Salt Dough Place Cards

Ever since I've gotten obsessed with Pinterest I've seen salt dough ideas all over the place.  Since it's super easy to make I thought I'd give it a try.  But what to make?  Then it came to me...Thanksgiving place cards.  

I started with this recipe:

1 c. salt

1 c. flour

1/2 c. water

Mix with your hands in a bowl until it is all combined.  Add more water if it's not forming well...add more flower if it's too sticky.  Flour your counter and a rolling pin, and roll it out until it's about 1/2 to 1 inch thick.  Then use cookie cutters or free hand to make shapes.  Bake for about 2 hours at 250 degrees.

Once they're all baked, let them cool and decorate.  Super easy...I did it while Jackson was taking a nap.

Out of the oven and cooling.  

Holiday colored ribbon to loop through the hole.

Starting to look pretty.

Paint pens made it easy to write everyone's name on their place card.

They turned out pretty cute.  I think my handwriting looks awful on them, but better luck next time I suppose.

Happy happy everyone!