If you want to cherish the memory of your pup, make one of these paw print ornaments! You can customize them with so many colors! Please note that these are toxic to dogs if eaten so hang them high up on the tree. Here’s my Sadie girl, an Australian shepherd terrier mix at about 2 years old :-)
Salt Dough Ornament Ingredients:
- 1 cup salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup water
- Parchment paper or aluminium foil
- Straw/pen for punching a hole
Mix the salt, flour, and water in a bowl until it becomes firm. Knead the dough for 30 seconds and then cut individual circles with a cup.
Press your dogs paw into the salt dough and use a straw/pen cap to make a small hole at the top.
Bake at 200 degrees in the oven for 2-3 hours or until completely dry. Once it is cooled, grab some chalkboard paint and red tinsel glitter to decorate! I wrote the year and her name with a piece of chalk. Finish it off with a pretty ribbon to hang on the tree!
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I am commenting agian cause I made mine they turned out really good but I used acrylic paint and painted my dogs name with a fine tip brush and instead of using ribbon I used hemp cord for the hanger
I really love this idea! It’s so thoughtful!
Mine are in the oven as I type this out! Thanks for the great idea! I told my husband about it and he had me mix up your recipe on the spot…We got 6 paw prints out of this recipe. We have 3 dogs, so that’s a set for us and one for the in-laws., the just love their granddogs!! :D
Thanks again and MERRY CHRISTMAS!
This is fantastic! Thank you so much for the idea!
Yes! Acrylic paint works great too (even the $1 bottles at Walmart)
Can you paint it with something lighter color that is not chalkboard paint?
Absolutely!
Can you do this but with a kid’s handprint??
The dog in this picture looks exactly like my dog!!!! What state are you in?
Fahrenheit :)
Is it 200 degree C• or F•??
Love this idea!! Wish we did this for our 16 year-old dog before he passed last Christmas :(. Will have to do this for my younger dog!
Thank you for this idea. My mother’s pug is dying and this is the best Christmas gift I could give her.
I made about 4 of them from the recipe
Used this for my new kitty this year. So pretty, thanks!
How many ornaments does this make? I only need one…