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Adding Icing to gingerbread ornaments.
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DIY Gingerbread Ornaments

This recipe for scented Gingerbread Ornaments is so simple to make!  Great for Christmas tree ornaments and gift giving this holiday season, they also smell amazing with a simple trick!
Active Time1 hour
Dry Time1 day
Total Time1 day 1 hour
Yield: 15 ornaments
Author: Rachel
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • Christmas Cookie Cutters
  • #1 Icing Tip optional, but recommended
  • Scissors
  • Frosting Bag optional, but recommended

Materials

Instructions

  • On a flat surface, lay a chunk of clay you that you intend to use. Wear gloves to avoid transference and put a dent in the center of the clay. Add a few drops of gingerbread oil. Work and mix the clay so the scent spreads throughout. You can also brush a drop or two on the back of each ornament after dry.
    Closeup of adding essential oils to clay for scent.
  • Smooth out the clay between two sheets of wax paper and flatten with a rolling pin until about ¼ inch thick.
    Dough Rolled out to ¼ inch thick on top of wax paper.
  • Use cookie cutters to make shapes in the clay dough. Reroll the clay as needed to get as many ornaments as you like.
    Closeup of using snowflake cookie cutter on clay dough.
  • Use a stiff straw to add a hole somewhere on the ornament for hanging. Allow to dry flat overnight, flipping over after several hours to dry the backside well.
    Gloved hands putting a hole through a gingerbread ornament with a straw.
  • Decorate with traditional designs using white puffy paint. I found it hard to squeeze the bottle, so I put the paint into an icing bag with a #1 decorating tip. Allow to dry completely.
    Adding Icing to gingerbread ornaments.
  • Hang the ornament with twine or ribbon.
    Woman putting string on a gingerbread ornament for hanging on a Christmas tree.

Video

Notes

I used terracotta clay for this project because it is porous to soak in the smell, air dries without cracks or curling, and is fairly close in color to gingerbread.