 part;
- Corn or potato starch – 1 part;
- Water – 1 part.
Pour the dry ingredients into the pan and mix well. then add water and mix thoroughly again until a homogeneous mixture without lumps is formed. Place the frying pan with the mixture on low heat and cook for 1-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Place the resulting mass on the table, let cool to room temperature and knead thoroughly for 2-3 minutes. That's it, cold porcelain is ready for use.
Cold porcelain should be stored in an airtight plastic bag.
Drying crafts
There are several ways to dry crafts made from salt dough or cold porcelain. The first one is natural. Leave the products for several days in a dry and warm place. The thicker the layer of dough in the craft, the more time it will take for it to dry completely. On average, it takes 24 hours to dry 1 millimeter of dough during natural drying. Crafts made from cold porcelain dry much faster - 8-12 hours.
Used for drying in the oven. It is heated as much as possible, and then the finished crafts are placed in it. After this, the oven must be turned off. Do not open it until it has completely cooled down.
Let's reveal a secret. Crafts will not stick to the baking sheet if you cover it with parchment paper.
We paint ready-made crafts
There are many ways to make colorful dough gifts. You can paint dough or cold porcelain using various paints (oil, acrylic, gouache, etc.) and food coloring; to do this, you need to add color to the finished mass and knead until the color is uniform.
Roll out the colored dough with a rolling pin and create shapes. Multi-colored products look amazing; they turn out bright and colorful.
Also, crafts are then painted using gouache, felt-tip pens, and pens of different shades.
Toys are decorated with various accessories, ribbons, rhinestones, beads, sequins, and other items. Here you can realize all your creative ideas and fantasies.
Gifts made from salt dough can be different. These are snowflakes and Christmas tree decorations, Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, the moon and various animals, hearts, flowers, and other decorations.
Creating toys from salt dough is very exciting. Children enjoy making crafts; it perfectly develops fine motor skills and lifts their spirits. Adults can also become interested in sculpting. And New Year's crafts that you create with your own hands will definitely please you and cause admiration.
So, let's move from theory to practice. We figured out how to prepare the dough, dry it and decorate the crafts. Let's move on to creating our masterpieces!
New Year's crafts from dough for beginners
#1 Christmas tree decorations made from salt dough: step-by-step master class
We prepare the dough or cold porcelain, roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of several millimeters, cut out figures using baking molds, make a hole for the thread and send the toys to dry. After drying, paint the products and additionally decorate them with sparkles. We thread the thread and the Christmas tree decorations from the dough are ready!
#2 Simple New Year's crafts made from dough using baking dishes
And another version of Christmas tree toys made from dough. Unlike the previous MK, in this one we will decorate crafts not with paints, but with buttons and ribbons. Decorative elements must be glued after the products have completely dried.
#3 New Year's garland made of salt dough
Using baking molds from dough you can make not only toys, but also garlands. To make it easier to thread the thread, make holes for it not at the top, but in the first third of the craft. The base thread should be pulled only after the dough has completely dried.
#4 New Year’s craft from dough “Gingerbread Man”
We cut out gingerbread men from the dough (it’s more convenient to do this using a special mold), wait for it to dry, and decorate with stained glass or acrylic paint. Depending on how exactly you will use the ginger man, make a hole for the thread either at the top or in the first third.
#5 DIY dough stars: New Year’s crafts from scrap materials
Simple dough stars decorated with small elements are a simple but very original way to decorate a New Year tree or a gift. You can also make an original garland from salt dough stars. To make the garland more original, roll out the dough and make an imprint on it, for example, of an openwork napkin, and then cut out the details. Don’t forget to make holes in the right places and only then send the craft to dry.
#6 Dough craft for children
Very little needlewomen and needlewomen cannot yet make complex crafts, but leaving a handprint is a great pleasure. A heart with a small palm will be an excellent New Year's gift for grandparents, and after the craft has completely dried, kids will be very happy to decorate it, especially if glitter is used. You can also make a bullfinch from a child's handprint.
#7 DIY salt dough starfish
This star would be an ideal gift for sea and sun lovers. While we are in winter and the cold is fierce, this little star will remind you of the warm sea and the scorching sun. See the step-by-step master class below.
#8 New Year's crafts from dough for beginners
For those who don’t have any time to master modeling, simple Christmas balls made from dough are an excellent option. To prevent the craft from looking too simple, you can color it at your discretion. You can take note of our ideas or get inspired to create your own creation.
#9 Simple New Year's crafts made from dough
And this is an option for those who still like to sculpt. If you don’t have much experience in modeling, you can make simple crafts: a Christmas tree, a holly, a lollipop, a ball.
#10 Dough stars with luminous core
An unusual New Year's craft will be dough stars with a luminous center. Use a larger shape to cut out the star, and use a smaller shape to cut out the core. We cover a baking sheet with parchment, put stars, and put plastic beads in the middle. Place it all in the oven and wait for the beads to melt.
#11 Christmas tree toys made from dough from four-legged friends
If you have a four-legged friend in the house, an excellent option for a Christmas tree decoration made from dough would be some kind of furry attribute. For example, you can make a paw print or a personalized bone. The four-legged family member should also contribute to the decoration of the New Year tree.
#12 Christmas tree toy made of dough with a spruce branch
Winter motifs can be added using a spruce branch. Roll out the dough and tightly attach a spruce twig to it so that it is well imprinted. Cut out a circle and send the craft to dry. After the paint has completely dried, sketch the imprint of the spruce foot and the Christmas ball made of dough is ready!
#13 New Year's mitten from dough: making Christmas tree decorations from scrap materials
You can make a mitten as a New Year's craft. You can decorate the product in different ways, for example, paint it or make a print of an openwork napkin. In general, use your imagination!
#14 A simple New Year's dough craft for beginners
And one more option for New Year's crafts for beginners. Cut out round pieces from the dough (this can be done with a regular glass). We make holes along the diameter for the threads and send the workpieces to dry. After complete drying, we pull colored threads through the holes. You can additionally decorate with beads, rhinestones or sparkles.
#15 New Year's dough craft month
Another great option for New Year's crafts for those who do not have shapes for cutting is the month. It is very easy to do and looks very impressive. Decor options at your discretion.
#16 Dough bird: making New Year’s crafts with your own hands
If you don’t have baking pans and you don’t want to make regular round Christmas tree decorations, the dove of peace will come to the rescue. If you don’t like our birds, you can find a template on the Internet. Roll out the dough, attach the template, cut along the contour and send to dry. Once dry, decorate as you wish.
