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Cornstarch Clay Dough
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2 cups cornstarch
2 cups baking
soda
11/4 cups cold water
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In a saucepan, combine cornstarch and
baking soda.
Gradually
add water until the mixture is smooth.
Heat, stirring constantly, until the
mixture reaches a moist mashed-potato
consistency.
Turn
onto a plate, cover with a damp towel.
Knead dough when cool enough to
handle. Clay is now ready to shape.
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Rose Petal Clay
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1/2 cup flour
1 TBS salt,
2 TBS water,
3 cups crushed rose petals
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1. Mix flour,
salt, and water to stiff dough in a bowl.
2. Mix crushed petals into
dough without making it crumbly.
3. Shape as desired.
4. Dry for a few days.
This recipe makes
enough to make 1 necklace worth of beads. If
you choose to do the beads, forget to poke a hole in them with
toothpicks before they are dry.
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Salt Dough
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2 cups flour
2 cups salt
About 1 cup water
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Mix flour, salt, and water to make a
stiff mixture.
Knead
mixture for about ten minutes to dissolve
salt. Clay is ready to shape.
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