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Whenever my cat’s bean toes are showing, I snap a photo because it’s so damn cute. So I thought I’d take it one step further and make a paw print ornament so I can remember how cute she is for all my Christmases to come!
If you think Mony’s cute and want to see some more pics and a video, check out this recent post about a cat toy (which would be a perfect stocking stuffer for your kitty).
I chose to use salt dough for my paw print ornament. It’s really easy to make and will make four good-sized ornaments.
Salt Dough Paw Print Ornament
1 cup flour
1 cup salt (just your usual iodized table salt)
1/2 cup water
Glass to cut out the ornament shape
Straw to punch a hole for the ribbon
Aluminum foil
Baking sheet
Festive ribbon
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F
- Mix flour, salt, and water in a bowl. The result should be a Play-Doh-like consistency – you may need to add a little water if the dough is crumbly.
- On a floured surface, pat the dough into an even layer about 1/2 thick. Cut out ornament shapes with a glass.
- Press your pet’s paw into the ornament, then punch a hole at the top with a straw.
- Place ornaments on baking sheet covered with foil and bake for 2-3 hours (until dry).
- If necessary, file the edges to smooth them out. I used a nail file.
- Add ribbon, and hang!
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Mony is very cute. Thanks for sharing the paw print ornament tutorial!
My daughter has 3 dogs and 1 cat. This would be a fun project to do next Christmas. Id like to do my granddaughters hand print too. Good idea 🙂
I have three cats and i love their pink paw prints. What a cute idea! I need to do for my cats.
This is so cute and a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing.
What a cute idea! I really like this. Thanks!
this is extremely adorable!! id love to make these with our cat. my LO would think its so fun
I have never made salt dough ornaments before but I really should. They are simple and can involve our pets too!
What a really neat idea. These would be fun for the kids to make and also build memories of our pets.
Omg now this is just too adorable!!!! I have two fur babies that I need to do this with next year!
That’s such a cute and easy idea. Wish I’d done it for my cat who passed away 2 years ago.
There really isn’t much cuter than those jellybean toes! lol I think my girls and I would have fun making our kitties’ paw print ornaments!
Cool idea . . . We will try these with the family for the next Christmas season.
Such a beautiful & creative DIY work which I would love to try at home with my kids. I think the final output really looks good with that cute paw of your adorable pet.
Wow, that’s great! I have seen kits for sale to capture pawprints or handprints, I didn’t realize it could be done so easily without spending the money on a kit. 😉
I have a soft spot for cute paws too! I wish we’d done this with our cat Bella.
This is definitely super cool and pet creative ;} will save your and subscribe to get some DIY projects Ideas.
Awwwww ADORABLE! Ornament memories with the fur babies. What a great idea
What a fun idea! We have a ton of ornaments for our kids ao why not our furry ones 😉
This is so beautiful. To cherish the memories not only if the people in your life but to also capture your pets prints to keep forever, just love it
What a great way to keep a memory of your pet!
Myself and several of my friends were looking for a salt dough recipe this holiday season and HOORAY!!!! I’ve found one! I’m totally sharing this! <3 I never thought to get my pup in on the salt dough ornament fun, but I totally am. Great idea btw!
Now this is the cutest ornament I’ve ever seen! What a way to keep them near and dear to you! I just LOVE DIY projects!! Thanks for sharing your post.
What a great DIY for our holiday decorations! Thanks for the heads up on the savings too
aw you made a cute ornament with his paw. What a sweetheart. 🙂
That pic is pretty adorable! I’m pinning because we have an older cat and dog, so you don’t know how many holidays they have left. This way they can be remembered each Christmas:-).
Sooo cute… i lovee cat feet!!! I would eat a cat print.
CUTISIMO!!! Not sure if my Grandpuppy would let me do this, but this is just a precious idea! Gracias; it’s definitely gonna be pinned. BB2U
Such a fun idea! I just got a new kitten and am going to do this with her for sure. My grandson will think it’s cool too. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
I love this idea. I will have to make one of these for my pets. They would make a great gift.
This is such a cute idea! I don’t have any pets.. but this would work with kids, too. Thanks for sharing!
The cat prints are a nice treat to the cookies. I would eat a cat print. would you?
Gahhhh!!! Sooooo cute! Your fur-baby is adorable.
how clever and i lovee cat feet. they are the cutest.
Cat feet are really cute…and so soft! 🙂
What a cute idea for pet lovers. I have three pets – a chihuahua, a boxer and a snobby cat. This would be a great way to hold on to their memory once they are gone.
any time that there’s a cute kitten in a photo….it doesn’t matter what else is there 😀
I love this idea – unique!
We have two cats and will do this next year.
thanks for the post
Merry Christmas!
You that right. I just love this! What a cute way to commemorate your fur baby!
I love the idea!! I am going to do it before e take the Christmas tree down
It’s so cute, I love it.
Cute idea for a pet. Never thought to make an ornament like this.
Aww! How cute to have a lasting memory like that. I am not sure how happy our kitties would be to be “paw-printed” but it would make for a nice ornament!
