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Crafts in the form of a Christmas tree, many of us make out before the New Year holidays. For this, a variety of materials are used, such as: beads, plastic, plasticine, clay, paper, cardboard, rubber bands. Such homemade souvenirs are the best present for our family and friends.
In my workshop I will explain how to make a small Christmas tree from salt dough. For clarity, I took step-by-step photographs and wrote a detailed description for them.

salt dough herringbone


So, we need:
- two tablespoons of table salt (preferably shallow);
- two tablespoons of flour;
- 10-15 ml of water;
- Herringbone cookie cutter;
- tassels;
- Pearlescent acrylic paints (green, yellow, red).

salt dough herringbone


Creation Steps:
1. In a container, mix the flour and salt in a proportion of one to one.

salt dough herringbone


2. Add a small amount of water.

salt dough herringbone


3. Stir the mass to a homogeneous consistency.

salt dough herringbone


4. Knead a ball of dough, which should be well behind hands.

salt dough herringbone


5. Roll the cake, its thickness should be about two to three millimeters. Using a special mold, cut out the figure. If you do not have such a device, then you can replace it with a regular kitchen knife.

salt dough herringbone


6. Leave the figure to dry overnight, it is best to put it on a regular piece of paper. The dough should become very hard.

salt dough herringbone


7. After the fir tree has hardened, take a green pearl acrylic paint and paint the background.

salt dough herringbone


8. Open the yellow paint and draw a garland of balls, arrange them diagonally.

salt dough herringbone


9. We complete the manufacture of the figures. Add some red balls.

salt dough herringbone


That's all! The figure from the salt dough in the form of an elegant Christmas tree is ready! Upcoming holidays!
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Comments (1)
  1. Karinka
    #1 Karinka Guests August 23, 2017 15:40
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    I immediately remembered my childhood! It will be great to do such a craft for the New Year!

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