Would you like to make an impression of your babies foot and hand for a keepsake? Or how about your dog, or cat? Even your spouse or mom! Keepsake impressions are the hottest thing in gifts, wall hangings, or even Christmas ornaments. You can even put them in a frame and hang them on your wall, as seen above.
When my sweet kitty Benjamin passed away, the veterinarian took a foot impression and gave it to me as a memorial. That little footprint has offered me a lot of comfort since he has been gone. Since then I have made impressions for the rest of my cats and they all hang together from ribbons on the wall over a shelf with their framed photos. It is a cute decoration for a small alcove in my home.
Footprints, hand prints and paw prints are easy and fun to make and share. Below are the easy instructions.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup water (more or less to gain the proper consistency)
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, adding water a bit at a time until it resembles Play Doh. (you can add food coloring if you like)
2. Place the ball of dough on a ceramic dinner plate sprayed with non stick cooking spray
3. Flatten dough to approximately 3/4"
4 Shape the edges be round or square or whatever shape you like. Punch out holes with a straw, at the top, if you plan to hang on a ribbon.
5. Dust the baby foot, hand or pet paw you plan to imprint with cornstarch
6 Press it carefully into the dough, pressing down about 1/2" deep
7. Take the impression (still on the plate) and place in the freezer for 30 minutes
8. Remove from freezer, you should be able to remove the stiffened dough from the plate
9. Place dough on a cooking sheet sprayed with non stick cooking spray
10 Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours.
Once cooled you can paint these and embellish them with glitter, bows, anything your heard desires. Makes a thoughtful gift that means a lot because it's homemade.
Have a great week,
Jade :)
These two books are favorites of mine for other dough craft projects
Footprints, hand prints and paw prints are easy and fun to make and share. Below are the easy instructions.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup water (more or less to gain the proper consistency)
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, adding water a bit at a time until it resembles Play Doh. (you can add food coloring if you like)
2. Place the ball of dough on a ceramic dinner plate sprayed with non stick cooking spray
3. Flatten dough to approximately 3/4"
4 Shape the edges be round or square or whatever shape you like. Punch out holes with a straw, at the top, if you plan to hang on a ribbon.
5. Dust the baby foot, hand or pet paw you plan to imprint with cornstarch
6 Press it carefully into the dough, pressing down about 1/2" deep
7. Take the impression (still on the plate) and place in the freezer for 30 minutes
8. Remove from freezer, you should be able to remove the stiffened dough from the plate
9. Place dough on a cooking sheet sprayed with non stick cooking spray
10 Bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours.
Once cooled you can paint these and embellish them with glitter, bows, anything your heard desires. Makes a thoughtful gift that means a lot because it's homemade.
Have a great week,
Jade :)
These two books are favorites of mine for other dough craft projects
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