I was inspired to make this heart wreath (above) after I saw this heart wreath over at Libbie Grove. I do not have hardly a scrap of pink paper in the house so I thought I would make the hearts out of salt dough and paint them with all different shades of pink.
This was a fun art project for the kids and I.
I love how it turned out. So pink and quite lovely!
There's nothing I love more than seeing their little works of art all over the house.
We used this recipe:
2 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
1 c. warm water
Mix up the flour and salt. Then slowly add the water. Keep mixing till it forms a nice soft dough. If yours seems too dry just sprinkle a few drops of water on it till you get it right.
We used heart cookie cutters to cut out all the different shapes.
Then we placed them on a baking sheet and baked them at 250 degrees for 2 1/2 hours. I flip mine half way through so they dry evenly on both sides.
Let them cool once out of the oven. Then choose your paint colors and start painting. I only painted one side since that's all you would see.
When the paint was dry I got out an old grapevine wreath. I hot glued the hearts to the wreath. I added all the little hearts once all the big hearts were set in place.
I love it.... the hearts, the paint, the colors, it's so creative!!! Tell the kids "AWESOME JOB"! I think I might use your idea with the salt dough and hang hearts from our chandelier... I love this month :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to see what they look like hanging from your chandelier! LOVE-ly I'm sure!!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! And we just love salt dough at my house.. such a beautiful way to showcase what you made! Hope you will share with my Pink Hippo Party @ http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2012/02/pink-hippo-party-66.html
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Oh, FUN! I love that! Totally pinning it for next year. We had our first attempt at salt dough this past Christmas; never thought to use it for something like this! Thanks for linking up at our Shine on Fridays party!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I really need to be able to make one of these1
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous wreath! I just love how the kids helped out. Isn't it great to have a houseful of their work. I am a new follower visiting from Ginger Snap Crafts. Vicky from Mess For Less
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Fun idea. I think if one wanted to hang them from the wreath or anything, poke a small hole with a needle or small nail (depends what you want to string through the hole the size the hole needs to be, of course) before baking. I shall do this with my young grandchildren. Thank you for sharing.
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