This is a actually easier than it looks, and would make quite a fun activity for an afternoon with friends of with a younger cousin or sibling. It makes a rather heavy palette, because of the materials used, but it would make a really unique and affordable gift for a friend.
In Part 2 we will fill in the palette with two options, ready made eyeshadow-blush-lipstick, or make your own of these too!
To start off we're going to need a few things:
- A metal casing, or if you can find one (!), a microwave-safe plastic one. I used a 'slim' style pencil case that I bought from eBay
- A spare makeup brush in a size that will fit your palette
- Plain flour (don't accidentally use self-raising like I did!)
- Salt
- Water
- Mixing bowl and measuring cups1. Mix up your salt dough! I used this one :
1/2 cup of salt
1/2 cup of water
1 cup of flour
2. Press your dough into the case for your palette and trim off any excess. You don't want it to spill over the top at all, and even want it to be sunken in by about a centimetre (becasue this will rise when you make the indentations)
3. Tip out the dough and start to design the indentations where your products will go later. I used the end of the brush I am going to include to make the 'dents' or 'troughs'
4. (alternatively, you can roll the dough out and then press the case into it like a cookie-cutter!)
6. Once you are happy with your design, pop it onto some baking parchment and onto a plate. Stick it in the microwave for 3 minutes!
7. Check that the dough is 'cooked'. Because I accidentally used self-raising flour, my initial attempt plumped up and was unusable. If that happens, that is what you've most likely done too!
Leave to cool and paint if you like. I used black nail varnish to paint the dough before gluing it into the case.
Bring on part 2 - coming soon!
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