How to Make Cornflour Modeling Dough

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Apply petroleum jelly to your hands before starting the process;

   Keep kneading the dough.
   
   At this point, the dough should be hard yet sticky.
   
   Make sure you do not add too much glue. , The dough will then become firm and shall no longer be sticky you might need to add extra petroleum jelly if the dough seems dry. ,,,,, It can be used within 2 weeks if stored in the fridge. , Form dough flowers to other ornament or even if its just for the kids to play with. , The dough will simply dry if you leave it over night in open air.
   
   The time required for it to dry depends on the thickness of the ornament.
   
   Make sure the place you place it to dry is not moist in any way.
   
   Unlike other doughs, this doesn't need to be baked — it will become hard when it has dried properly.
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   Step 2: Add the cornflour to the bowl and slowly add in the white glue.

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   Step 3: Add the petroleum jelly to the dough  and kneed it well.

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   Step 4: Take the amount of dough that you want to colour.

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   Step 5: Add in a generous amount of paint.

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   Step 6: Mix in with your hands.

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   Step 7: Take cling film and grease it with petroleum jelly.

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   Step 8: Wrap in the dough in such a way that it is air tight.

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   Step 9: Use you dough to make what ever you want.

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    Step 10: Allow the dough to dry in open air.

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