I saw these two salt dough ornaments at the top of the box. I’d made and baked these in the mid 1970’s. I’d created all my family in salt dough. That’s my sister (holding a NYC map as she still lives in Manhattan) on the right and the one on the left was a likeness of Marjorie Lutkins holding a crossword puzzle. She was a generous family friend who’d join us on holidays with another friend Naomi Zieber Naomi was a real Charles Dickens fan and had a full set of Royal Doulton China figures and mugs of all the characters from his books
That these ornaments have survived 5 decades amazes me. Recently I found Naomi with her head broken off but I glued it back.
So there are three surviving salt dough ornaments that are fifty years old.
Those are fabulous and the fact that they survived is amazing!
Amazing, Ruth. I recently had to toss the dough ornament I’d bought my parents in 1984 for being the Best Grandparents, because it was getting black mold on it. Broke my heart, so glad yours are surviving. ❤️
Once again,your talents have no boundaries. Dc
I’m impressed by these salt dough ornaments and by the fact that they survived 50 years. They are precious in who they represent and why.
Those ornaments are delightful! I had to glue the head back on a camel ornament this year!
It’s hard to believe they’ve survived.
I just want to go back to the time when there was no internet and mobiles. 1984 was a good year to be living. I don’t know much about the ornaments, but I am sure it’d be a lovely experience creating these in the 1984 and similar years where nature was prominent and we did not live in a rush. Love this article, thanks for the close up images of the ornaments, really shows the texture.