Salt dough sand dollars

We made some pretty beachy sand dollar ornaments with STAEDTLER's Fimo Air Light. They were so fast and fun to make that we wanted to share them with you for Christmas! They're spectacular on our turquoise tree. I made 2.5 inch discs of Fimo Air Light and thinned out the edges. Using the tip of an old pen I made five irregularly spaced holes around the edge of each disc. I used the tip of the old pen again to etch a flower shape shallowly into the center of each disc. I let the sand dollars…

Salt dough is a great medium for making these realistic-looking starfish. We decided to hang them on a piece of jute to make a really cute garland for one of our boys' nautical-themed bedroom. They would also make great Christmas ornaments for a nautical tree. What You Need: Salt Dough: Mix 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour, 1 Cup Salt, and 3/4 to 1 Cup of Water Jute or Heavy Twine Toothpicks How You Make It: Take a chunk of the dough and roll it into a ball. Onto a lightly floured surface (to…

Salt dough sand dollars.

If you haven't noticed, I've been making a lot of coastal crafts that remind me of Hawaii. I've already added a DIY Aloha Seashell Pineapple Sign, Seashell Pineapple Jar, a License Plate Wall Art, and now I'm adding Gallery Glass Sea Art to my Hawaiian coastal theme decor. This bottle of Gallery Glass paint, which

Make some handprint keepsakes using this simple, homemade sand clay recipe for long-lasting memories and sweet gifts. Add shells and beach treasures too!

Sand Dough a fun alternative to Salt Dough

It’s all go here preparing for my next show this weekend, so I thought for todays post, I’d show you making some of my newest design of beads… Sand dollars. Porcelain Sand Dollars Sea creatures are a great subject for bead makers, and an ocean palette is perfect for jewellery designing. To make make this design, I first start with a lump of porcelain. The clay is wedged and rolled flat. I use bands on my rolling pin to get an even thickness when rolling. This clay has been rolled to about…

It’s getting closer and closer to that time of year! 41 days if anyone is counting. When the smell of pine trees, candy canes and nutmeg dances through the air and the inside of your house st…

Salt dough can last forever, I will share the recipe and the trick so you can make your salt dough ornaments and they will last forever!

It’s getting closer and closer to that time of year! 41 days if anyone is counting. When the smell of pine trees, candy canes and nutmeg dances through the air and the inside of your house st…