Such an ancient and well-known talisman, like a horseshoe, brings happiness to the house. And if you find a metal one - a problem, then making a decorative horseshoe from a salted dough by your own hands is very simple, and how - read on.
Preparation of the dough
To make this craft, you need to make a salted dough. To do this, mix a glass of water, a glass of flour and a glass of ordinary table salt. A dough is kneaded well and allowed to "rest" for one to two hours.
The dough is ready to use, but if you have more, just put it in the freezer. When there is time for creativity, it will be enough to unfreeze it.
Horseshoe-amulet
To make a horseshoe horseshoe from salted dough, prepare the dough. Roll it into a sausage with a diameter of at least 3 centimeters. Then give the craft of salted dough a horseshoe shape. This can be done with a paper template. If you plan to hang a horseshoe, then in the appropriate place with a cocktail tube make a hole. Do not forget that all the decorative elements of the dough should be baked together with the horseshoe, so mold them and carefully lay them on the craft, pressing them lightly.
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Place the horseshoe in a preheated oven and dry it for about two to three hours. Watch the temperature so that no bubbles appear on the test! When the crust is lightly browned, let the craft cool down. Now you can start decorating the horseshoe. This can be done with acrylic paints, molded dough pieces, ribbons, beads or artificial flowers. When the colors dry, cover the craft with a layer of clear varnish. It remains to pass the tape into the holes and hang the horseshoe.
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Up or down "horns"?
You will not find the exact answer! Some are confident that hanging up the "horns" upward handicraft will serve as a talisman, an amulet that will bring happiness and good in the formed cup. Others believe that the horseshoe should be suspended "horns" downwards. This will symbolize the good that showered all who crossed the threshold of the house. The best solution is to trust your intuition. In the end, for our ancestors the horseshoe was in any case a happiness, because they made it from metal, which cost a lot.
A horseshoe made of such accessible and pliable material as a salted dough will be an excellent gift-souvenir for people you want from your whole soul to be happy.
Also you can make a horseshoe out of other materials !