#17 New Year's crafts from scrap materials: dough and sticks
And this option is for the most desperate. In addition to the dough, you will also need sticks. For residents of megacities, finding ordinary wooden sticks can become a real quest, but if the kids have already brought home all the “necessary” twigs, it’s time to use them!
#18 New Year's candy for the Christmas tree made from salt dough
To develop children's fine motor skills, you can make a New Year's candy. To do this, prepare dough of two colors (without dye and with dye). We told you how to color the dough at the beginning of the article. Roll out sausages of two colors and weave them together with a rope. Bend the stick into the shape of a cane and you can send it to dry.
#19 “Knitted” dough heart: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials
If you want to really surprise your friends and family, then you can make such a warm heart. To do this, roll out several thin sausages and twist them into ropes, place them on top of the base and cut them out with a baking dish. By the way, mittens will look great in this version.
DIY Christmas trees made from dough
It's hard to imagine the New Year without a Christmas tree. And it just so happened that it is the Christmas tree that decorates our homes during the New Year holidays. The green beauty with colorful lights makes this time of year truly magical. So why not give your loved ones the main symbol of the New Year in miniature as a gift. The dough will make a very original craft.
#1 Miniature Christmas tree made from dough
You don’t have to buy a real Christmas tree to decorate your home or office. A miniature forest beauty can be made at home from improvised materials, for example from salt dough or cold porcelain (we described the recipes above). We form a cone from the modeling mixture, and then “pinch off” the legs using scissors. For greater realism, the legs can be slightly bent upward. Next, we send the Christmas tree to dry. After complete drying, the craft can be further decorated, for example, with sparkles, beads, rhinestones, etc.
#2 Christmas tree toy made from dough “Christmas tree” for children
You can make a simpler craft with kids. Using a dough mold, cut out a Christmas tree, leave fingerprints in it and send it to dry. After the craft has completely dried, paint it. Fingerprints can be designed in the form of Christmas tree decorations, you can combine them with a stripe to make a garland, and if you slightly adjust the shape of the fingerprints, making them more elongated, you can depict glowing lanterns. In general, there is no limit to the flight of imagination!
#3 Simple Christmas tree made from dough: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials with children
Kids simply love to sculpt; in addition, this activity is very useful for developing fine motor skills. With the little ones it’s worth starting with something simple. Prepare the dough, roll it out and cut out some Christmas trees (with or without a mold). There can be countless decorative options, for example, using ribbon and glitter (after drying), adding openwork designs (you can make an imprint of an openwork napkin before cutting out the Christmas tree) or decorating the craft with buttons, beads, lollipops or marmalades. Buttons can be glued both before and after drying, but you should decorate them with candies or marmalades before drying and dry them in the oven (the candies will melt and look like glass decorations).
#4 Volumetric Christmas tree made of dough stars
If you consider flat crafts banal, you can make a voluminous Christmas tree, for example, from stars. To do this, you will need stars of different sizes (you can cut them out using a mold or make them yourself). Make a hole in the center of each star for thread and send it to dry. After drying, string the stars onto a thread, and for greater originality, insert a bead between each link. We tie knots, cut off the excess and the voluminous Christmas tree made from dough with your own hands is ready!
#5 DIY salt dough Christmas tree
Another option is a Christmas tree made from stars for those who do not have molds to cut out. Making stars without a shape is very simple. To do this, cut out a circle, divide it into 5 sectors and use your fingers to give each sector the shape of an arrow. Then stack the stars on top of each other and send the craft to dry. After complete drying, you can begin decorating.
#6 Miniature Christmas tree made from dough using garlic
An excellent Christmas tree made from dough is made with the help of a garlic clove. It is better, of course, to pre-color the dough with green pigment. Pass the dough through a garlic press, and then carefully glue these sausages to a paper cone. You can glue the dough for a moment. After drying, the Christmas tree can be further decorated with sparkles.
#7 Another Christmas tree with the help of spadefoot
An original Christmas tree will be obtained if the dough passed through the garlic press is folded into loops, and these loops are glued to the base cone. Externally, the Christmas tree will look like a thread craft. In general, unusual!
You can find more Christmas trees made from scrap materials in the article:
DIY Santa Claus and Snow Maiden made from dough
Well, what’s the New Year without a kind Grandfather and his assistant granddaughter? Sculpting people is a special skill, and small details will help develop motor skills. Besides, who knows, maybe after such home entertainment your child will decide to become a sculptor, and his work will later surpass Michelangelo himself!
#1 Crafts from palms for the New Year: making Santa Claus
A simple craft made from salt dough on a palm print. Painting should only be done after the product has completely dried. By the way, do not forget to make a hole for the thread before drying.
#2 Santa Claus made from dough: a simple craft for children
You can also make a simple flat Santa Claus craft with your children. Roll out the base into a drop shape. Glue a piece of dough, previously cut into strips, into the lower part, then glue the mustache and hat. We lightly twist the strips of beard and mustache into flagella and send Grandfather to dry. After complete drying, we proceed to decor.
#3 Santa Claus head made from dough
And another version of a simple flat craft made from salt dough. In this version, the beard is made from individual “sausages” that are carefully glued to the lower part of the face. This work is suitable for older children.
#4 Christmas tree toy Santa Claus made from dough with photos step by step
And this craft is already at an average level of complexity, because... will require patience and perseverance from the creator. See step-by-step MK below.
And more ideas for Santa Claus heads made from dough
You can easily come up with the design of your craft yourself, but we decided to throw in a few more ideas that essentially differ only in the method of making the beard. You can make a cotton beard for Grandfather by passing the dough through a garlic press or making an openwork print; all kinds of curls will look great.
#5 Santa Claus on the Christmas tree with his own hands from dough
Dear Grandfather can be made to his full height. A flat craft of this type is very simple to make. To get started, you will need a figurine template (you can draw it yourself or find it on the World Wide Web if you don’t like ours). Next, cut out the outline from the dough, and then the component elements. When the figurine is assembled, we send it to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to decor.
And more ideas for flat crafts made from salt dough “Santa Claus”
#6 Santa Claus from salted teta on a frame step by step with photos
You can make a three-dimensional figure of Santa Claus from the dough. To do this, you will need a cone-shaped frame, which can be made, for example, from foil. We wrap the frame with dough, the head can be placed on a toothpick or glued with glue. For the beard, grate the dough onto a fine grater and attach it to the face. We send it to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to additional decor.
