- 1 cup ground cinnamon
- 1/4 applesauce
- 1/2 cup of craft glue
First, you measure out and mix the cinnamon and the applesauce (I ended up adding a couple of tablespoons more applesauce to get a consistency I liked). Then you add the craft glue. I didn't want to use up all of any one given glue, so I used a 1/4 cup of tacky glue and a 1/4 of Mod Podge. Martha's instructions say to let the dough sit an hour. I'm impatient and was worried about the glue getting too dry, so I only let my sit 30 minutes or so. Here's what the dough will look like:
After you let it sit a bit, take a small hunk of the dough (about 1/4) and roll it out with your rolling pin. Here's some tips for working with the dough:- If it gets dry and starts cracking, sprinkle it with a little tiny bit of water. This helps smooth the dough.
- Use dry cinnamon like you would flour when rolling out cookies. it keeps the dough from sticking to your rolling pin.
- Don't be afraid to add a little extra applesauce if the consistency of the dough is too tough. Just make sure it gets mixed in really well.
Once your dough is rolled out, you can use cookie cutters to cut out shapes, or like Martha Stewart, you could print out templates on card stock and use a knife to cut around them. I did both. Don't forget to poke a hole for hanging the ornaments. I used a straw for the bigger ones and a small pastry bag tip for the little ones.
Very cute! I just made these too, but just used applesauce and cinnamon! And I dried mine in the oven, but super easy!
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ReplyDeleteI made these a few years back -- and mine are still in great shape! I love them!!
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