Good afternoon friends!

I really like salt dough houses. And I decided to do the same when I chose a free minute. And at the same time I’ll show you how to sculpt from salt dough. I won’t describe much and in detail, since it seems to me that the entire sculpting process is visible in the photographs. Only as the process progresses, I will make some clarifications.

House - a vase made of salt dough:

I made the salt dough according to the standard recipe:

I take 100 gr. salt + 100 gr. flour and add enough water so that when kneading the dough, you get a mass reminiscent of plasticine.

I decided to make a house in two parts - the base of the house and the lid. I plan to use this house as a vase to give the atmosphere a romantic or fairy-tale mood.

For the base I used trimmed bottom part half a liter bottle and wrapped it in foil.

I wrapped the base with dough. I made a window on one side and an entrance on the other.

I cut the dough into squares. And she decorated the entrance arch with them.

First I decorated the window with small cakes – “stones”. And then the walls of the entire house, right up to the entrance. The result was stonework))

I gave the stones texture and used a bone for this.

Then, the house was placed on the foundation.

The base was also covered with “stones”. Then, I decided to block the door and window from the inside. I made cakes and stuck them inside the house.

Now, I decided to decorate the house with flowers. I marked the places with a pencil.

I cut out flowers and stuck them in the planned places.

Having finished decorating, I covered the joint between the house and the base with dough. I applied pieces of dough and pressed it down. At the same time giving texture.

This is what I ended up with.

When the product dried on the base, I dried it in the oven over low heat with the door open.

I did not film the process of painting the house, because it is the same as that of the trunk - first it is applied thick layer paint, left until dry, then the top layer is lightened with a moistened cotton wool.

I varnished it with regular construction varnish.

I only got 2 final photos, since my baby got to the house (as well as to everything new with the help of a chair and natural dexterity), accidentally knocked it off the closet shelf and smashed it to smithereens...

Modeling a salt dough house

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You can create such funny houses and windmills with your children. I sculpted this mill about a year and a half ago, I saw a photo on the Internet and I really liked the idea. Unfortunately, I didn't remember the author. The house is built similarly. Inside these" architectural structures" are hollow, they have windows and doors that open. Since inside the house free space, it can be used as a candlestick, place a small candle inside. To hot air came out unhindered, I even made a pipe on the roof. But don't forget the rules fire safety, do not leave a lit candle in the product unattended!

Stages of work:

We prepare materials. To make the house hollow inside, I take a bottle suitable size and wrap it in foil. This is so that the finished house can be easily removed from the bottle, otherwise the dough will stick to it. When the house body dries a little, the foil with inside very easy to remove.

I roll out the dough with a rolling pin to a thickness of 0.5-1 cm, cut out a rectangle from it equal to the circumference of the bottle and place it on foil. The seam must be lubricated with water to better bonding, for this purpose I always have a glass of water and a brush on hand.

Salt dough is the most best material for creativity with children. It is very plastic, harmless, easy to prepare, and the parts are glued together with water. Many children, after the dough has dried on the radiator or baked in the oven, like to taste the finished product. My niece also bit off pieces of crafts made from salt dough more than once and said that it was delicious. And one girl from the studio complained that when she prepared the dough figures and dried them, her dad and friends ate them with beer :) Sorry for the slight digression, what I mean is what kind of stuff are they? useful invention for mothers, and there is no need to buy plasticine - flour, water and salt are always at hand. And the child’s health will not suffer if he tries salt dough during the creative process.

Stage 2

Now that the walls of the house are ready, use the edge of a knife to cut out the holes for the windows. They can be round, square, rectangular. I'm in in this example I made one window and a door for the house.

I rolled out another piece of dough, cut out shutters and a window sill from it, glued it onto the base and formed a window. I laid bricks around the perimeter of the window and door. To do this, I rolled out small balls with a diameter of up to 1 cm in my palms, flattened them with my fingers, smeared them around the window and door with a brush dipped in water, and glued the so-called bricks.

Stage 3

On the surface of the door, which was previously cut from the wall of the house, I imitated planks. When the miracle building is completely ready, I will fix the door in doorway using wire on one side of the wall. The door can be opened and closed after the house is completely dry.

Stage 4

I wanted to decorate my house. I sculpted one sunflower on each side of the door. Each petal is sculpted by hand and glued to the center of the flower.