#7 Santa Claus made of salted teta on a lamp frame: step-by-step master class
You can use an old light bulb as a frame for the Salt Dough Case. It’s worth noting right away that such a craft needs to be dried in the air, and not in the oven. The glass part of the light bulb will serve as the body, and we will “place” the head on the base. See the step-by-step photo master class below.
#8 DIY salted Snow Maiden on a frame
And here is a step-by-step master class of the Snow Maiden made from salt dough. In this MK we make the granddaughter of Santa Claus on a frame made of foil. We “set” the head on a toothpick. You can decorate the Snow Maiden from dough only after the craft has completely dried.
And more ideas for Santa Claus from dough on a frame
You can also use a cut plastic bottle as a frame for Grandfather. A beard can also be made in different ways: just stick thin strips on it or pass the dough through a garlic press. Cotton wool also looks great as a beard.
#9 Santa Claus and Snow Maiden: making crafts for the New Year from salt dough
And here is a version of three-dimensional dough figures without a frame. It’s worth noting right away that bulk dough crafts without a frame take much longer to dry, because... they contain more dough. In general, working with dough is like working with plasticine, only the dough dries out later. Proceed with decorating the figures only after complete drying. See the modeling master class below.
Snowflakes from salt dough: making New Year's crafts from scrap materials
A snowflake made from dough will be no less of a New Year’s craft. You can decorate a Christmas tree, a gift, or an interior with this craft. Or you can give it as a New Year's souvenir to friends or acquaintances.
#1 Snowflake made of dough with openwork print
Making an openwork snowflake from salt dough is a labor-intensive task. Therefore, we will be cunning. To give the craft an openwork look, we use a knitted napkin. Roll out the dough, place a napkin on top and run a rolling pin over it to imprint the design. Next, use a mold to cut out a snowflake and send the craft to dry.
#2 Openwork snowflake made from dough step by step with photo
And here is a more complex version of a dough snowflake. You will need cutting molds and a prepared plan. It is best to draw a diagram of your snowflake on paper in advance, and then start cutting out the elements. Start decorating only after complete drying!
And another version of a snowflake made from dough. From sausages of dough you make various elements: circles, droplets, ovals. Connect them together into a single structure. It’s better, of course, to draw a snowflake on paper in advance, and then start executing it in the test. You will find two versions of such a snowflake in the MK below.
And more ideas for do-it-yourself openwork snowflakes from dough
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Dough snowman
You can also make a snowman from salt dough. The main assistant of Santa Claus will look great not only on the Christmas tree as a toy, but also as a hand-made figurine or a decorative element on a New Year's card.
#1 Salt dough snowman for New Year
A very simple Christmas tree toy in the shape of a snowman can be made from salt dough. We cut out the base circle, glue the carrot nose, make a hole for it and send it to dry. After complete drying, paint the snowman and you can decorate the Christmas tree!
More simple salt dough snowman ideas for the New Year:
#2 Do-it-yourself 3D dough snowman
It’s very easy to make a three-dimensional snowman. We roll three balls of different sizes from the dough (for the body of a snowman), connect them together and send them to dry. After the craft has completely dried, we paint and decorate it. Ribbons, scraps of fabric, pompoms, etc. can be used as decoration.
#3 Snowman made from salt dough: making New Year’s crafts from scrap materials with children
And here is another simple version of a three-dimensional dough snowman. The modeling mass can be colored with dye, or you can make a snowman from regular dough and then paint it. We make a snowman's broom from the dough by passing it through a garlic press. See the step-by-step master class below.
More ideas for DIY 3D dough snowmen
#4 Fridge magnet Dough snowman step by step with photo
As a New Year's souvenir, you can make a refrigerator magnet from dough. A snowman would be an excellent themed craft. See below for a step-by-step master class with photos on making a magnet.
More ideas for magnets
#5 Christmas tree dough snowman
Salt dough snowmen will be an excellent decoration for the New Year tree. In addition, children will love decorating the forest beauty with handmade toys. In terms of making, such a snowman is very simple: we draw a template on paper (you can find a ready-made one), cut out the base, and then glue on the rest of the details (face, hands, gift, scarf, etc.). We send it to dry and only after complete drying we proceed to painting. Important! Before sending it for drying, do not forget to make a hole for the thread, otherwise you will have to adapt the craft to a refrigerator magnet.
#6 DIY salt dough ice cream snowman: step-by-step master class
It is probably difficult to find a child who has not eaten snow at least once in his life. Yes, white and fluffy it looks very appetizing. Well, anything is possible on New Year’s Day, even ice cream snowmen! You can decorate the Christmas tree with them or attach a magnet to the back and hang it on the refrigerator. In any case, they will look very cool!
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DIY salt dough angel
Still don't know what to give your loved ones for the New Year? Give a handmade angel. Wonderful figurines are made from salt dough or cold porcelain, which can be easily prepared at home from scrap materials (we wrote the recipes above). In this article you will find step-by-step master classes on making angels from dough.
#1 DIY New Year's angel step by step with photo
A wonderful angel to hang on your Christmas tree. This little keeper will be an excellent decoration for a forest beauty. In addition, a handmade angel can be safely given to family and friends.
#2 DIY salt dough angel: step-by-step instructions with photos
And here is another step-by-step instruction with photos for making a Christmas angel with your own hands from salt dough. This version of the angel is a little simpler than the previous one, so you can safely involve the little ones in the work. Of course, you can’t do this without mom’s help!
#3 DIY Christmas angel made from salt dough
And another cute Christmas angel that will be a great home decoration and create a holiday atmosphere. The figurine is very easy to make, but looks very impressive. A handmade salt dough angel will be an excellent addition to a New Year's gift.
#4 Fridge magnet angel made from salt dough: master class
As a New Year's gift for your family and friends, you can make a Christmas angel magnet. See the step-by-step manufacturing master class below.
And more ideas for dough angels for you, get inspired and create yourself!
And more ideas for Christmas angels made from salt dough
DIY salt dough houses
Small fairy houses made of salt dough will be an excellent decoration for your home and will help create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort on cold winter days. Like all crafts made from dough, houses can be flat or three-dimensional. Moreover, volumetric products can be made as a candlestick. A miniature house with glowing windows looks very cool in the evening. And to complete the fairy-tale image, you can separately mold the inhabitants for your house.
