Roll up those sleeves today and make something handmade for the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday! We are talking simply supplies, steps and the kids can help too! Check out our Salt Dough Valentine Gift Tags tutorial below! #gluedtomycrafts

It’s a new year, a new day and a new holiday creeping up on us SUPER QUICK! If you are looking for a great DIY to make with the kids today, that also doubles as a gift, you are in the right place today with Glued To My Crafts!

Our Salt Dough Valentine Gift Tags are super fun because the children can get involved in the making, decorating and of course – gifting!

I decided to turn our finished pieces into gift tags, but you also get creative and turn them into ornaments {perhaps for a Valentine’s Day tree?} or even make magnets out of them. All of which are great to gift this time of year!!!

Find all the details listed below for these Salt Dough Heart Pieces! Happy crafting, my friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Salt Dough Valentine Gift Tag Craft Supplies:
* 1 cup Flour
* 1 cup Salt
* 1/2 cup Water
* Large Mixing Bowl
* Mixing Spoon
* Valentine Cookie Cutters
* Rolling Pin
* Straw {to make hole in salt dough pieces}
* Wax Paper
* Various Colors of Craft Paint
* Paint Brushes
* Glitter/Embellishments

Directions:

* First combine your flour, salt and water in large bowl.

* Mix/knead until mixture is smooth and well combined. If too sticky – add more flour. If too dry – add more water.

* Set your oven to the lowest temperature it will go.

* Roll out your dough mixture on a flat surface and cut shapes out of it. You don’t want the thickness of the dough to go beyond half an inch.

* When you have your shapes cut out, if you want to make gift tags, use the straw to make a hole where the ribbon will go through.

* Place some wax paper on a large cookie sheet.

* Lay out your cut-out salt dough pieces on cookie sheet, leaving some space between each piece.

* Place the cookie sheet in the oven.

* Bake your salt dough pieces for three hours, turning/flipping them over every hour.

* When done baking, let them cool completely.

* Decorate with paint or other embellishments like glitter, glitter glue etc.

* When done decorating, let dry completely.

* Then use your beautiful new pieces for gifts, ornaments or magnets!!!

I’m planning on tying our heart shaped salt dough pieces to some fabric gift bags with some plain ribbon and then gifting just as is. I even pulled a couple aside to place on my little picture holder ladder that I decorate for each holiday. These pieces were definitely worth it to me!

And my last tip for this post – with a thin-tip Sharpie marker, you can easily address your gifts to a receiver or write a special message on the back.

I have a few more gift ideas for Valentine’s Day coming up but ill then, check out our A-MAZE-ING Maze Valentines – Free Gift Tag Printable post! #gluedtomycrafts