All that remains is to make the roof. I have a lid of a suitable size on my sugar bowl; you can also cut off the neck from plastic bottle or use another suitable material shaped like a roof, which needs to be wrapped in foil. Now I’m making tile blanks. I connect them together using water (see photos below). I had to tinker with the pipe. I wrapped some foil around a ballpoint pen, bent it a little at the base of the pen, and inserted it into the hole on the roof. Then I covered the foil on the handle with dough.

IN last weeks December more and more more people They begin to prepare for a good and cheerful holiday. Someone is inventing unusual jewelry for the Christmas tree, someone invents recipes New Year's salads, and someone is getting serious about decorating their apartment. If you want to please and surprise your loved ones, then start making original crafts right now. Today we will tell you how to make a salt dough house with your own hands and decorate it in the style of the upcoming holiday.

Salty dough

This material has been familiar to many craftswomen since childhood. It makes amazing home decorations, figurines of people and animals, bright gifts and colorful souvenirs. This dough can be made very quickly using a minimum of inexpensive ingredients. Today there are many recipes for this product, but we suggest focusing on the option described below:

Take one glass of fine salt, two glasses of flour and one glass of warm water.

Mix all the ingredients so that you get a firm and elastic dough.

Divide ready material into several pieces and wrap each one. Place excess dough in the refrigerator and use as needed. Now you are ready and can start making your craft. Carefully study the sequence of actions, and then, if you want, make your own changes. You can create any image for the original home decoration using imagination and salt dough.

Houses. Master Class

Before you start work, do not forget to stock up on stacks, a plastic cup the right size, a set of bright colors, toothpicks, a rolling pin, a grater and, of course, a wonderful New Year's mood.

Making the base

Roll out the dough using a rolling pin. You should get a thin and even layer 3-4 mm wide. Take a small yogurt cup, wet the sides with water and carefully wrap the base in the dough. Using a utility knife, smooth out the protruding edges and remove any excess. For the roof you can use various materials: paper, food foil or foam. Make a cone of the required size, cover it with layers of dough and place it on the very top of the structure.

Making a house from salt dough

Use a toothpick or stack to give the walls the appearance of brickwork. Separately roll out several pieces of dough for the door and window. Draw details of any shape on them and make shallow cuts with a spatula to create an imitation of boards. If you wish, you can make crossbars, handles, platbands or shutters for them. After that we move on to the roof. A New Year's house made from salt dough will look very cute if you work hard on it. important detail. So, you can cut narrow strips of dough with a shaped edge and lay them overlapping on the roof cone. If you prefer more original design, then roll the dough into thin sausages and braid them around the top of the structure. Add here several turrets, a pipe or a clock. While the base of our craft is drying, it’s time to start preparing the important details.

Decorations made from multi-colored dough

A salt dough house can be decorated using various techniques: place silhouettes of a snowman, snow-covered bushes, trees and much more on it. In order to get a deep and rich color for these figures, prepare several pieces multi-colored dough. To do this, take required quantity product, apply paint to it with a brush and knead it again. If you want to add a voluminous texture to the details, then grate multi-colored pieces on a fine grater and attach them to the walls or roof. From them you can make a red fur coat of Santa Claus, a prickly Christmas tree or a fluffy hare.

The final stage

After the salt dough house is completely dry, you can move on to final stage our creative process. Take paints and brushes different sizes, and then color the finished craft. Use any colors, don’t be afraid to experiment, mix and get new shades. Don't forget to varnish your product at the very end. To make your New Year's salt dough house look more festive, you can decorate it glass beads or sparkles. And if you take care of the holes in the window openings in advance, you can put a candle or a couple of

We hope you enjoyed our version of an original Christmas craft made from salt dough. Do-it-yourself houses can become a wonderful gift, which children will present to their parents, friends or teachers on a January morning. And if you install them under the Christmas tree, on the windowsill or refrigerator, they will complement the festive decor of your apartment.

New Year. The eve of the holiday. Waiting for a miracle. Let's go towards events! We will create a festive House!

To make a house you need:

Salt dough (recipe);

Plastic cup of the required size;

Stacks, stamps;

Paper/food foil;

Acrylic/gouache;

Christmas mood!