#1 Flat house made of salt dough for decorating a Christmas tree
The simplest house you can make with your own hands from salt dough is a regular flat craft. Roll out the dough several millimeters thick, cut out the outline of the house and decorative elements (windows, door, roof, etc.). We assemble the craft, make a hole for the thread and send it to dry. After complete drying, we move on to decor.
More ideas for dough houses for decorating a Christmas tree
#2 New Year's house made of salt dough: making a panel with your own hands
You can make incredibly beautiful panels and paintings from salt dough. New Year's themed houses covered in snow look especially cool. Snow can be made from foam balls, glitter, salt, cotton wool and much more.
#3 Salt dough house: making a New Year's magnet
An original New Year's gift will be a magnet in the shape of a house covered with snow. Such a gift is especially valuable because... made by hand. The idea is simple: cut out the base of the house from the dough, then glue various decorative elements on top, dry it, and paint it. Glue felt to the back of the craft, and a magnet onto it. Voila, our New Year's craft is ready!
More ideas for panel dough houses:
#4 New Year's house made of salt dough: making an original candlestick with your own hands
A New Year's house made of salt dough can be used as a candlestick, it looks very cool. So, prepare the salt dough, roll it out to about 1-1.5 cm thick. Cut out the walls, windows and door. This can be done with special molds, and if there are none, then use a stationery knife and a ruler. Glue all the walls and glue the roof. Cover the joints with the remaining dough. When the house is dry, sand the rough edges with sandpaper and enjoy your creation!
#5 New Year’s candlestick in the shape of a house: making crafts from salt dough on a frame
This version of the candlestick house is a little more complicated than the previous one, because... will require more creativity. As a frame, you can use not only a plastic jar, it can be a glass or tin jar, even a frame made of thick paper (for example, a toilet paper or paper towel roll) will do. To ensure that the house can be easily removed from the frame, the jar can be wrapped in foil. Next, we cover the frame with dough, decorate it, and send it to dry (the base of the house and the roof are compressed separately, i.e., in a disassembled state). When the blanks are dry, remove the base and seal the bottom of the house. Next, we glue the roof and move on to decorating the future candlestick.
#6 Candlestick house made from salt dough: decorating the house for the New Year
And another version of a candlestick in the shape of a house on a jar. Decor options can be very different, you just need to use your imagination a little and you will end up with a charming winter house.
More ideas for candlestick houses made from salt dough:
#7 DIY salt dough house step by step with photos
In this master class you will learn how to make a salt dough house with your own hands on a cardboard frame. First, you will need to make a house out of cardboard, making all the necessary holes for windows in it. Next, according to the size of the house, we make dough pieces, immediately decorating them. After the dough pieces have dried, glue them onto the cardboard house. The dough “sits” perfectly in the moment. We cover the joints with the remains of fresh dough and smooth them out using a brush and water. Next we glue the roof. Please note that the roof is covered with fresh dough, and not with dried dough. Next we move on to painting and decor. This MK uses foam balls as snow.
#8 House made of salt dough on a frame: master class with photos
And here is a version of a house on a frame made from a can. When the house dries out, the frame may or may not be removed. This is critical if you want to make a candlestick, but if it’s just a house, then it’s not necessary to remove the base. We create a relief pattern and send the house to dry. After complete drying, you can move on to decor.
#9 House made of salt dough on a bottle: master class step by step
And another option for a house on a bottle. As we said above, you can use any suitable element as a frame: a glass jar or bottle, a plastic jar (bottle), a tin can, plastic cans, foam bases and more.
#1 Simple dough wreath
Traditionally, our Western neighbors decorate Christmas wreaths with green plants, and holly or holly tolerates frost well, which is why it can be so often found as a decorative element in Western culture. It is quite difficult to find this plant here, so we will decorate the wreath with holly made from dough.
#2 New Year's dough wreath for children
If you need to keep the kids busy, then you can make this simple wreath. It is advisable to color the dough at the time of preparation by adding a few drops of green dye to it. Fir branches, cinnamon sticks, star anise, cloves, beads and more are useful for decoration. Well, then – a flight of fancy!
#3 DIY Christmas wreath made from dough
You can decorate the Christmas wreath with any elements, for example, dough stars. And you can make the base for the wreath using a braid (as in the first option) or a rope (as here). The main thing to remember is that you can paint a craft made from salt dough only after it has completely dried!
#4 DIY autumn wreath: step-by-step master class
An excellent craft for school/kindergarten would be an autumn wreath. If you didn’t have time to dry the leaves in the fall, it doesn’t matter, you can make them from salt dough. Moms will have to prepare paper templates, and the kids will do the rest. The leaves need to be cut out, veins made on them and sent for drying. After complete drying, paint and glue onto a cardboard base. Salt dough sticks well to Moment.
#5 Delicate New Year's wreath made of dough, decorated with roses
If you want to add a little tenderness and romance to your decor, then pay attention to this craft made from salt dough. It is better to color the rose dough with dye while kneading, this will help avoid the labor-intensive work of coloring the flowers. See step-by-step MK below.
#6 Alternative to an Advent wreath
If Christmas wreaths are not your thing, you can make an alternative craft that is more traditional in our culture - a horseshoe for good luck. If you paint it in the appropriate New Year's colors, you will get a great themed decoration. To make it more festive, you can decorate the horseshoe with a spruce branch, snowflakes (made from dough, of course), pine cones, etc.
Another option for crafts made from salt dough for the New Year can be animal figurines. We will not present all possible options in the article, but only those that we liked the most. You can get inspired and make something of your own, or you can take a ready-made idea, especially since they all come with step-by-step photo instructions.
#1 Do-it-yourself owl from salt dough: Making Christmas tree decorations with children
The most popular animal made for New Year is the owl. Yes, the forest predator does not sleep in winter. In addition, a small feature of owls is that they stay awake at night, adding to them some mysticism and mystery, which is very useful on the most magical night of the year!
#2 Volumetric owl made from dough: decorating the house for the New Year
Another option for an owl made from dough can be a three-dimensional figurine of a feathered predator. The manufacturing process will require patience and perseverance from the craftsman, although there is nothing complicated in this craft. Try it and see for yourself! See the step-by-step master class with photos below.
More dough owls:
#3 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a penguin
Penguins are no less relevant during the New Year holidays. Penguins won special love among children after the cartoon Madagascar. Well, why invent a bicycle if the idea of a New Year's dough craft for children is on the surface. It's decided: let's make a penguin!
#4 Crafts for the New Year from salt dough: making a hedgehog
You can make a wonderful hedgehog from salt dough. The prickly ball will be an excellent decoration, and will also go great as a gift for grandparents. How to make a hedgehog step by step with photos is described below.
#5 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a lamb
Lambs also look great as New Year's decor. In this master class you will learn how to make a lamb from dough with movable elements. See photo instructions below.
#6 Lamb made from dough: New Year's crafts for children
But here is a version of a voluminous lamb that even children can handle making. A large number of small parts will help develop fine motor skills and have fun with the whole family!
#7 Dough fish: do-it-yourself New Year’s crafts
If you want to make an unusual craft with your own hands for the New Year, then pay attention to this fish. By the way, such a fish would be a great addition to a gift for a fisherman!
#8 Crafts for the New Year: dough horse
You can very easily make a horse out of dough. By the way, if you don’t already know, the domestic Father Frost delivers gifts to children on three horses, and not on reindeer, like his Western counterpart. You can use the dough to make an entire horse farm, decorate a Christmas tree with it and give it to friends and acquaintances!
#9 DIY New Year's pig made from dough: master class
A craft made from pig dough will be especially relevant for the New Year 2019. The symbol of the coming year is not difficult to make, so you can safely involve your little ones in the work. We remember that we paint the dough figure only after it has completely dried.
#10 New Year's crafts from salt dough: making a pig
Another version of a cute pig made from dough. This craft can be used as a Christmas tree decoration or as a refrigerator magnet. See the step-by-step master class below.
#11 Craft for New Year 2019 pig made from dough
And an option for experienced craftswomen. In general, you can make crafts of any complexity from dough, it all depends on your modeling skills. Well, we wish you creative success, inspiration and productive New Year holidays!
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Dough modeling is a fun way to spend time with children. After all, they not only sculpt, but also cook: they can experiment with the flour mixture in the process of measuring and mixing ingredients, and then observe the metamorphoses that occur with the finished product when temperatures change during the drying process.
In addition, crafts made from salt dough are harmless to children, they do not contain allergens and can be safely tasted.
Figures made from homemade flour mixture are harder and preserve better than plasticine.
Basic play dough recipe
Before making modeling dough, you need to imagine what kind of products will be made, whether the dough needs to be painted, how long the modeling will take, and what drying mode will be chosen.
The basic recipe for craft dough consists of one part salt and two parts wheat flour to which 2 tsp citric acid is added. for 1 cup salt and 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil. The amount of water added during kneading should be equal to the amount of salt.
Dough preparation method
The dough is prepared in the following order:
- Mix flour with salt and citric acid and pour this mixture into a saucepan;
- Place the pan over moderate heat and gradually add water, stirring constantly, until the dough comes away from the pan and can be rolled into a ball.
- Remove from heat and knead the dough with your hands.
Food coloring or gouache must be diluted in water, which is added before kneading the dough.
During operation, depending on the required consistency, the salt-flour mixture can be further diluted with water or oil, or flour can be added for hardness.
It is better to prepare the dough in small portions if possible, right before starting to model, and store it only in a tightly closed container or cling film.
Drying salt dough crafts
In order for handmade salt dough crafts to retain their shape and not break or crack, you need to choose the correct drying mode. You can simply leave the figures to dry naturally in the air, or you can place them in the oven.
There are two different methods for oven drying. The first is to preheat the oven, then turn it off and place the figures in the heated space. You can also bake the products at 100 degrees, making sure that there is no burning.
A master class on making dough crafts involves, first of all, experimenting with the material: the composition of the dough and its drying mode, so failures in this process are inevitable.
Helpful advice: When starting sculpting with children, you need to set them up so that the first success, after many not entirely aesthetic attempts, becomes a real miracle for them.
It is better to start with simple and uniform shapes, such as round beads of various colors and sizes. You can use them to make garlands to decorate your room.
Then you can master more complex silhouettes - stars, hearts, and three-dimensional figures - New Year's snowflakes, Christmas trees, Easter eggs with patterns, egg coasters, chickens.
You can time the production of figurines to coincide with the holidays, or choose more neutral motifs for all occasions, making souvenirs and gifts in the form of stylized horseshoes, suns, stars, airplanes and funny faces.
During modeling, you can use special molds for modeling and baking, and other things, according to the prompting of your imagination: garlic crush - for making thin ropes from dough, bottle caps - for cutting out circles, plastic toy parts - for making prints, almost everything Whatever you have on hand, from toothpicks to toy car wheels, can become a tool for modeling dough.
Note!
It is easy to make holes in the salt dough, both decorative and for hanging on threads. Holes on flat figures retain their shape when dry.
But when making more voluminous parts, such as spherical balls, in order to create a hole for the thread, you need to pierce the figure with a toothpick or other sharp instrument made of wood or plastic and do not remove it until the product dries.
Helpful tip: To glue the dough elements, just wet the individual sections and place them next to each other.
You can make garlands, keychains, medals and pendants from voluminous and flat figures. You can fashion chests and cups for storing jewelry, small treasures and pencils.
Volumetric figurines of animals
Three-dimensional figurines of animals are especially popular among children; they can be made in accordance with popular step-by-step instructions, which are intended for plasticine and clay crafts.
Note!
You can sculpt from dough without dyes, then paint the finished figurine and, after drying, coat it with varnish.
You can also cut out various figures: having made a model of them from cardboard, place it on a smooth dough previously rolled out with a rolling pin and carefully cut out along the edges. Then you can paint the figurine, add the necessary texture - roughness, strokes, make eyes, a nose or decorations from beads.
A wonderful homemade gift could be a photo frame or a unique candlestick.
Making panels that combine elements of mosaic, applique and modeling can captivate both children and adults. For the little ones, simple drawings are suitable: you first need to draw a silhouette on parchment, then carefully fill it with dough along the lines.
You can also conceive and implement more complex ideas using beads, mosaics of cereals, dried flowers, etc.
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Photos of dough crafts
Modeling from salt dough is a fascinating activity that can bring a lot of pleasure to both little fidgets and adult uncles and aunts. Salt dough is an excellent pliable material from which you can make a lot of interesting crafts, including entire paintings that radiate the warmth of the master’s hands and home comfort.
