tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post8497762381116288113..comments2023-06-27T12:31:23.299+00:00Comments on domesticali: Preparations 3 - Salt doughAlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-7239995253701315032007-11-25T21:40:00.000+00:002007-11-25T21:40:00.000+00:00Love this idea, have I understood that you have le...Love this idea, have I understood that you have let them air dry, I seem to remeber cooking them? Please let me know if you have time as I am trying to organise our local schools craft room for this weekend!!!Ahhh!!!<BR/>Thank youSuzie Sews At DOTTY REDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315491316461177952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-83832490602053449402007-11-24T21:03:00.000+00:002007-11-24T21:03:00.000+00:00Ooh, thank you for the painting tip!We still have ...Ooh, thank you for the painting tip!<BR/><BR/>We still have 2 weeks to go so time for a trial run ...dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-91069335250070957242007-11-20T10:41:00.000+00:002007-11-20T10:41:00.000+00:00You have the best ideas! I love them. Can't wait...You have the best ideas! I love them. Can't wait to see how they look painted up. I would like to make some myself to hang on the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-44522850620714895262007-11-20T09:06:00.000+00:002007-11-20T09:06:00.000+00:00Excellent! You've saved me a google session! G wan...Excellent! You've saved me a google session! G wants to make these with his class that should be a "fun" lesson. :-)GenerallyGemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797921868618772279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-89122302867373569682007-11-19T17:35:00.000+00:002007-11-19T17:35:00.000+00:00I remember salt dough! Just thinking about making...I remember salt dough! Just thinking about making it is making my hands all itchy!!! Well done you for making so many. I remember making loads of salt dough Easter decorations for a school craft fair. The kitchen was covered in them and they were very successful at school. Good luck<BR/>Kim x<BR/>PS the cake in the previous post looks very yummyRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-77288689380377091182007-11-19T14:24:00.000+00:002007-11-19T14:24:00.000+00:00Brilliant idea as gifts from my daughter to her 7 ...Brilliant idea as gifts from my daughter to her 7 God parents!<BR/><BR/>Thank youJust Originalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013207391078127169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-15859924830820972922007-11-19T13:22:00.000+00:002007-11-19T13:22:00.000+00:00they look fantastic!I must try with my boys... (th...they look fantastic!<BR/><BR/>I must try with my boys... (that's one dough they won't eat... ha ha ha)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-42649704167097116332007-11-19T04:25:00.000+00:002007-11-19T04:25:00.000+00:00Excellent idea Ali - now I can add another use to ...Excellent idea Ali - now I can add another use to my cookie cutter collection which was added to at Spotlight this weekend much to husband's disgust!! <BR/><BR/>We break up for one month of hols in only 3 weeks and I'm desperately amassing lots of crafty projects (a few stolen from you already i should add!) to keep the wee people amused. One month of xmas hols - god help me....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-4144314897961877172007-11-19T00:41:00.000+00:002007-11-19T00:41:00.000+00:00These look great - I didn't know you could just dr...These look great - I didn't know you could just dry these, I always bake mine before decorating. What is it with this obsessive cookie cutter collection anyway? I never seem to have enough of them!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-23619295923113011262007-11-18T22:44:00.000+00:002007-11-18T22:44:00.000+00:00lizards hands - i love it! xxlizards hands - i love it! xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-60540513392491246982007-11-18T22:21:00.000+00:002007-11-18T22:21:00.000+00:00Our kinder always do these at Christmas for the ki...Our kinder always do these at Christmas for the kids and they dry them out slowly in the oven. The trick too is to make sure the salt is not too coarse or the texture isn't too nice. You could always use a hobby varnish on them once the paint has dried.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839525522352061118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-55379805349313426212007-11-18T22:18:00.000+00:002007-11-18T22:18:00.000+00:00can you bake them instead of letting them air dry?...can you bake them instead of letting them air dry? Just thinking it would go faster and the dough would be harder...<BR/><BR/>I'd like to try making these along w/the cinnamon/applesauce ones we made a few years ago. Kids enjoy them a lot and though the finished product might by lumpy/lopsided and funny looking - they will be nostalgic treasures when they are grown.Edihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881967873653190545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-19306835190404405792007-11-18T21:26:00.000+00:002007-11-18T21:26:00.000+00:00very cool, ali! i've always hated working with th...very cool, ali! i've always hated working with that stuff. the texture and smell gross me out. but i think it's a great idea you have and can't wait to see the finished products!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-19956137734132038702007-11-18T21:06:00.000+00:002007-11-18T21:06:00.000+00:00Hi ... just been having a good read through your b...Hi ... just been having a good read through your blog, and thoroughly enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>My smalls and I made Christmas decorations from salt dough a few years ago ... I thought they'd go mouldy or cruble, but no - they're still going strong!<BR/><BR/>Hope you don't mind if I bookmark and visit again?Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-14476253482765343542007-11-18T21:00:00.000+00:002007-11-18T21:00:00.000+00:00They look great Ali! Going straight on my list of ...They look great Ali! Going straight on my list of things I have to try - because I do, of course, need a longer list ;)Mrs Mooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557955127436410152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-41328241724364810262007-11-18T19:35:00.000+00:002007-11-18T19:35:00.000+00:00Great thing to do with kids, might even have a go ...Great thing to do with kids, might even have a go myself...Bev and Ollie "O"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09820041048913694299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-57863193778129219882007-11-18T19:19:00.000+00:002007-11-18T19:19:00.000+00:00Ali what do you use to make the little holes? I mi...Ali what do you use to make the little holes? I might make some of these with the FB, if I can persuade him that no they aren't for eating.velcrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729091819572955175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-22411408524601072002007-11-18T18:43:00.000+00:002007-11-18T18:43:00.000+00:00I think after a few hours with a hoard of under te...I think after a few hours with a hoard of under tens you'll need something stronger than handcream!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-80727957185510281452007-11-18T18:35:00.000+00:002007-11-18T18:35:00.000+00:00I think acrylics would probably work best, just fr...I think acrylics would probably work best, just from the point of view of not making the dough too soggy again. And they will wash off skin.<BR/><BR/>Take care - the salt dough takes a few days to dry out, so if you're pre-fabricating them, start early!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-49834953059323463132007-11-18T18:19:00.000+00:002007-11-18T18:19:00.000+00:00Brilliant! Now I have a craft project for my daugh...Brilliant! Now I have a craft project for my daughter's sixth birthday party on 20/12. German parties require thematic crafting, and this seems foolproof if I make the shapes ahead. Could you spell out in words of less than ten letters what kind of paint you'd use to decorate them?Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976147051582732043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-78519010215347159302007-11-18T18:08:00.000+00:002007-11-18T18:08:00.000+00:00I think you've saved my bacon - I am supposed to b...I think you've saved my bacon - I am supposed to be running a similar stall at our fair and was wondering what we could do that would be both cost effective and fun. Are you going to user acrylics, or is poster paint OK?dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-78122448455345932242007-11-18T17:30:00.000+00:002007-11-18T17:30:00.000+00:00They look great - I may have to have a go at those...They look great - I may have to have a go at those. It will be a great way of keeping the girls quiet for an hour or so!<BR/>Cathy XXpinkgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142564092523018269noreply@blogger.com