Doily Print Clay Dough Ornaments Tutorial

In my last blog post, Bright White Clay Dough, I shared a recipe and directions for how to make your own white clay dough and ornaments using cornstarch, baking soda, water, and a little creativity.

Now let's take it a step further and make some ornaments with doily imprints on them! Your friends and family will be so impressed and will think that you spent hours working on these, when in reality, they are super simple to make and take no time at all. 

To make these you will need one batch

of Bright White Clay Dough. The recipe 

and directions can be found here. 

Unlike salt dough (which has a golden appearance),
Clay Dough has a silky texture and does not darken 
during baking but remains a bright white. 

Doily Print Clay Dough Ornaments

Prepare a batch of clay dough as directed here.

 Roll clay to 1/4 thickness. Position doily on clay as desired. 

Using a rolling pin, gently imprint the doily into the dough by rolling back and 

forth a few times. 

Slowly remove the doily to reveal your doily-imprinted clay.

Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and bake as directed in the recipe. 

Completed baked clay dough ornament.

You can leave them white, or add color...

Here are the results of my color experiments: 

If you want to create a contrast, gently blot the finished design with an ink pad.

Here is the same star from above. I blotted it with a damp paper towel to soften

the ink and spread the color throughout the ornament.

 Next I blotted it with white ink. I like this snowy effect.

Here it is with a heavy blue coat of ink. 

What do you think?

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Neat Things You Can Make With Cookie Cutters

I love cookie cutters because they're one of those personal things that I associate

with my mom, my grandmother, and family traditions. I come from a family that

loves to bake, so baking implements seem to hold a place near and dear to my heart. 

I love old fashioned cookie cutters, the handcrafted type, I like their simplicity,

their usefulness, and their handcrafted charm. I like the way cookie cutters remind

me of times spent over the years with my mother, baking for the holidays.
I like the memories they bring back, and also the idea that I'm helping create

those same memories for my daughters when I bake with them.

Check out these new ways to look at cookie cutters and maybe you'll be inspired

to create your own cookie cutter masterpiece! 

Tiny dog cookie cutter necklace from Cosmic Firefly via Etsy

Candied light catchers from BHG

Cookie cutter as a napkin ring from Martha Stewart

Homespun pin cushions made from cookie cutters from Country Living

Cookie cutter hook rack by bluebirdheaven via Etsy

Cookie cutter handle glued onto glass by Charming Christmas

Use cookie cutters to spell out a word from Better Homes & Gardens

Cookie cutter chandelier from Bachman's House photo via Hammers and High Heels

Glittered cookie cutter ornaments

by Madeleine Boulesteix

Altered cookie cutters

Cookie cutter wreath from BHG

Cookie cutter wreath from BHG

Make fudge in cookie cutters! To do this, you pour the mixture into the cutters. via Betty Crocker 

Cookie cutters as ornaments. Do this with the ones you no longer use via Real Simple

Make cookie cutter candles from sheets of wax. via Spoonful

Glittery cookie cutter ornament by Centsational Girl

Cookie cutter garland from Scattering Lupines

Cookie cutter star wreath from Good Housekeeping

Cookie cutter garland by The Merry Magpie Vintage

Cookie cutter ornaments via Martha Stewart

Easter cookie cutter craft from Hambly Screen Prints

How to make your own cookie cutters from Roots and Wings Co

How can you resist these mustache cookie cutters? 

I can't! My kids will have a ball with these. From Fuzzy Ink.

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