How To Use Mod Podge On Salt Dough

Then one cookie at a time i covered the edges back and front with mod podge using a paintbrush.

How to use mod podge on salt dough. I just did one. I will explain the different type of mod podge and how to use them. Salt dough handprints are popular crafts for children and parents make together. Please subscribe here http tinyu. You can use regular taklon or natural bristle brushes found at your local craft retailer.

If you want to seal ornaments with glitter i recommend using 1 2 coats of mod podge gloss finish. Tie ribbon or twine through the hole for hanging on the christmas tree. The number one reason salt dough is puffing is due to the oven temperature. Even though the back was wet the cookies came off of the parchment paper easily. After the paint has dried make sure to seal with with either mod podge or a clear glaze spray.

Place a doily bit of lace or mesh from a produce bag over a previously painted or tinted ornament. I highly recommend sticking with table salt. You ll make salt dough according to the recipe cut your shapes and then bake it. An older child or adult can use spray paint to create unusual embellishments on salt dough. You can also seal it with a paint on or spray on.

Yes you can use kosher salt to make this salt dough ornament recipe but the flour and salt will not blend as evenly resulting in a rougher texture. Roll a small snake from dough to form. Seal the ornaments after you paint them and the paint has fully dried. Sometimes i go smaller but the 1 brush works for most of my projects. You can do this using a decoupage type glue such as mod podge.

Cut two circles from salt dough using a round cookie cutter or a small drinking glass. I lined cookie sheets with parchment paper. Then you ll paint and mod podge the resulting ornaments. I use a soft bristled 1 brush in most instances. Not only is it fun for the child to play with the dough and later to decorate the handprint but you also end up with a very special keepsake.