You are going to love making these simple DIY salt dough recipe for diffuser ornaments for the holidays this year. We kicked off the season with this festive craft and love the end result. The salt dough will become your new holiday go to and a great way to use those beloved cookie cutters. And best of all, all you need is a few simple ingredients you probably already have on hand!
If you have never worked with salt dough, it’s extremely simple and even my two year old was able to help through the entire process. From mixing, pouring to shaping – your littles can get involved through each step for wonderful memories.
Some of my favorite qualities of salt dough:
- It’s a natural way to make a beautiful piece of decor for the season
- The dough holds the scent of essential oils, making it a perfect diffuser!
- You can get totally creative with your cookie cutters and paint
- They are study
- They are extremely inexpensive to make, so no tears when one falls off the tree and breaks
- The dough can either be dried on low temp in the oven, or air dried for several days, making it a great craft for the classroom
The ingredients needed to make this simple DIY salt dough recipe for diffuser ornaments are soo simple
All you need to make this salt dough are:
- A large mixing bowl
- A rolling pin
- Baking sheet
- Two cups of all-purpose flour (454 grams)
- 1/2 cup regular table salt (113 grams)
- 1/2 cup water (113 grams)
Optional:
- Twine or ribbon to make them hanging ornamets
- Cookie cutters
- Paint
- Essential oils
Let’s make simple DIY salt dough recipe for diffuser ornaments!
- Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F or 120 degrees C
- Measure out your ingredients
- Pour flour and salt in your mixing bowl and mix until well combined
- Start by adding 1/4 cup of your 1/2 cup of water
- Using your hands, form a dough
- Add the rest of your water (if needed)
- Continue forming dough
- Once dough is formed, gently pour your surface and roll out the dough about 1/4″ thick
- Use cookie cutters to create fun shapes, or simply create shapes by hand! (Handling the dough by hand to create shapes may cause it to get very soft and difficult to work with, if so – place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.) If you plan to hang these like ornamets, use a reusable straw or chopstick to make a small hole in your ornament to draw a piece of string in.
- Place shapes on a baking sheet
- Bake your salt dough for two hours
- If you are not baking, let air dry for 4-6 days
- Once dough is baked and cooled, feel free to paint or leave natural!
- If desired, add 4=10 drops of essential oils of choice to add a beautiful, natural scent.
The essential oils we used
I used a homemade blend I love to diffuse during the winter. We call this blend “Woodland forest friend” in these simple DIY salt dough recipe for diffuser ornaments! It’s so earthy and natural, and smells like a crisp morning walk through the woods in December.
Add some pine, cedarwood, copaiba, thieves and peppermint. However, you can also use any oil you want! Christmas spirit or any tree oil is another great option! To be completely cautious, I would be careful hanging these too close to lights. Some tree oils have a flash point that will cause them to ignite easily. While you probably don’t have to worry, I would be cautious to not hang them directly next to something that gives off a lot of heat. Essential oil safety is a must, friends!
If you don’t know where to get these beautiful winter inspired essential oils, head on over to this page to read more! Honestly, how did we ever survived a winter with our handy thieves! It smells like Christmas day.
The cookie cutters we used
We used miscellaneous cookie cutters and any work fine.
- This cookie cutter set for the toadstool, butterfly and dragonfly
- Gingerbread man
- Mini house
- Bunny
- Christmas tree
We also put some pressed dried flowers on these adorable salt dough ornaments. Completely optional!
You are going to love making these simple DIY salt dough recipe for diffuser ornaments for the holidays this year. We kicked off the season with this festive craft and love the end result. The salt dough will become your new holiday go to and a great way to use those beloved cookie cutters. And best of all, all you need is a few simple ingredients you probably already have on hand! Preheat your oven to 250 degrees F or 120 degrees C
simple diy salt dough ornament
Materials
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Instructions
Measure out your ingredients
Pour flour and salt in your mixing bowl and mix until well combined
Start by adding 1/4 cup of your 1/2 cup of water
Using your hands, form a dough
Add the rest of your water (if needed)
Continue forming dough
Once dough is formed, gently pour your surface and roll out the dough about 1/4" thick
Use cookie cutters to create fun shapes, or simply create shapes by hand! (Handling the dough by hand to create shapes may cause it to get very soft and difficult to work with, if so - place in the fridge for about 30 minutes.) If you plan to hang these like ornamets, use a reusable straw or chopstick to make a small hole in your ornament to draw a piece of string in.
Place shapes on a baking sheet
Bake your salt dough for two hours
If you are not baking, let air dry for 4-6 days
Once dough is baked and cooled, feel free to paint or leave natural!
If desired, add 4=10 drops of essential oils of choice to add a beautiful, natural scent.
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If you make this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram or facebook at #recipesandrituals so that I can share your beautiful creation!
Happy crafting friends!
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