Picture Perfect Hand Ups Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 250 Milliliter | |
| Salt | 125 Milliliter | |
| Water | 125 Milliliter | |
| Cookie cutters | ||
| Drinking straw or skewer | ||
| Acrylic paint and paintbrush | ||
| Wallet size photograph | ||
| Construction paper | ||
| String or ribbon | ||
| White craft glue | ||
Directions
Mix together flour, salt and water to form soft dough; divide in half.
Working with one portion at a time and keeping remaining half covered with plastic wrap, knead dough on floured surface until smooth, 8 to 10 minutes.
Roll out dough to 5 mm (1/4 inch) thickness.
Cut out shape with large cookie cutter; cut out hole in middle with smaller cutter.
Place frame on foil lined baking sheet.
With straw, poke hole at top of frame.
Bake in 250°F (120°C) oven for 4 to 5 hours or until thoroughly dry.
Let cool.
Paint frame and let dry.
Place photograph behind center opening, trimming off any excess.
Glue to back of frame Trace around frame onto construction paper.
Cut out paper just inside traced line.
Glue to back of frame; poke hole through paper to line up with hole at top of frame.
Poke ribbon through hole and tie in bow or loop.
Working with one portion at a time and keeping remaining half covered with plastic wrap, knead dough on floured surface until smooth, 8 to 10 minutes.
Roll out dough to 5 mm (1/4 inch) thickness.
Cut out shape with large cookie cutter; cut out hole in middle with smaller cutter.
Place frame on foil lined baking sheet.
With straw, poke hole at top of frame.
Bake in 250°F (120°C) oven for 4 to 5 hours or until thoroughly dry.
Let cool.
Paint frame and let dry.
Place photograph behind center opening, trimming off any excess.
Glue to back of frame Trace around frame onto construction paper.
Cut out paper just inside traced line.
Glue to back of frame; poke hole through paper to line up with hole at top of frame.
Poke ribbon through hole and tie in bow or loop.
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