MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE DOUGH ART ORNAMENTS:
1 Basic Dough Art Recipe (makes 6-7 ornaments)
8 oz. kit Envirotex Lite, measuring / mixing cup, stir stick.
¼” Ribbon
Aluminum Foil
Wax Paper
Cookie Cutters and Rolling Pin (Optional)
1 Cardboard Box
18 gauge Wire
Liquid Tempera Paint or Acrylic Paint
Recommended Brushes: #10 Flat Red Sable for large areas.and #5-0 or #000 Thin Pointed
Brush for detailed areas.
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FINISHED SIZE: Ornaments measure approximately 3-4” long.
Directions
1. Mix dough. Set pieces of foil on your working surface. You will be forming the ornaments
directly onto the foil. Form each piece by either rolling or cutting dough, or by molding by
hand. If you mold the dough by hand, each piece will be smoother if you roll it into a very
smooth ball between your palms first, and then form the shape. Be sure to wash your hands very
thoroughly between different colors of dough. If using cookie cutters, roll the dough about 1/3
thick; thin ornaments may warp when cooling.
2. Glue on any adornments you desire, or press them into the surface of the dough. There are many
inexpensive ways to decorate ornaments. Metal. wood, sunflower seeds, nut shells, pods, rope
or twine. and straw flowers work well and can be placed before baking. Textures can be made
on the surface with a fork or by pressing dough through a garlic press. Toothpicks can also be
used for texturing.
3. After completing the ornament, insert a hanger made from a paper clip. Push the hanger in until
only ¼” is left exposed.
4. Place ornament and foil on a cookie sheet and bake at 300° F for approximately 45 minutes.
Test for doneness by tapping: a hollow sound will indicate it is done. Check for any soft spots.
If necessary, bake for 15 minutes more. Cool while still on the foil.
5. Paint the ornaments as desired. Fine features can also be drawn on with a draftsman’s pen. Glue
on any additional ornaments before glazing.
6. Prepare dust-free environment for your ornaments in the following manner. With scissors, drill a
hole on either side of a clean, deep cardboard box, halfway between top and bottom. Attach
wire to the outside and thread through the hole to the inside. After glazing with Envirotex Lite,
your ornaments will be strung on the wire and the other end will be attached to the box. See Fig.
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7. Mix Envirotex Lite per package instructions. Mix approximately 2 oz’s. for each ornament. Mix
one batch at a time.
8. Suspend the ornament from a length of wire. Pour approximately 2 oz’s. of Envirotex
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