Dough craft

Well today we decided to make a name plate for the door. First we had to make the dough (300g salt, 300g flour(i used spelt), 1 tablespoon oil, water to bind the dough). You mix the salt, flour and oil. Then you add th e water a little at a time, until the dough comes together. Sprinkle some flour on the counter, and work your dough until it is smooth and elastic. We used half the dough to make the name plate (you can make any shape you want- we made a rectangular shape).





Then use a straw to punch out two holes, so you can thread a piece of ribbon through. Then decorate the name plate,






George today made a little man figure (he was making his as a present to his grandfather who is in hospital) and asked me to scratch his name into the other side of the plaque. You could also roll the dough in between your hands to create a thin 'sausage' which you can then make letters out of to put on your plaque. The plaque is ready to bake- we baked ours at 150 degrees c for 2 hours. (if you bake it for a long time at a low heat, it gets very hard!)












Then of course it has to cool, before you paint it. George painted ours, with premixed paint- then finished it all off with glitter. I'm sure his grandfather is going to love it!






Et Voila!