Video catalog of works and ideas for modeling
To create a real masterpiece, you will have to try hard, but absolutely anyone can master testoplasty, especially since this technique does not require any unique abilities or expensive materials. If you set a goal, you can find everything you need without leaving home, if you wish. For children, making crafts from salt dough will be not only an interesting, but also a very useful activity, since fine motor skills of the hands are directly related to the development of speech, thinking, attention, imagination, visual and motor memory, and any joint creativity brings them together.
How to prepare salted play dough
Almost every master uses his own unique dough recipe, so today we will offer several recipes at once. All recipes are good, but each is good in its own way. One is more suitable for small products, the other for large ones, and the third is suitable for working with children. By experimenting with different components, you can decide on the optimal recipe.
Salt dough recipes
to contentsFirst option: universal dough
- 1 glass of salt
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- half a glass of water
Pour a glass of salt and a glass of flour into a large bowl. Mix with a spoon. Pour in half a glass of water and a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Mix with a spoon and knead with your hands until smooth, just like regular dough. To make the mass more plastic, replace the water with starch jelly. To prepare jelly, dissolve a tablespoon of starch in 1/2 cup cold water. Bring another glass of water to a boil in a small saucepan. While stirring, pour the starch solution into the boiling water. When the contents of the saucepan become transparent and thicken, turn off the heat, let the jelly cool, and then instead of water, add it to the mixture of flour and salt.
If the dough turns out too soft, mix a tablespoon of salt with a tablespoon of flour at the bottom of the bowl. Press the ball of dough into the mixture and knead. If necessary, repeat the procedure.
Second option for simple models
- 200 grams of flour
- 200 grams of salt
- 125 milliliters water
- (before adding to the dough, the glue must be diluted in warm water to the consistency of sour cream)
Third option for large models
- two glasses of flour
- one glass of salt
- 2/3 cup water
You may need a little more water, the amount depends on the type of flour. The density of the modeling dough should resemble softened plasticine. To prepare the dough, pour salt into hot water, wait until the salt is completely dissolved and the water cools. Add flour (the second kind is also quite suitable) and knead the dough thoroughly.
to contentsStrong salt dough for tiles and boards
- 200 grams of flour
- 400 grams of salt
- 125 milliliters water
- 2 tablespoons of simple wallpaper glue
Fifth option: salt dough for delicate work
- 300 grams of flour
- 200 grams of salt
- 2 tablespoons of simple wallpaper glue
- 4 tablespoons glycerin
To ensure that there are no crystals in the finished product and the surface is smooth, the salt for preparing the dough should be finely ground. If you only have coarse salt on hand, before kneading the dough you should grind it in a coffee grinder or dilute it with the amount of water specified in the recipe. It is better to choose inexpensive varieties of flour without emulsifiers, baking powder and other additives.
Wrap the finished dough in film to prevent it from drying out, and place it in the refrigerator for several hours. This will make the dough more elastic and easier to work with during modeling, and it will not break on the sides.
When working with children, choose recipes that do not contain glue.
Uncolored dough will have a light beige color. To give the product a warm bready shade, take half of the wheat and rye flour from the amount specified in the recipe. It is not advisable to use rye flour alone, as the dough will be hard, inelastic and will crumble.
Using watercolor or gouache, you can paint either ready-made figures or color the dough at the kneading stage. Gouache paints, food coloring or natural food coloring are perfect for coloring dough: fruit and vegetable juices (beetroot, carrot juice, parsley juice), cocoa, coffee. Dough of different colors is stored in separate plastic bags or jars. Just like paints, pieces of colored dough can be safely mixed to obtain the desired shade:
- blue + white = light blue
- blue + yellow = green
- green + blue = emerald
- blue + pink = purple
- white + red = pink
- yellow + red = orange
- green + red = brown
Crafts made from salt dough
While the dough is cooling and reaches the desired condition, you can prepare your work space and everything you need for modeling. First of all, we clear the table of foreign objects and cover it with oilcloth. We may also need:
- work board for rolling out dough (you can use a piece of thick cardboard covered with a sheet of baking foil on top)
- rolling pin (can be replaced with a smooth bottle)
- knife with thin blade
- cardboard
- pencil
- tassel
- floss threads
- aluminium foil
- various small things: buttons, corks, matches, coins - to create relief surfaces; beads, cereals, foil - for decoration.
For modeling dough, almost everything is used: buttons and fabrics for textured prints, various seeds and cereals for original ornaments, dried flowers, fresh embossed leaves, twigs, etc. We lightly moisten fabrics and objects with vegetable oil before printing so that they do not stick to the dough. Beautiful buttons, pebbles, glass, bugles, beads, shreds and lace, threads and chains can not only be printed, but also “stamped” directly into the dough. If you fire your products in the oven, make sure that the beads are not plastic, but glass, and the threads are not made of synthetics.
Since the dough dries very quickly in air, it must be kept in tightly closed jars on the workbench. Each time you need to take exactly as much dough as necessary, and immediately fold the excess back.
You can work with the dough in several ways. Firstly, you can roll out a layer of dough, cut out various flat figures from it, and then make a composition out of them. However, to make a three-dimensional product, it is better to sculpt individual parts and then combine them into the intended composition. We wet the joints with a brush and gently press with a finger. A toothpick will help attach the head to the body.
To create a picture or sign based on a board, first roll out the dough one to one and a half centimeters thick, cut out the desired shape from it, let it dry for several days and only after that apply the rest of the details, using the same salted dough, diluted to a mushy consistency, as glue condition. Fresh parts are held together with a brush and water.
To make a nice frame, you can first draw a sketch on cardboard, then cut it out and cover it with dough, and when it dries a little, attach small details.
When working with three-dimensional vertical figures, you should use a wire frame. Inside large volumetric products you can put tightly formed balls of foil for baking, boxes or jars, carefully covered with dough so that there are no holes or cracks. In this case, less material will be required to make the product; it will not deform during drying and will dry much faster.
If you have any unused dough left after work, wrap it in oilcloth or a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator. This will prevent the dough from drying out and spoiling for several months.
Drying, firing, painting and varnishing
In order for dough products to gain strength, they need to be air dried or fired in the oven. The first option will take quite a long time, since during air drying the moisture from the product evaporates very slowly. In good weather, the product will dry only a few millimeters in one day. It is better not to place dough crafts on the battery, because there is a high probability that they will simply crack.
It is better to use a combined method - first dry the product a little in the sun and then burn it in the oven. You cannot bake the product! It should not be baked, but dried at the lowest temperature, with the oven door slightly open. In this mode, the product should be fired for one and a half to two hours, until it turns brown and the dough hardens. If overheated, bubbles and cracks will appear on the figure.
