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How To Make Salt Dough Pumpkins Recipe

	Tuilelaith / All my dishes 2 months ago Salt dough is not only a very easy medium to work with, but also easy to make and inexpensive. Made from ingredients found in many kitchen pantries, salt dough can be used to make countless crafts. Salt-dough pumpkins make beautiful harvest decoratio... More Prep:10m Servings:1	Tuilelaith
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Ingredients

8 cups flour

2 cups salt

3 cups hot water

Large mixing bowl

Paint

Paintbrush

Embellishments

Spray lacquer sealant

Toothpick

Directions

Make your salt dough first. In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt.

Next add your hot water and knead until the dough becomes elastic.

If the dough is too dry, add more water.

Pull off a piece from your kneaded dough, and form a ball in your hand.

The size of the ball will determine the size of your pumpkin.

You can make very large pumpkins or very small ones.

The choice is yours.

With your thumb, make a smooth impression on the top of your ball-shaped dough.

This is the spot where you will add the pumpkin stem.

You can smooth it out with a damp finger to give it a more realistic appearance.

Pull off another piece of dough and form it into a cone with your fingers.

Give it a slight tug to elongate it and give it that pumpkin-stem look.

Attach the stem into the recess you made on top of your pumpkin.

It may be necessary to moisten the area with a damp finger for better adhesion.

With a toothpick, gently create the vertical lines of the pumpkin.

This can be done by carefully running the toothpick down the pumpkin from top to bottom, skipping a section and making another line.

This will give it the look of a real pumpkin.

Allow your pumpkin to dry thoroughly overnight.

If you paint it too soon, it will absorb the paint, instead of creating a typical paint overlay.

Paint your pumpkin an attractive orange and the stem a natural color, such as brown or green.

When the paint dries, seal it with a spray lacquer.

Embellish your pumpkin by adding glitter, sequins or other items that will make it stand out.

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By Jonae Fredericks

eHow Contributing Writer

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Comments

lor 2 months ago said:
This is excellent Tuilelaith. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so very much for posting this wonderful CRAFT RECIPE! You are a gem and HIGH 5!!!

ozsmom 2 months ago said:
You are a craft genius. Another high 5 for this one. My kids are gonna have fun with this one!

liezel 2 months ago said:
Wonderful!!!!

twertsfirst 2 months ago said:
This is a cute idea!!Thanks for sharing!! hi 5

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