Make these adorable little houses from salt dough to use in your holiday centerpieces, display on the fireplace mantel, or make our Christmas Village Shadowbox!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Crafting Time45 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Supplies
1/2cupsalt
1cupflour
1/2cupwater
Extra flour if needed
Americana Acrylic paint in Snow WhiteCadmium Yellow, Foliage Green, Festive Green, True Red and Americana Decor Metallics in Soft Gold
Paint Marker in black or black Sharpie pen
Craft tools
Baking Sheet
Paintbrushes with assorted tips
Instructions
Making the Salt Dough Houses
Following the recipe instructions from this Salt Dough Jabba the Hutt craft, combine salt, flour and water. Mix ingredients by hand until well combined and a dough is formed.
Separate the dough into smaller portion sizes (about the size of your palm).
Continue kneading to smooth dough and form the dough into a house shape with a triangular peak at the top. Make additional houses in various sizes not exceeding 2 ½” high and 5/8” thick.
Form remaining dough into cone shaped Christmas trees.
Place all shapes onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in an oven at 220F for 2 hours. Flip the shapes over every 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave shapes to cool completely before proceeding.
Painting the Salt Dough Houses
Start by painting the surface of the shapes in a mix of white, greens and red. Allow paint to dry fully before applying additional coats of paint or before changing colors.
Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint windows and door shapes on to the house as well as other accents such as scallops, stripes and dots in yellow, gold and a mix of white, greens and red.
Use a black fine tip paint marker to outline the windows, doors and other accents. Refer to the printable Christmas village coloring guide.