COOKIE CUTTERS FOR TREE ORNAMENTS
Cookie cutters are not just for baking cookies. They can be used as ornaments themselves or used to make ornaments. Simplest way to make a cookie cutter as decoration is to tie a ribbon on it and just hang it. But where is the creativity on that? So let’s tackle on how we can use cookie cutters as tree ornaments with a twist.
Things that you will need are cookie cutters (metal cookie cutters just the cheap kind) colorful paper prints, or printed photographs, liquid glue, scissors, ribbon, 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, ¼ cup water, and paint.
Gather a dozen or more inexpensive cookie cutters. Place the cutters on top of the decorative paper (semi-hard paper will work best) trace the cookie cutter on the paper print or photo with a light pencil. After doing so cut the edges of the trace. Put liquid glue along the edges of the sharp side of the cutter. Use a cotton swab to put glue rather than using your finger to avoid cutting yourself. Allow the glue covered cutter to dry. When dry poke a hole on the top part of the ornament and insert ribbon for it to hang. This is for paper styled ornaments.
For salt dough ornaments you first need to make the salt dough. Combine flour salt and cold water. Combine until it is a massive dough ball. Roll the dough out in the thickness you would like. As you would do in regular dough for baking cut out “cookies” from the dough. Let the dough dry put the dough onto a parchment paper and poke a small hole using a toothpick on top of the dough for the ribbon to be inserted once dry. Once the dough is dry that is the time to start painting. Here is where your creativity kicks in let paint dry for 24hrs. And once dry hang your newly made ornaments for all to adore!
