The following are the steps we followed to make the clay:
- mix dry ingredients in pot
- place on low heat and slowly add all the water in
- mix continually until the mixture congeals and becomes a mass with a similar consistency of playdough (this is surprisingly easy and does not stick to the side of the pot)
- Once at the right consistency remove from pot into a bowl and cover with a wet teatowel until cooled
- When cooled roll out (using cornflour to stop sticking)
- use cutters to cut out the ornaments and a straw to pop out the string hole (we added glitter before baking though I would suggest doing this afterwards with glue)
- bake for an hour - two hours at 100 degrees Celsius, if you can turn them over (we checked ours at 20 minute intervals)
- allow to cool and decorate with paint, glitter, etc
- add some string and hang on your tree or wrap them as a gift
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