How to make an angel out of dough. "Salt Dough Angels"

Time flew by unnoticed, I myself became a mother and already this year with my children I decided to continue the tradition, to do needlework: to make angels from salt dough. If you like the idea, then prepare the materials and engage in exciting creativity.

To get started, print out the angel template by opening the PDF file. The image includes a dress, wings and a halo. The head, legs and arms will be molded randomly by pumping out the shape of the sausage.
Cut out all parts of the template with scissors.

Line your work surface with parchment paper. This will keep the table clean and will also make it easier to roll out the dough.

Replace salt dough with 2 parts flour, 1 part salt and 1 part water. Roll it out, 0.5 cm-1 cm thick.


Attach the templates (dress, wings, halo) to the salt dough layer, cut them out with a knife. Tip: the knife should be blunt, as children will work with this tool. I took a butter knife.
For the image of feathers, I recommend using toothpicks.


In order for the angels to be in 3D, first mold the body of the angel in any form, and then stick the dress and sleeves on top.



Bend the sleeves down, and then mold a small oval ball of dough. This ball will help keep the sleeves together.


My children's favorite pastime is doing hair. For their formation, we used a garlic press. Thanks to which long strands of salt dough are squeezed out. Spread them with a toothpick at the top of the figure, around the head. Stick a ball of salt dough - head.



I also recommend using a toothpick to pierce a hole for a ribbon (thread) for hanging.
Here is the little angel of my 11 year old daughter.


And this is an angel - my 7-year-old daughter.


Put the molds in the oven and bake for 60 minutes at a low temperature (275 degrees).


After they are completely dry and cool, you can begin the staining process.


Paint the figures in any colors, and then cover them with spray varnish. The varnish will protect the crafts from moisture penetration and will not allow dampness.


Pass the thread or ribbon through the hole in the product and hang it on the Christmas tree.

A more detailed recipe for salt dough can be viewed.

Angels always cause a special delight and interest of children and adults. They are chosen as souvenirs, interior items, they decorate the house, they are used as Christmas decorations. More than one master class is devoted to "angelic" crafts. As a material, threads, pieces of fabric, paper are used. Our salt dough angels.

How to cook dough

The master class begins in the kitchen with a simple culinary procedure. All further work depends on it. To make salt dough you will need:

  • fine salt - 400 gr;
  • flour - 200 gr;
  • water - 100 ml.

We knead the dough.

  • Sprinkle flour with salt.
  • Add water in small portions and knead.
  • The resulting material for modeling should be of a uniform consistency, moderately steep, but pliable and plastic.

    • You can prepare the dough in another way.

    To do this, use a glass of flour, half a glass of fine salt, one tablespoon of vegetable oil, a tablespoon of starch, boiled in 100 grams of water.

    It seems that more hassle, but the result will not disappoint you. In any case, it is worth trying to choose which test is more convenient for you to work with.

    Making a figurine

    Some masters prefer to paint the dough immediately. To do this, the dough is divided into parts, each of which is a separate part. Then add the desired paint to the lump of dough and knead until smooth. The more paint, the more intense the color.

    We will decorate the figurine after it is ready. To do this, we need some tools and fixtures:

    • cutting board;
    • water and brush;
    • figured knife or a set of stacks - plastic or wooden.
    • wooden rolling pin;
    • garlic press.

    Let's get to work.


    Our master class is approaching the most responsible and important stage. We spread the crafts on foil and send them to a cold oven. There they will stay up to two hours at a temperature not higher than 50 degrees. If the product turned out to be up to two centimeters thick, one hour is enough. In any case, we must be patient and wait.

    You can dry the finished product in a natural way at room temperature. But you have to wait a few days until it completely hardens.

    We decorate an angel

    While the crafts are "warming up", think about how to arrange them and prepare acrylic paints. It depends on your imagination whether your angel made of salt dough will be gentle and touching or bright and mischievous. After you have covered the craft with paints, apply a layer of acrylic varnish for shine. It remains to attach a ribbon, string or rope and your toy can decorate any place in the house.

    If this was the first master class, and it was successful, next time you can form an angel according to your own sketches and ideas, complicating the shape and decorative elements.

    If you have leftover dough, store it in the refrigerator. Ready-made figures from salt dough will be stored for as long as you like. If some part has broken off, then everything is perfectly glued with PVA or Moment glue.

    Since ancient times, according to the Christmas tradition, toys have been made for the festive decoration of the house. And today you can hang handmade angels on a New Year or Christmas tree. And also such beautiful Angels can be presented as small gifts to relatives and friends for Christmas, Easter, Christening, wedding, Valentine's Day or Angel's Day.

