Grown-ups still do arts and crafts. We just rename the activity so it becomes entirely too sophisticated to be associated with our memories from fourth grade art class. We call it "knitting," "card-making," and "Creative Memories." But, really it all still centers around glue, paper, yarn, and glitter.
I never have grown out of arts and crafts, in fact I keep growing into them. I used to do a made-up craft show called the "Whatchamackalite Show" with my little brother. Being the awesome little brother that he is, he kept participating to humor his dorky older sister (8 years his senior) until he got much too old for a made up TV show. I had an audience and a song and I made crafts. Lots of crafts. I tried to make more grown up crafts but always defaulted to using clay made of flour & salt and painting with acrylic paint and 29 cent paint brushes.
With all my weddings this summer I decided to make little gift tags. This dough is also perfect for Christmas ornaments. The recipes for such is super easy:
MIX:
4 cups of all purpose flour
1 cup of salt
1 1/2 cup water
Once you have got a grainy & doughy consistency start making the shapes you want. I made heart-shaped bag tags so I used a heart shaped cookie cutter. Lay creations out on a cookie sheet and bake for 4-5 hours at 300 degrees. (check on periodically for firmness). After baking, let creations sit on a wire-cooling rack for a while. When it comes to painting, I use acrylic. I am sure lots of other kinds of paint would work. Once the paint is dry I cover with mod podge or sealant to give a glossy finish.
Enjoy! Let the inner 10-year old emerge. Nothing like flour and salt and paint to accomplish such a mission.
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