After drying or firing, salt dough products can be painted and varnished. For coloring, you can use acrylic paints, but artistic gouache with the addition of a small amount of PVA glue is best. After drying, this mixture will give the product a slight shine and will not stick to your hands. Acrylic varnish is perfect for varnishing; it is non-toxic, water-soluble and dries in only 6-8 hours.
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Modeling is one of the types of art. In the process, it is possible to produce products of incredible beauty, used as decorative elements.
Modeling classes also develop fine motor skills and imagination, which makes them especially useful for children.
Very often, salt dough is used to make crafts. It's worth finding out what it is and how to use it to create jewelry.
Features of sculpting
Making salt dough is easy. Every person has modeling skills acquired in childhood. You just need to take into account the rules for preparing the dough, drying and decorating.
Preparation of material
There are several cooking options. You can use any of them. One of the popular methods is the following.
It will require:
- salt – 1 tbsp.;
- flour – 1.5 tbsp;
- water – 125 ml;
- PVA glue or starch - 1 tbsp. l. (needed when sculpting small items).
All ingredients should be mixed and the dough should be prepared as for dumplings.
Tools for work
During the sculpting process, you will need some devices that will speed up the work and improve the results. The most commonly used:
- board for rolling out dough;
- a small rolling pin (you can replace it with a bottle);
- molds;
- brush;
- ballpoint pen refill (useful for creating patterns);
- buttons, rings, lace (they are needed to make impressions);
- paints.
In addition to these, other devices may be required. It depends on the intent. You will also need water - without it such creativity is impossible.
Storage methods
The prepared dough can be used for 3 weeks if stored correctly. The best option is to wrap it in plastic and place it in the refrigerator.
For work, it is worth taking small pieces, since the mass quickly hardens and a crust forms on it.
Therefore, it is worth separating as much dough as will be used at a time.
Drying, painting, varnishing and product care
Made items need to be dried so that they last longer. Several methods are used for this:
- The oven is heated to approximately 55-80 degrees. The items are placed in a special form and kept in a slightly open oven for about an hour.
- The products are laid out on a surface made of wood or plastic and dried in the open air. It takes 3-4 days, but the results will be better. Do not expose crafts to sunlight.
- The items are placed in a cold oven and heated to 150 degrees, then turned off. There is no need to take out the crafts right away; they should cool down with the oven.
Dough products are often varnished. This improves the appearance of the work and allows you to preserve the craft longer. If the item has been painted, a coat of varnish will prevent the colors from fading.
It is most convenient to use aerosol varnish. In this case, a single application is sufficient. Liquid varnish has to be applied in several layers, but this is also a good way.
Sometimes varnishing is not carried out. If the drying was correct, the leads will last a long time without varnishing.
The design of the figures may vary. They can be left in their original form - this is also attractive. But they are often painted using gouache, acrylic or watercolor paints.
You can color it like this:
- mix watercolor with water and apply with a brush;
- add PVA glue to the gouache and cover the product with the mixture;
- When kneading the dough, add food coloring or fruit juice to color it.
You can use additional decorations to make the craft original. Beads, shells, threads, ribbons, cereals, beads, etc. are suitable for this.
Types of crafts
There are a lot of products of this type. They can be used to decorate your home or as a gift as they look very beautiful. Therefore, these crafts are often prepared for some holiday.
In addition to holiday products, you can sculpt from dough just like that. Entire compositions are obtained, so it is worth knowing what the individual elements look like.
New Year's options
Children will happily take part in creating New Year's decorations. These crafts include Christmas tree toys. The easiest option is to cut out New Year's themed figures, bake them in the oven and paint them. After this, a hole is made in them for the rope. But you can also dream up.
They make many holes in the figurines or decorate them with beads and seed beads (in this case, they should be dried only naturally, without an oven).
Ribbons or sparkles are used as decoration (they are applied after drying to a layer of PVA glue). It is allowed to color the dry dough with markers.
You can make an impression of the child's palm on the test and decorate it beautifully. This toy will remain as a keepsake.
To make such products, you should use your imagination, then you will be able to create original jewelry.
Congratulations on March 8
They are often used as gifts for International Women's Day. The most commonly used types of crafts for this holiday:
- keychains in the form of flowers;
- candlesticks;
- medals;
- pendants, etc.
These items are painted in different colors and decorated with beads, sparkles and beads.
On February 14
The most popular on this day are heart-shaped accessories. From the dough you can make:
- hearts (simple or decorated);
- keychains in the shape of hearts with paws;
- couples of loving hearts;
- Photo frame;
- Garlands.
You can decorate souvenirs for this holiday with sparkles, ribbons, and beads. You can also sculpt additional details - they are also suitable as decoration.
Flower shapes
You can sculpt flowers in different ways. Sometimes they are made flat by simply cutting them out of the dough using a cookie cutter. You can make embossed flowers - they take longer to sculpt, but look more attractive.
In this case, flower fragments are sculpted separately and then fastened together. To give the products a natural look, veins are drawn on them. The choice of technique depends on the design.
A flower is rarely considered as a separate product. Most often it is an element of the composition.
Examples of sculpting crafts
In order for the craft to be beautiful and consistent with the design, it is worth understanding how to work on it. For those who are well acquainted with the art of sculpting, this is not difficult. But beginners need instructions.
Salty beads
They can become a stylish accessory. They should be done as follows:
- Make balls from the prepared colored dough (the same or different in size - depending on the idea).
- Each ball must be pierced with a toothpick and left to dry in this form.
- After this, the toothpicks are carefully removed, and the resulting beads are put on the lace.
The dough for such a product can be multi-colored or plain. It is also allowed to paint finished beads with markers.
Dough horseshoe
It is often used as a souvenir “for good luck”.
Instructions:
- You need to cut out a template from cardboard.
- Make a figure using this template using dough rolled out to a thickness of 1 cm.
- This figurine can either be dried and painted immediately, or additional parts can be sculpted, attached, and baked after that.
Horseshoe dough can be colored, but most often it is colored later.
Star
It is made using a mold or a stencil is pre-cut. The dough should be rolled out to a thickness of 1 cm.
The resulting figurine is decorated and holes are made with a toothpick.
You can humanize the star by adding eyes, a nose and a mouth.
Color it after drying or immediately take colored dough.
