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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.two-daloo.com/valentine-marbled-salt-dough/">Marbled salt dough </a>by Twodaloo popped up in my Facebook feed the other day.  Since my neighbor was kind enough to clear my driveway for me, I found myself free of obligations during O's nap time.  This dough came together very easily.  She suggests powdered tempera paint to color the dough, but I didn't have any.  I chose to use Wilton's food coloring gels, and it worked just fine.  It may be a little bit messier during the mixing stages, but it wasn't really an issue.  O was really proud of herself for using the "fatula".</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Once we cut them out, we dried them on parchment.  The drying process takes a day or two.  I'd suggest flipping them at some point so that the bottoms dry as well.  The immediately lose some of their vibrancy, but they were still super cute.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We strung up the dried hearts on the mantel for decoration, and now we are all set for Valentine's Day.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Even the cat got in on the fun.  How could he possibly resist those strings?</p>