Salt Dough Earth Day Necklace

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Sometimes we wear our heart on our sleeve and sometimes we wear our planet around our necks. We have focused on celebrating Earth Day with various craft projects and activities, but I thought it might be nice to make a simple Earth Day necklace. Using a basic salt dough recipe, this necklace can be worn for years to come.

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Earth Day Necklace

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup iodized salt
1/2 cup water
circular cookie cutter
round metal icing tip
blue and yellow acrylic paints
paint brush
satin ribbon
necklace fastener set
assorted beads
super glue

Begin by making a batch of basic salt dough. Sift together flour, salt medium sized bowl. Slowly pour in the water and stir the ingredients together until a dough forms. You may need less or more water. The dough will easily form a ball, it shouldn’t be sticky.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out circles with the cookie cutter. We used a 1 1/4″ cookie cutter for our Earth’s. Choose a size that you like.

Use the narrow end of the metal icing tip to cut out the hole for the ribbon. If you don’t have a round metal icing tip, you can use a straw, or even a toothpick.

Bake pendants on a parchment paper lined baking sheet in a 250°F oven for 2 hours.

Remove from oven and let cool completely before painting.

How you choose to paint your planets is up to you. I chose to paint the entire planet blue and allow it to dry before adding the green. I created my own variety of shades of greens by combining yellow and blue. Your planets can looks as realistic or unrealistic as you like.

Once the ornaments have dried, feed the ribbon through the hole in the top of each pendant. Use the beads to secure the pendent in place.

Finally, tie the jewelry loop and clasp to the ends of the ribbon. Be sure to check the length of the necklace before you tie the fastener in place. I secured the knot with a small dot of super glue.

I made these necklaces for my daughters and I. While perfect for Earth Day, I think these necklaces are perfectly lovely for any day of the week and anytime of the year.