New Year's house made from salt dough step by step:

When preparing salt dough, you can simply take equal volumes of salt and flour and gradually add water. Cover the glass with layers of salt dough, which should be upside down. Try to do this carefully and evenly.

Apply the desired texture using a stack - in this case it is an imitation of brickwork. Then you can stick small-volume elements. Dry the resulting structure at room temperature.

Place the frame in its designated place. Create the roof structure you have in mind. A cheerful snowman “perched” comfortably against the wall. Sculpt it from individual elements and glue it to the dry wall of the house with some water.

The secrets of this dwelling are hidden by a heavy oak door, which you sculpt from a layer of dough and apply the texture in a stack. Add a small fluffy Christmas tree.

03 01.2016

03. 01.2016

Catherine's blog
Bogdanova

Good afternoon, friends, readers and guests of the “Family and Childhood” website. Christmas is approaching. Christmas holidays are a special time of year. It is not at all surprising that right now adults are awakening to an insatiable desire to transform their home and decorate every corner of it.

It is clear that not so much for themselves, but for the children, who are waiting for it more than anyone else. In this master class we will look in detail at how to make a house from salt dough with your own hands.

Materials used

The following materials were used during the work:

1) ordinary thick cardboard;
2) masking tape;
3) salt and flour;
4) PVA glue;
5) gouache paints;
6) old tulle (small piece);
7) just a little plasticine;
8) fluffy garland of small diameter;
9) yacht varnish.

The tools used were small scissors and a knife, paint brushes, a sponge, a pencil, a varnish brush and double-sided tape.

Work order

This was my first craft made from such material, so several mistakes were made during the work, which will definitely be mentioned. So making this New Year's decoration took place in the following order.

Stage one

The frame of the house is assembled from cardboard. The front and side walls are made of ordinary thick cardboard for children's crafts. The roof is made of even thicker cardboard (a folder for its sheets). But the back wall is made of thin cardboard - the first mistake.

The wall began to bend under the weight of the dough. She urgently began to strengthen it in sections, which did not help much. The side wall is half of a whole sheet. On the roof I made a canopy for the attic window from a triangle. The chimney was glued to the top, windows were cut out and a door was drawn. The roof is not glued to the base at this stage.

Stage two

After assembling the frame, the dough is kneaded. The proportions are standard: one glass of salt and flour, half a glass of water, a tablespoon of sunflower oil. I added a little PVA glue to the first portion (a little more than 1 tablespoon).

It was noticed during the process that the dough with glue from the first batch dried faster than the dough from the second batch, to which no glue was added. When preparing the first portion, I first dissolved a little salt in water and immediately added glue - the second mistake.

The salt began to stick to the glue in lumps, so I threw away the first sample. I diluted a new portion and added glue to the already ready dough, which I mixed thoroughly. It is very difficult to work with freshly prepared material (it constantly sticks). First I put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and then took it out in small portions.

Stage three

The frame was not processed in any way (not primed, not scratched, etc.) to improve its adhesion to the dough. Using a rolling pin, roll out a small piece of dough into a flat cake. It is very difficult to roll out a large piece on the entire wall at once, since the dough breaks and sticks to the countertop.

Therefore, three cakes were laid on the wall, the edges of each were cut off (they were carefully joined together with fingers and aligned). Above the windows, the excess dough was simply cut out with the tip of a knife. The same knife was used to cut lines that imitate brickwork- third mistake.

At first I tried to stretch the blade from one edge of the wall to the other, but the dough constantly moved and pulled out of place. The lines need to be pushed through, rather than trying to cut through.

The door frame is made from thin strips of dough that are simply applied to the wall (not glued to anything). There are thin stripes on the door that imitate boards. The frame around the round window, the wreath on the door and door knob. The wreath was first in the form of a small donut, and then small thorns were cut out of it using nail scissors.

Stage four

Inside the house on the windows using masking tape small pieces of unnecessary tulle are glued. If you want, you can also do some furniture, rather than leaving the house empty. Furniture can be made from the same material from which the house itself is made. Now you need to secure the roof.

Thick strips of dough are placed on the upper edges of the walls. For reliability, glue was applied over the strips, which will fix the roof. Then cakes of dough are also placed on the roof. The relief on the roof was made with a simple pencil, the dough was pressed with the blunt side and indentations were made. The attic window was simply pressed out with a knife blade and decorated.