Craft Recipes

Salt dough cinnamon buns

2 cups of flour
1 cup of salt
1 cup of water
2 1/4" boards
Rolling pin
Cinnamon
Extra water
Knife or a pizza cutter
Old paint brush

Mix flour and salt together first, add water and stir. Mixture should be firm or easy for you to work with. If to sticky add some flour, if to dry add a tablespoon of water each time until you get a good firm consistency, knead until you get a nice crease free ball.
Place your two 1/4" boards down and sprinkle one tablespoon or what you desire of cinnamon down on your work surface. Roll the dough out and once it is flat and smooth. Sprinkle more cinnamon on top of that and sprinkle extra water on top also so when you roll it will stick together, like a glue. Not to much or it will become mushy.
Once it's flat and smooth, cut about three inches off and and cut that into half inch or smaller pieces and trim the end like this /. Start rolling them up like regular cinnamon roll. Once I have them all rolled up, I take about a tablespoon of cinnamon and water and make a paste, not to thick and not to runny and spread that on top of each cinnamon roll. I bake them at about 200* for about four to five hours, or until hard. Press hard to make sure they aren't squishy.
If they still seem squishy, turn oven back on and cook until hard. Once they are hard like rocks. They are ready to be wax dipped.

Please make sure they are baked hard or they will mold or wilt in time due to moisture. Please store them in a cool dry area. Have fun!

This is from the book of Felicity's Craft book, great ideas and was found at the library.

Sheet of practice paper
matches or lighter
Sealing wax or tapered candle
Signet or seal, for making impression in wax
(Available in stationery stores)

Spread a sheet of practice paper on a table. Fold it long ways twice like sending a letter. Light the wick on the sealing wax or candle.

Hold the sealing wax or candle at an angle over the place where you want the seal to be. Let the wax drip onto that spot.
When the size of the wax spot matches the size of your signet, blow out the flame. Press the design end of your signet into the wax. Don't press to long, or the wax will harden.
Lift the signet. If the seal is to faint or off center, "erase" it. Drip more wax on top and press your signet into the wax again.

Don't rush the salt dough drying process. Air dry takes longer but allows them to dry at their own pace.
If you need them right away and want to dry them in the oven, make sure your oven isn't to hot or they will puff up and then cook to fast and become brittle. For small cutout creations around one-two inches(170-200*). Larger cutout creations two-four inches allowing them to air dry a few days (three to four) then putting in a cool oven (170*) is better. Always keep an eye on them as each oven is different and some cook way to hot.