Snow Day Craft...

On Saturday we were stuck in the house by over 9 inches of snow. To pass the time and fight the cabin fever, Ruby and I made salt dough bead necklaces. Everyone should make these with their kids; Ruby was grinning from ear-to-ear the entire time. It was a great way to spend our snow day!

How To: Salt Dough Necklaces


Ingredients:
2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Salt
1 Cup Water


Steps: Combine the three ingredients into a mixing bowl and knead for several minutes. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to about a half of an inch thick. Use small cookie cutters to cut out the shapes for the different beads. Ruby and I used hearts, flowers, snowmen and we also rolled some sphere beads in our hands. Next, poke a good sized hole into each bead. I ended up baking our beads while on a metal skewer, in case the holes would shrink. Finally bake on 225 degrees for 3 hours. After all of the beads cool, use acrylic paints to paint these cute masterpieces and sprinkle on glitter for some extra sparkle.