Sparkly Salt Dough Snowflake Decorations

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Can anyone have to much sparkly?

We think not!! That is why we have made these wonderful Salt Dough Snowflakes – and covered them in glitter!!

The good news is that while the process is a little glittery, once they are finished and sealed not a single glitter flake comes off!! And we did enjoy making these!!

Salt dough is a great medium to work with! It is soft and easy to shape, you can dry it and keep it forever! It is like play dough clay.

TIP: I always put out a warning that salt dough absorbs moisture, so if you want it to keep through this Christmas and next you need to seal your finished item.

Here is the link to our Salt Dough Play Dough Recipe…

To make sparkly salt dough snowflake decorations you need:

Salt Dough
Silver Glitter
Clear Glue
Sealant Spray
Snowflake cookie cutter / or template
String / Cotton / Ribbon to hang
Rolling Pin + Wax Paper
Baking Tray if you are going to dry them in the oven!

Once everything is assembled and your salt dough is made, you can get to work on creating these wonderful Christmas decorations!

How we made our snowflakes:

Roll out your salt dough – to about 1 cm/0.4′

Using a snowflake cookie cutter or template, cut as many snowflakes as you can
Transfer them to wax paper and cut holes into the top to hang
I usually make circular holes with a straw… this is a photo from our name ornaments, but it shows the process

Air dry or dry in the oven (as per recipe instructions)
When they are completely dry cover the top surface with clear glue – a thin but complete layer
Sprinkle glitter onto the snowflake until the surface is completely covered

Leave overnight for the glue to dry
Spray your ornament front and back with the spray sealer – this keeps the glitter on and the salt dough hard!
Once the sealant is dry add your cotton to hang

And there you have it, beautiful – LOTS OF SPARKLE – snowflake ornaments!

We love making Christmas Ornaments, and the kids enjoy it too! They love seeing their ornaments hanging on the tree – it makes the tree extra special! Other Christmas Ornament Ideas: