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Dwelling, Seasonal · November 19, 2020

Christmas Garland with an Easy Salt Dough Recipe

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This holiday DIY takes a classic salt dough recipe and transforms it into a beautiful Christmas garland.

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This post is brought to you by Home Hardware – all opinions are 100% our own. We can’t wait for you to try out our Christmas garland DIY!

Roll up your sleeves – we’ve got some decorations to put up!

Happy holidays, everyone! You can only believe how ecstatic I was once November rolled around. I’m those types of people that get into full Christmas spirit once Halloween concludes for the year. All the decorative spiderwebs and skulls are neatly tucked away… then it’s all about the holidays in our household!

Usually, during the holidays, I’m all about baking. Especially during this time of the year, you’ll find me in the kitchen, whipping up another thematic recipe (normally Christmas cookies, duh!).

Today, I’ve got the best of both worlds for ya: baking and decorating. Awesome, right?!

Growing up, did you ever make salt dough ornaments? They’re a classic! Well, I wanted to whip up a batch for my family, so I came up with a fantastic idea: why not make a beautiful Christmas garland with a super-easy salt dough recipe?! Baking and décor all in one?! Yes, sign me up!

What is Salt Dough?

Salt dough is a dough that’s made up of three simple ingredients: salt, flour, and water. It can be rolled out and shaped, much like sugar cookie dough. When baked, salt becomes very hard, making it an ideal recipe for DIY ornaments.

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!

Although it’s made with normal “food” ingredients, salt dough should not be consumed.

What Do I Need to Make Salt Dough?

Besides the previously-listed ingredients, there are a few basic tools that you’ll need to make salt dough. I picked up all of my kitchen tools to complete this Christmas garland from Home Hardware.

Home Hardware is seriously the perfect one-stop-shop for all of your home projects – and that includes those in the kitchen!

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!

Did you know they have an impressive bakeware section? This is where I get super entranced… and my husband knows to just give me my time and to leave me alone when I’m shopping in this area. Haha!

These are some of the kitchen tools that I used to complete my Salt Dough Christmas Garland – all from Home Hardware!:

  • Cookie Sheet
  • Jute twine
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoons
  • Star-shaped cookie cutters
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!

Can Salt Dough be Air-Dried?

Yes, salt dough can absolutely be air-dried – it would just take much longer than baking them! Still, it’s a great option for “classroom activities.” Depending on the room’s humidity, salt dough can take 3-4 days to dry.

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!

Can Salt Dough be Colored?

The best part about salt dough is that you can customize it with colors, shapes, sizes, etc. The best way to color salt dough is to paint it with craft paint (watercolors or acrylics) once it is shaped and completely dried.

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!

You can also color the dough with gel food coloring, but this means you would have to make multiple batches to get different colors. Painting it once it’s set makes it so much easier to customize!

Remember salt dough ornaments? Check out our easy Christmas garland tutorial and how you can make one using the classic salt dough recipe we all know and love!

How to Make a Christmas Garland Using Salt Dough

Okay, what you’ve all been waiting for: the simple step-by-step directions to create your very own Salt Dough Christmas Garland!

This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
This Christmas Garland is made up of jute cord and our easy salt dough recipe. Such a cute holiday project to make with your kiddos this season!
Christmas DIY: This Christmas garland comprises of a line of salt dough stars. It’s elegant and minimal - the perfect touch to any holiday décor! Check out our step-by-step instructions and our surefire salt dough recipe.

In: Dwelling, Seasonal · Tagged: christmas, christmas decor, christmas diy, holiday decor, holiday diy, holidays, salt dough, salt dough ornaments

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Comments

  1. Jonna says

    November 23, 2020 at 9:51 am

    My littles love salt dough ornaments! This recipe looks really easy. We’ve got a new mantle to decorate this year and I think this’ll look farmhouse perfect!

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  2. melissa chapman says

    November 23, 2020 at 11:40 am

    5 stars
    That is a great diy activity for the holidays and when it is finished you have a beautiful decoration. I know this will be a big favorite and we are all staying in these days.

    Reply
  3. Kathy says

    November 23, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    This is a wonderful idea. I really like it. This would be fun to make with the kids too. I know they’d enjoy helping me.

    Reply
  4. Heather says

    November 23, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    This is such a fun idea! We were just talking about spending some time this weekend making decor!

    Reply
  5. Aubrey Hedgecock says

    November 23, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    That turned out really cute. I love the star garland. That mixing bowl looks really nice. I like the no-slip bottom.

    Reply
  6. Fatima D Torres says

    November 23, 2020 at 11:09 pm

    5 stars
    These DIY ornaments are perfect for the family to create at home. Great tradition for the kiddos as well.

    Reply
  7. Ryan Escat says

    November 24, 2020 at 4:05 am

    5 stars
    I used to just buy my star decors,but upon reading this article,it made want to just make my own and switch to customized decors. Hehe

    Reply
  8. Gervin Khan says

    November 24, 2020 at 8:03 am

    5 stars
    Christmas is coming and these DIY garlands of yours really add beauty to my Christmas decors. I am going to make this, thank you!

    Reply
  9. Catalina says

    November 24, 2020 at 8:40 am

    It’s a lot of fun to make this Christmas garland. I think it’s the perfect excuse to make it with the entire family! Love easy things to do!

    Reply

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