Step-by-step master class will teach you how to make a herringbone of salty dough with your own hands
Salt dough is a unique and flexible material that can be made at home from improvised means. Today I will tell you how to make a colorful New Year tree from it.We will need the following tools and ingredients: 3 tablespoons of flour; 6 tablespoons of table salt; 10 ml of water; a container for the dough; a Christmas tree-shaped cookie cutter; gouache paints; a thin brush.Directions: In a container, mix wheat flour and table salt in a one to two ratio.Gradually add a little water, mix until smooth. You should get a plastic and soft dough.Sprinkle the work surface with a small amount of flour so that the figurine does not stick to the table and get ruined.Roll out the dough into a layer, the thickness of which should be about four millimeters.Using a special mold, cut outfigurine by pressing it down sharply. If you don't have such a device, you can use a regular knife, but you'll have to try a little to cut out an even outline.We leave our workpiece in a warm place for a day so that it dries, gains strength and becomes hard. After that, we paint the background with paints: green and brown.We add bright decorations in the form of garlands of balls arranged diagonally.That's it! The fairytale tree with bright New Year's balls is ready. As you can see, even a child can make it. Good luck with your creativity!