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Salt dough ornaments
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has anyone made these? I have done the salt dough which will keep but i need varnish apparently. Sounds a silly question but what varnish do i get?
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i have made the dough but we havnt shaped them yet - thats our afternoon activity. So no reveiws yet lol. xx
do you think they'll be ok if i dont varnish them till tomorrow?
How did yours work out?
Mine are in the oven as we 'speak'! I've done disks with LOs handprint in them to paint for xmas tree decorations as gifts for my parents and grandparents. So excited to see what they turn out like!
I think I made them fairly thick though and so am scared to take them out of the oven too early.
What varnish did you find in the end? I've read that something like a clear wood varnish is good? I have no idea...do I get it from B&Q or somewhere then rather than a crafty shop??
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They came out pretty well, a couple of them have cracked a bit on the back which is annoying as I wanted to write LOs age etc on the back. But the others are ok so I might just remake a couple for us and give the rest away as gifts. Another idea also stolen is if you google handprint poems, there are loads of cute ones you can write up and attach to add to the 'awww factor'!
Minnie mine were probably about half inch thick too and they took 3hr 45mins ish? There was definitely a point where they became much harder so I knew they were nearly there. Did yours eventually cook?
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fab idea mummy A. I got some cheapy wilkos varnish in the end. How did yours turn out M&M?
THart what i cooked mine on and they had about 2 hours..
I then added a lovely poem and put them in a lovely gift box