Saturday, January 29, 2011

Craft Resources I'm Saving

These are from Safe Mama

SafeMama Play Dough Recipe

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
  • beet, spinach, and carrot juice (or food coloring)
Instructions: Mix flour, salt and oil, and slowly add water. Cook over medium heat, stirring until dough becomes stiff. Put onto wax paper and let cool. Knead the dough with your hands until it feels right. Start playing as is, or divide into balls and add a few drops of the vegetable juices to make green, pink, and orange.  You can also use a few drops of traditional food coloring.


No Cook Play Dough Recipe

  • 1 C Flour
  • 1/4 C Salt
  • 1/3 C Water
  • 1 tsp Vegetable Oil
  • Food Coloring (optional)
Instructions: Combine flour, salt and oil in a bowl. Gently mix together.If you want colored play dough, add 2 to 3 drops of food coloring to 1/3 cup of water, otherwise use plain water. Gradually add water to dry ingredients, mixing with your fingers until smooth. Knead the dough with your hands until smooth and pliable (about 3 to 5 minutes). Return to step one and start over to make another color!   Be sure to store the dough in an air tight container.  (from eHow.com)



If you click the above link, it will take you to a page of wonderful resources for crafts!!
I'm posting this so I can remember these recipes & not lose them.

1 comment:

  1. Thats the best play dough ever made no comparison to the store bought! :D

    Anyways, my wifes name is Annette (pastors wife)and she just opened her blog to public setting as she wants to be an encouragement and blessing to people(wants to do giveaways...as she gets started) . I was trying to be an encouragement to her by asking if you would be willing to swing by and say hi as she does not know many people in the blog world? Thank you for considering. Her blog is

    http://continuedwonder.blogspot.com/

    Thank You,
    Rodney(Annette's husband)

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