Would you believe what these are made of??? Well, of course you would, ’cause your smart!!! 😉
Salt Dough! Who knew, right???
I know, I’m a nerd, but I like playing with salt dough. There, I said it…
But seriously, would you believe that this is salt dough??? I really love how they turned out…
I made it the same way I made the heart necklace, except this time I used Krylon Brilliant Silver spray paint, instead of fingernail polish.
I cut some of these out by hand, but some of them I cut out using… ummm… These…
What?! I washed them before I gave them back to my daughter. 😉
I also used this fancy stamper to get the images embossed onto the dough…
Yes, it’s a wooden tray… I know… I’m cool that way. 😀 I thought the carvings were pretty, so I used it.
To get an antiqued look I stippled watered-down black paint onto the pendants and wiped the paint off with a wet paper towel.
If you notice the round one is a little darker than the other two pendants, it’s because I used a dry paper towel to rub off the paint. I liked the lighter look of the other two, so I went with a wet paper towel for those.
So easy, and so cheap to make! Love it!
Have a lovely week, every-peeps! 😀
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Lady with the Red Rocker 
Stephanie, These look really great. Thanks for sharing. Cindy
Thanks, Cindy! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Impressive! Love how smart you were with your resources. Visiting from Good Life Wednesdays.
these are gorgeous thanks so much for linking up at my What We Wore and Made party
These are great. I love them… They look totally expensive and elegant.
Greetings from Germany
Catrin
So pretty! Great idea, I love that you used your daughter’s toys as cutters!
Steph,
I have never used salt dough before so I have a question. Did you cut out the shapes first and then emboss with the tray or do it the other way round? Great idea for making your own charms for a necklace or bracelet. I have cutters in different shapes for clay that are tiny. Using these with the dough would make great charms because they are the right size. Thanks for the idea.
Maureen
Maureen,
Thanks for stopping by! I just worked with a small piece of dough at a time, maybe a little larger than a walnut, and rolled it out and then pressed that into the tray. Then I took the embossed piece of dough and cut out my shapes. Hope this helps! 😀
Thanks! This what I thought but I wanted to check and make sure.
Maureen
Very cool! I had never thought of spray painting salt dough before! Great idea and it looks amazing.
Those are really nice! I’ve been meaning to try this.
Girlfriends Are Like Shoes
Am I impressed! and ready to try!
I have to eliminate white/all purpose flour so now, instead of throwing out the flour, I can use it to make jewellery. I love jewellery!
THANKS
What a great idea, and they look so elegant!
Wow, those look great! I would love for you to share at my link party http://herestohandyandy.blogspot.com/2012/01/pinteresting-link-party-week-23.html! And don’t forget to enter my giveaway!
It’s amazing what you can make with salt dough, isn’t it??? I love how much can be created with such inexpensive materials. 🙂
Luv these, Stephanie! I’ve made tags out of air dry clay before, but never thought of painting them to look like jewelry! Thanks for the great tut! 🙂
xoxo laurie
Wow, salt dough?? Those are amazing, and I am impressed! I really want to try this.
This is so awesome…when I saw the picture I thought it must be polymer clay and almost closed the window…now I am really happy that I read this 🙂
Do these have to be baked….I dont have an oven – can I put them in the microwave?
No, you don’t have to bake them, it just speeds up the drying time. You will want to leave them set out for several days so they can air dry. I’ve never put them in the microwave before, so I’m not sure how that would turn out. Maybe you try a small piece of the dough and zap it for about a minute to see what happens. Hope this helps! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Wow, you are super resourceful! Love the pendants, very pretty~
Wow, how gorgeous! I never would have guessed that was salt dough. Thanks for the great tutorial.
So pretty! I wouldn’t have guessed they were salt dough either!
Those are just too cool!! Nope, never would have thought they were Salt dough. I would love to make some of these too!!
Thanks, Nancy
Great way to use all sorts of objects to get an awesome end result! Happy you linked to Things I’ve Done Thursday!
