| Valentines Decorations make a great accent | | | | to cut out a heart shape. Set this aside and roll |
| during that special time of year and you can | | | | out the dough again to cut out some smaller |
| create these easy decorations for the home or | | | | heart shapes. Once you have about three heart |
| the classroom. They are made with salt dough | | | | shapes in decreasing size you can press one on |
| and make great sculptures to have as keepsakes. | | | | top of the other. Use a little water between the |
| You'll need:o 2 cups of plain flouro 1 cup of salto 1 | | | | layers to act as a glue or paste. |
| cup of watero oveno acrylic painto knifeo boardo | | | | Next place your heart shapes onto the cooking |
| rolling pino paintbrusheso baking trayo pen, pencil | | | | tray and bake them in the oven for about a half |
| or stylus | | | | an hour at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When they |
| Mix the two cups of flour into a bowl with one | | | | are done let them cool. |
| cup of salt and one cup of water with your hands | | | | You can now paint them with red, pink or white |
| until the dough is entirely moistened and sticks | | | | acrylic paint. To hang them on the wall you can |
| together. It should be like pizza dough easy to | | | | hammer a couple of small nails into the back and |
| mold. You'll see the little grains of salt in the dough | | | | string with wire or string. The sculpture will be light |
| don't worry that's what it should look like. | | | | enough to hang on a small nail or screw in the wall |
| Roll out the dough into a sheet about a quarter of | | | | and you can reuse it every year. |
| an inch thick. Then use your stylus, pen or pencil | | | | |