    And of course, such figurines can be used to create many decorative items: paintings, photo frames, magnets and just different souvenirs.

    Create your own Angels together with your children - their bright imagination and passion will add many new ideas and you will get great pleasure from joint creativity.

    So, we make Angels!

    And another version of Angels

    All this beauty is from the same salt dough!

    How to cook it? It's simple - 1 cup flour, 1 cup fine salt and a little warm water.

    All parts are fastened with a wet brush.

    Angels are baked at a low temperature of about 50 degrees for about 1-2 hours.

    We look at the creation process from the pictures - everything is absolutely clear. Every home is sure to have foil or baking paper, a rolling pin, cookie cutters, a garlic press, and paper clips that make great hanging hooks.

    We paint with acrylic paints, and after drying, we cover the finished products with acrylic varnish.

    A couple of words from us:

    According to this principle, it is possible to make not only decorative angels, but also quite edible ones - from sand or gingerbread dough, or confectionery mastic.

    In order for our gingerbread cookies and cookies to be as bright and beautiful, we paint them with food coloring, icing.

    Until the glaze has hardened, you can apply coconut flakes on top of some details (for example, on the wings of our angel), poppy seeds, sesame seeds, grated nuts, small colored dragees, candied fruits, etc.

    Hearts, flowers, baskets, etc. can be cut from fruits or marmalade - it will turn out original, tasty and beautiful.

    Pastry paste angels are perfect for decorating birthday cakes. In this case, during cooking, the mastic is immediately dyed in the desired colors using food coloring.

    In order to make the angels even more beautiful and elegant, you can use a figured rolling pin, which, after rolling the dough, leaves an extruded pattern on it; as well as molds-stamps ()

    Good luck in your work, new ideas and happy holidays!

    Tatyana Kiryushatova

    make it so adorable angels is not difficult at all.

    Salty dough make any recipe (there are a lot of them on the Internet now). I do prefer classics: 1 glass of salt, 1 glass of water and about 500 g of flour. Knead cool elastic dough and start sculpting.

    Head angel - small oval, two pieces test turn into droplets, from which we form wings.

    A large drop is the torso, or dress.

    Two thin oblong droplets turn into hands. Hair I made an angel skipping a piece garlic press test.

    For those who are just getting started with salt dough, I will say: Never put freshly fashioned work in the oven. The work should lie down in a room, for example, on a sunny windowsill, near heating appliances, or simply on a table, for three or four days. After that, we proceed to drying. We turn on the oven, make the minimum fire, dry our work with the door open.

    Then, the most interesting. Let's start coloring.


    Yes! I forgot to say, I made holes in the wings with a ballpoint pen.

    Insert satin ribbons. Our angels flew.


    The heart just stops with admiration when you look at these incredible unearthly creatures! They are so cute! And everyone can do them. One ardent desire is enough, and the rest is easy and simple!

    How to make salt dough. It's simple:

    • 1 glass of flour;
    • 1 cup fine salt and a little warm water.
    We fasten all the details with a wet brush. Bake the figures at a temperature of approximately 50 degrees and approximately one to two hours. We will need:
    • salty dough;
    • rolling pin for dough;
    • stamps for modeling (molding);
    • notches for cookies;
    • foil;
    • garlic press;
    • paper clips.
    Since we are making angels, we will start modeling with wings. Take a small piece of dough, roll it into a layer and cut circles with a glass. Then cut the circle in half. On each half, make small notches on the cut line with a toothpick and poke holes all over the surface.

    Now we will make beautiful dresses for them. Take a piece of dough and roll out the layer. Cut off the irregularities along the bottom edge and, using a mold with a beautiful pattern, make a pattern along the bottom of the dress. Then lift the layer and lay the folds with your hands.

    Moisten a wet brush at the top of the fold and connect. In the same way, glue the wings on the bottom of the folds.

    Roll up small sausages - these are handles, mark the brush with a toothpick.

    Roll up a small ball, flatten with your hands - this is the head. Outline the mouth and nose on the face. Put a small piece of dough into the garlic press and press down. Carefully remove the noodles with your hand - this will be the hair. Hair your head. Moisten all joints with a wet brush and glue the hands, head and hair. From small cakes, make the feet of a girl. Glue them to the bottom of the dress.

    Make a basket in the hands of the doll. Roll out a little dough into a layer and cut out the shape of a basket with a toothpick, then apply diagonal grooves. Roll up thin sausages and twist them into a bundle - this will be the handle of the basket. Glue these details to the dress at arm level. Decorate the edge of the basket with flowers.

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