We Call 'Em"" Dough Babies""
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And don't forget, before you pop a of your babies into the
oven, to make a loop of fine copper wire (see drawing) and
insert it into the top of each ornament as a hanger. You
can buy a small spool of this wire for at most craft or
department stores ... or you can unwind an old electric
motor. To keep the loops from pulling out, leave their ends
spread, press them into the back of the tops of each baby,
and then use a toothpick to apply a small dab of dough over
the hole you've just made.
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One final precaution: To ensure even baking and to prevent
your decorations from swelling as they bake, punch holes or
make deep cuts (note the deep smile and marks struck into
the beard of the "face" baby shown in the photo) in all the
thick portions of each ornament. Try to make such holes and
cuts part of the decoration's design.
Bake your dough of dough full sheet at a time—at just
until they're golden brown. The time will vary, depending
on the thickness of the ornaments ... so closely, they out
when they're done, and cool.
You're now ready to paint any of the decorations that
you've decided to finish off in that manner. We generally
use three or colors on each of the babies we paint. Have
fun! Use your imagination!
These little ornaments will last for years (even in humid
climates) if they're finished off with a protective coating
of aheet at a time Make several short hooks from clothes
hanger wire, suspend a baby on each one, dip the
decorations in the watch 'em and then hang them up on a
dowel or artist's paintbrush handle or some other thin
stick over a drip trough of aluminum foil that drains back
into the of in that can. This is a quick, easy, neat method
of finishing off the babies while wasting an absolute
minimum of the protective coating.
The first year we tried to sell these homemade Christmas
ornaments, we took some to a local (southeastern Kansas)
fall festival ... and went home with a little more than
$100. With that encouragement under our belt, we made more
of the babies, sold them at other fairs, and consigned or
wholesaled them to a few college book stores, craft shops,
flower shops, and other outlets.