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how do you make salt dough, i never heard of it but would lo ve to try this. thanks for sharing
Hey Linda,
I posted the recipe for salt dough here, if you want to check it out. Thanks for stopping by! 😀
I never would have guessed these were salt dough. Really love them!! Would love it if you linked them up to our Link It Up Thursday party. http://thesepeastastefunny.blogspot.com/2012/01/link-it-up-thursday-4.html
Those are very pretty!!! I love your creative use of household items.
I would have bet that those were made out of silver clay…..the kind you have to bake in a jewelry kiln! I can’t wait to try this… I’d love for you to share this @CountryMommaCooks Link & Greet Party
going on now-Sunday night……Have a wonderful weekend!
These pendants are awesome…so gorgeous! Great idea, beautifully created. I am now a follower of your blog and look forward to return visits. I invite you to join me as well on my blog at http://atastefultouch.blogspot.com
Hugs, Gayle.
Amazing. These turned out beautifully and I loved all of the fancy equipment you used. I would love it if you stopped by my January Link party before it closes in a few days to link this tut up and any other clever ideas you would like to share. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/01/1-month-of-fun-january-link-up.html
How fun, what a great idea. Thankk you for sharing.
You have absolutely inspired me!!
these look great! I love how you used your tray as a stamp. I use stamps a lot while working with polymer clay! I should give it a try with the salt dough!
Lovely pendants, and great idea!
How clever! I love these.
Gorgeous look…salt dough?!? Really?!?! Thanks so much for sharing at the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami
http://www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Beautiful and very clever!
Using that cool tray was genious. I thought for sure these were made of precious metal clay. If you’ve never tried it, you should. . . you have the talent for it. (lots more expensive though!)
I’ve been seeing such cute ideas using salt dough- I must try it! These are beautiful!
I’m hosting a favorite things linky party and would love it if you stop by and post something!
-Melissa
http://serendipityandspice.blogspot.com/2012/01/manic-monday-linky-party-3.html
No way!! Salt dough?! That’s so cool. Amazing what a little silver spray paint can do, eh? Thanks so much for linking up at Shine on Fridays!
These are just gorgeous! I’m just amazed, like everyone else, that they were made with salt dough. Talent!
Thanks, you are very kind! Thanks for stopping by! 😀
Great idea Stephanie!
You should try fimo and sculpey, no waiting for air drying just bake them. Already colored too! And if you want to get real crazy, try mixing colors with a pasta machine!
love it! I just pinned it. Thanks for linking up to check me out saturday. The new linky is live now 🙂 http://iamonly1woman.blogspot.com
These look fab, and very creative to use the scrolling from the wooden tray. Now that’s creative. Truly impressed, and so pretty. Your beyond goodness egg casserole really sounds good and will give it a try. Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best!
These are lovely, Stephanie! Thank you for sharing your technique!
I wanted to tell you I featured these on the One Artsy Mama facebook page today!
I featured your salt dough pendants at our Sister Sunday Link Party. They turned out FABULOUS!! Love your method. Sometime you just have to make use of what you got!!
Amy
We are hosting our first Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party next Friday (the 10th) and would love for you to share this! Feel free to stop by and grab a party button! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/
I loved the idea also. I tried a batch with salt dough and mine looked too grainy. I bought silver sculpey and they turned out fabulous. I used some old pickle dishes and candle holder for the embossing. Thank you. I will make many and give as gifts. Janice
Love it and want to do it!!
Genius! Can’t wait to try this! 🙂
I need to make these right now. Wow. I guess you could do this with Fimo as well. Thanks for this!!
How awesome for making Team Medals.
Thanks for sharing this craft.
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I would never have guessed these were made of dough not silver. Amazing, really!
These are wonderful. Salt dough never had it so good. Love that you used a wooden tray for your texture. Thanks for sharing how you made them!
Beautiful!
Really, really beautiful!
I love these! I was wondering how you got such a nice pattern on them, great idea.
Girlfriends Are Like Shoes
So like this and could use for al kinds of projects.
I stumbled over this on Pintress, love the unique medium. Can you tell me how durable these are.
Hi Myu!
These pendants can last a long time if they are taken care of. They are not water resistant, and they may chip if they are getting a lot of wear and tear.
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Your blog is very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing it!
Your Blog is very interesting & informative!
Thanks for Sharing 🙂
Amazing!