1/2 cup cinnamon
1/2 cup store bought applesauce
(homemade sauce will likely be too watery)
Or, any equal portions of both
ingredients depending on the quantity you desire.
Directions:
Stir together cinnamon and applesauce with a spoon until the dough becomes stiff, then use your hands to create a ball of dough.
Place the ball of dough on a sheet of waxed paper, flatten slightly with your fingers.
Place a second sheet of waxed paper over the top of the dough and roll out dough to about 1/8 inch thick.
Use cookie cutters or your own template shapes.
Air dry creations on a waxed paper-covered
cookie sheet or a cooling rack for at least 24 hours until they are completely
hard.
Creative tips:
* For extra "sparkle," mix in decorative glitter.
* Make your own shapes by trimming the dough with a table knife following around patterns you've cut from cereal box cardboard.
* After cutting out shapes, use a drinking straw to create holes for jewelry or ornaments.
* Use toothpicks to make smaller holes for threading. Leave in dough until dry and remove.
* For a wall hanging, thread a colored ribbon through the shape.
* For a brooch, decorate with fabric paint and glue a metal clasp pin to the back (available at craft stores).
* Decorate creations with acrylic paint or fabric.
* The
creations can be used as decorations on a gift box or bag.