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Dough Top Jars

You Need:

  • Clean Glass or Plastic Jar with Lid
  • Flour/Salt Dough
  • Misc.Items for Decorating Lids
  • Cookie Sheet

Instructions:
Remove lid from jar and place on cookie sheet. Mold a large handful of Flour/Salt Dough into ball making sure there are no trapped air bubbles. Place the dough ball on the lid. Press down and shape the dough to cover the entire lid including the sides. Mold into a dome as shown or choose your own shape. Press decorative items firmly into dough.

Flour/Salt Dough can be air dried or baked. Air drying can take several weeks. Baking times will vary. Large pieces like these lids can take up to 2 hours at 250°. Remove before they start to turn brown. If you are using plastic items such as buttons or beads for decoration, bake at 125° for several hours. Watch for any sign of melting plastic and remove immediately. If dough is not completely set, you can finish by air drying.

 

Flour/Salt Dough can be left natural or painted. you can also add food coloring, water coloring, or dry tempera into dough when mixing. Hardware holder shown above right was colored with a broad tip metallic paint marker after it was baked.

Ideas:

  • Coin Jar (Shown) -- Everyone can use one! Give as a gift with some seed money.
  • Hardware Holder (Shown) -- Great gift idea for dad.
  • Sewing Kit -- Mom would love this decorated with buttons. You can even fill with thread, pins, needles, sewing scissors and a tape measure.
  • Bead Keeper -- Make one for each of your friends, add some beads and top off with a Kenny Bead Pattern folded to fit inside.

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