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Natural looking scented rocks
This is a very easy project
and kids love it! 4 year old Bryan made the magnets in the picture below
with very little help using pressed leaves and paper punch outs.
Ingredients:
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1/2 cup of
flour
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1/2 cup of salt
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1/4 teaspoon of essential oil
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2/3 cup of boiling
water
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Directions:
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Mix the dry
ingredients, then add essential oil, then hot water.
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Add color one drop
at a time, making solid colors or marbleizing the dough. Food colors work
well for vibrant colors, acrylic paints make more natural looking colors.
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When
cool enough to handle, shape into balls about an inch in size, or
get creative and make shapes or beads.
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To make beads, poke a
hole through the dough while it's still soft with a pin or opened paper
clip.
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They will dry
hard after several days in a warm dry area.
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Variations:
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This recipe can be
used for other craft projects like potpourri, sachets, jewelry, air
fresheners,
ornaments, beads and magnets... use your imagination!
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A little corn
meal in place of the some of the flour adds texture.
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Plans
This page has been here for a
couple of months, but I just got around to scanning the magnets and
posting the picture. It occurred to me, as I write this, that Bryan loves
those little wiggle eyes, so someday very soon we'll make some rock
critter magnets using this recipe and wiggle eyes.
We want to do some with
pressed flowers too.
Pictures will be posted when
we do it!
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