Salt dough animals
Making animals out of dough is a lot of fun. They often sculpt hares, sheep, small elephants, birds, etc. The technique of working on them can be different and depends on how believable the image you want to create.
Such products can be part of compositions or be a decorative element, but they are often used separately - as key rings or pendants.
They can be made flat or embossed. To create flat figures you will need a stencil on which the desired animal is cut out. It is dried and painted first with a pencil and then with paints.
Relief figures are more difficult to create because they consist of several elements. For example:
Lamb. Her paws are made of 4 balls, which must be arranged in a square. Another ball is placed on top - the body. The head is attached to it, ears and horns are made. The back is covered with small balls to create fur. This is followed by drying and painting.
Owl. Waves are made on a round cake using a felt-tip pen cap - this is the future of plumage. The side edges must be folded inward to form wings. The upper part is also folded inward - the head is formed from it, after which the eyes and beak are imprinted.
Elephant. Its body is made from a slightly elongated ball, and its legs are made from sausages. The trunk, ears and tail are molded separately. All parts must be assembled, dried and painted.
Figuring out how to sculpt other animals is also easy. You can also look at instructions in specialized literature.
Fruit compositions
It's easy to create vegetables and fruits from dough. Children often use them to play with dolls - in the form of food. When creating such figurines, it is worth choosing a color that is similar to the natural one, so the doll food will look like the real thing.
Possible difficulties and their solutions
During modeling, difficulties may arise with crafts. This:
- The appearance of cracks or bubbles after drying. This may be caused by improper drying. Next time you should choose slow drying in an open oven or natural drying.
- Formation of cracks after painting. This happens if the dough is not dried well. You need to let it dry, sand it with sandpaper and repaint it.
- Chipping of elements. They are sometimes glued with PVA glue. You can also smooth out unevenness or decorate it.
- Dull color after dyeing. This problem can be solved by applying varnish to the surface of the product.
Making crafts from salt dough is a fun and educational process. It is especially interesting for children. For them, this is an opportunity to develop imagination and thinking. Therefore, parents should teach their kids this art and take the time to sculpt with them.
Flour can be used not only to bake pies and cook dumplings. Try using this raw material for beautiful crafts made from salt dough. We invite you to master a new female hobby, the results of which will not be difficult to find practical application.
History does not know who first came up with the idea of creating sculptures from flour, water and salt, but there is a version that beautiful crafts from salt dough were invented by confectioners. Creative chefs became bored with baking quickly stale buns and, having improved the recipe, invented a material that does not deteriorate over the years and does not lose its attractiveness. Today, testoplasty is a popular women's hobby that you should definitely try.
Testoplasty is a fun hobby with a serious approach
Salt dough is a plastic material from which you can make crafts no less interesting than polymer clay. Ready-made figurines can be easily painted and decorated, turning into real works of art that can easily find a place not only in the home and office, but also in a museum. The presence of salt in the dough preserves the finished product and protects it from various pests that are partial to flour products.
The main advantage of testoplasty is the availability of materials. The cost of the finished craft is mere pennies, and products for modeling, as well as for crafts, are always available in any home.
Having mastered modeling from salt dough, you will be able to make small souvenirs for sale and turn into new ones. You can sell figurines online, on social networks, or offer your masterpieces in public places: at train stations, in parks, on the beach.
Nowadays, many cities hold open fairs, where everyone has the opportunity to sell what they have lovingly made with their own hands. Charms, refrigerator magnets, and kitchen decor are in great demand.
Salt dough recipe for crafts
This versatile salted craft dough requires just three ingredients: flour, salt and water.
Flour should be used only of the highest grade, which does not contain bran or any improving additives. Never buy pancake, pancake or self-raising flour - during drying, the dough made from it will begin to rise, which will lead to cracks.
You should also take plain salt without iodine and other additives, but clean and white. “Extra” is ideal. If you cannot find finely ground salt, you can take pure coarse salt, dissolving it in water, taken in the volume according to the basic recipe.
Before mixing, the water must be passed through a filter and cooled. It is recommended to use ice water prepared in the freezer.
Ingredient proportions:
- Flour – 300 grams;
- Salt – 300 grams;
- Water – 200 ml.
Video recipe from experienced craftsmen
Some craftsmen use additives to improve plasticity, such as starch, vegetable oil or glue. However, for the first masterpiece, it is better to prepare salted dough for crafts according to the basic recipe. It is important to consider that flour and salt are taken in equal proportions by weight, but salt is heavier than flour, so it turns out to be half as much in volume! For example, a glass of flour will require half a glass of salt!
Secrets of sculpting and shaping figures
Working with dough does not require any special talent, but it is unlikely that you will be able to sculpt something special the first time. In air, the mass of flour and salt quickly hardens, so you need to store it in a tightly closed jar, separating, if necessary, the required amount for sculpting a separate element. If the mass was painted in different colors, then portions of different shades should be stored in separate containers.
There are many techniques for working with dough. It can be rolled out into a layer, and then figures can be cut out and compositions can be formed from them, like flowers made from sugar mastic and cold porcelain. At the joints, the parts are moistened and gently pressed against each other. The same dough, diluted to a more liquid consistency, is also used as glue.
For large volumetric figures, wire frames are used or placed inside jars and boxes, which reduces the volume of raw materials and speeds up the drying process. To fasten the elements, you can use toothpicks, using them to secure the parts to be joined.
Finished works are dried in the open air or baked in the oven, which significantly speeds up the process of acquiring the required strength. During drying, the oven is turned on to the lowest temperature, and the door is slightly opened. At high temperatures, the craft may crack.
How to decorate dough products
To form reliefs and three-dimensional figures, you can use any available materials: stencils, coins, toothpicks, sushi sticks, combs, pocket knives, pastry syringe, cookie cutters, vegetable knives, etc.
Figures made from unpainted dough have a light beige tint, but the mass can be painted at the kneading stage, and the finished products can be coated with varnish, acrylic dyes, watercolors or gouache.
Natural products, such as cocoa or beet juice, can be used as dyes. If dyes require dilution with water, the total volume of liquid indicated in the recipe should be reduced.
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Look at the selection of beautiful crafts, perhaps you will fall in love with this creativity and make it your hobby. Try making a simple figure first - or a colorful one. If you have small children, make casts of their arms and legs; in 20 years this craft will have a high value.
Beautiful crafts from dough: photos for inspiration
Master classes on creating figurines
If you are interested in this simple technique, try starting with simple crafts. We have prepared several master classes available for beginners.
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