Cinnamon Clay for Winter Solstice Decorations

Cinnamon Clay for Winter Solstice Decorations

This is a non-edible recipe for making a scented dough with which you can create charms, ornaments, and small altar pieces.

Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened Applesauce
1/3 cup White Glue
Any combination of ground Cloves, ground Nutmeg, ground allspice, and/or ground ginger to equal 1 cup
1/2 cup of ground cinnamon

Directions:

In a medium bowl, stir together cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice and ginger. Mix in the applesauce and glue. Work the mixture with hands for 2-3 minutes to form a firm ball. If it’s too wet, add more cinnamon, if it’s too dry, add more applesauce.

To make ornaments:

Roll out the dough between layers of wax paper to a thickness of 1/8" to 1/4". Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes. Use a toothpick or straw to cut out a hole near the top of the shape for a hanger. Let the shapes dry on wax paper or a wire rack for a couple of days, flip a few times to promote even drying and avoid curling.

When dry, paint with puffy/dimensional paint, if you like, or leave the ornaments plain. Add a ribbon, twine or yarn hanger.

Molded shapes:

Pinch off as much dough as you need to make your shape, and leave the rest in the covered bowl. Work the dough into any desired shape with your hands. When you have finished molding your shape, put it on a piece of waxed paper to dry. It should dry in about 2 or 3 days to a hard finish

Items created with this dough carry the energy of the Sun and the element of Fire. They are useful for attracting love and prosperity and for protection.
You may choose to use items in closets, drawers and chests to keep items safe and smelling nice and to charge those items with the herbs qualities.

Make sun shaped discs and paint them for hanging upon your Christmas tree

This dish carries energies for the following magical purposes:

Protection, love, prosperity.