Homemade Christmas 2 - Handprint Ornaments

In line with the post I made about the homemade passport covers, I also decided that old-fashioned salt dough ornaments would be a really sweet gift for the more old-fashioned relatives. So I made some really cute ones with this pin from pinterest as my inspiration.  Sorry this is after Christmas, but I didn't want to ruin a gift surprise for any family members.

So away I went, googling how to make salt dough ornaments, since I had no idea how. This is the BEST site, with the most thorough instructions, although it isn't hard at all. A fool can mix flour and salt. Seriously.

The only difference between my ornaments and the inspiration pin is that theirs is ceramic and mine is salt dough. Here's the end result:

To get Millie's handprint properly, I rolled the dough as recommended and placed a small amount of dough on a cookie sheet. Then I brought the cookie sheet into her room when she was dead asleep and pressed her hand into the dough. Then I brought the cookie sheet back out to the kitchen to cut the shape out into the dough and round the edges a little bit. The only thing I wish I had done differently is really spend the time rounding the edges more and pressing them down instead of leaving them the way they were when I cut around her handprint with a knife.

Following all the website's instructions helped me get these right the first time. And I sealed with Mod Podge, although I think my first coat was too thick and they are a bit sticky.

When I wrapped them, I made my own small boxes out of cardstock that fit the ornaments properly and then used tissue paper to fill them up so the ornaments would be safe.  I also added a picture on the top of the box that has Millie and her first visit with Santa.

 

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