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Pressed flower salt dough ornaments for beautiful home decor
Recipe

Pressed Flower Salt Dough Ornaments

A delightful and creative way to preserve flowers while crafting beautiful, personalized ornaments for your home or as gifts.
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Prep 20 minutes
Total 2 hours
serves Adjust quantities in Ingredients below

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Ingredients

Dough Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup salt Table salt
  • 1/2 cup water Room temperature

Decoration Ingredients

  • Pressed flowers Choose flowers that press well
  • Straw For making hanging holes

Tools

  • Bowl For mixing dough
  • Cookie cutters For shaping ornaments

Instructions

Preparing the Dough

  • Combine 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of salt, and 1/2 cup of water in a bowl. Mix until smooth and pliable.
  • Roll the dough out on a clean surface to about 1/4 inch thick.
  • Use cookie cutters to cut out various ornament shapes.

Adding Flowers

  • Gently press the dried flowers into the surface of each shape.
  • Use a straw to make a hanging hole near the top of each ornament.

Drying

  • Leave the ornaments to dry completely, which may take several hours to a couple of days.

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Tips & Notes:

Consider varying flower colors and using different shapes or decorations to personalize your ornaments further. Allow your creativity to shine while crafting.

Nutrition Information: Serving: | Calories: | Carbohydrates: | Protein: | Fat: | Sodium: | Fiber: | Sugar:

CourseCrafting, DIY
KeywordCrafts, Floral Decor, Ornaments, Pressed Flowers, Salt Dough

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and calculated automatically. Values can vary depending on the brands and ingredients you use, so if you’re tracking closely, I recommend calculating with your own preferred tool.

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