Awwww bless this is one cute ornament, I do not have any pets but I do agree the cats jellybean toes are so damn cute. I am not good with anything DIY and lord knows I missed that boat lol thanks for sharing.
Jelly beans? LMAO I never thought about it like that but it’s so funny because I was just admiring my cat’s little paw pads last night. His foot was hanging off the cat tree and he has the cutest little grey paw pads with a white foot. I love the little ornament idea too!
I really want to make one of these for my kitty and doggie. The kids would think it was so cool to have the ornaments with their paws.
This is such a cute idea. I love having something like this to display on the tree.
Such a cute idea! I have been wanting to do this for my dog, especially since I am not sure how many holidays we have left with him (he is almost 14 and has early stage kidney disease). Now the trick is to get him to stay still long enough for me to press his paw into the bowl.
what a sweet way to save their paw prints. i love cats and this precious
WOW, this is so nice. I can imagine doing other projects with it. How long would the ornament last? Do you think it could go for months?
I’ve never thought to do this for a pet. Great idea for animal lovers!
Aww, I love kitty & puppy paws too! I have a chinchilla and I tried to do this with his hands and feet, needless to say, he wasn’t having it. I hope you and little kitty have a great holiday!
I really love this idea. We have two chihuahuas and they are like our children now that our children are grown and gone.
I love this idea as well. It’s a great way to show our love for our pets since they really are a part of the family.
What a sweet ornament idea for a fur or human child. It is definitely something to treasure for years to come!
Love this! I so wish I had if done this with my fur babies. Just too dang cute :).
Thanks for posting this great gift idea. We have cats & dogs and these would make great family gifts.
That is a really cute idea! I think most people think this is for kids only, but it’s great for pets too!
I had these done for several of my passed pets. It make for a great memory.
Awww how cute indeed. It must be a bit of a job getting her to autograph the dough with her paws 🙂 Merry Christmas!
There really is nothing cuter! I really wanted to do a salt dough ornament of my pup’s feet, but I read an article where a family did one and their dog ate it-and then died because apparently salt dough is super bad for them. Now I’m nervous about it.
Oh no! Maybe if you hang it up high you can still do it.
Kitty toes are just the cutest! I love this ornament idea as well. The only thing is I have a feeling my dog would pull it off the tree and eat it. He’s a jerk that way ;)!
She’s a cutie. I love cats. Sometimes I wake my cat up by tickling his feet. He gets annoyed a little but it’s funny to see him stretch out his legs and toes.
The cat toe-spreading stretch is my fave!
Only rivaled closely by the bathing of the toes! I love how they spread them all apart so they can clean them LOL.
What an adorable idea! I never thought of doing these with pets.
That is so neat! Getting everyone in the family involved and in the spirit of the season! Merry Christmas to you and yours! 🙂
It’s really nice! A memory worth sharing with any fur baby!
awwwww so so cute! i just love your creative ideas! thanks for sharing this!
Oh, so cute! I’ll show this to Aria. We’ll definitely make this ornament. Merry Christmas!
Very cute. I wonder if my dog would rather eat the dough, though.
I love my cats paws! This is a great idea – I don’t know what she would think though! Kaz x
Aw this is an adorable ornament. Your kitty is so damn cute too what is its name?
Thanks for your idea, and the cat is so cute
i wish we could have done this with my cat before she passed away. i loved her little paws
Aw, cute! I would love to do this when we buy a dog next year.
Those are very cute My daughter had a cat she loved, but it ran away. I bee she would have loved doing this.
This is really so lovely and sweet! I would definitely make one if I had a cat or a dog! It’s really nice.
I love this idea!! My sister in law did similar with their dog and it is one my nieces favorite ornaments!
I should do this with our new cat! I love this idea a great way to include you pets in the decoration. I love that the ingredients are all from the pantry, no harsh chemicals for the cat to touch.
I totally need to make one of these for my mama. She has a new kitten and would this as a keepsake.
What a fun idea! I don’t have pets, but would love to do this with my son.
What a cute ornament to make!!! Especially if you get your cat as a new born it would be fun to see the changes over the years.
This is a really good idea. I want to get the cat ordainment for my cat.
That is such a great idea! We had one of our beloved Penny the chihuahua.
This is such as cute idea!! We are thinking about getting a bird and can do this with bird feet too! LOL Thanks for sharing this great pet friendly DIY recipe!
Neat idea! We had pawprint ceramic remembrance keepsakes done after our dog passed away at 14 years old in 2013. They are well done and a great keepsake, but it would have been nice to have done one while he was alive to have hanging on our tree!
What a great idea! I never thought about doing an ornament with my cat’s little paw print. I’m going to try this tomorrow. Not sure how my cat is going to feel about it though… 😉
Hehe, good luck! My cat didn’t put up too much of a fuss.
This is adorable! I love the idea of making an ornament like this with my dogs that we can hang on the tree year after year.
I agree so very cute and sweet put a smile on my face as well
I agree with you – super cute! What a patient kitty for taking such a nice paw print too!
I love personalized gifts! This one would be perfect as a gift.
This is such a cute way to get your cats involved in Christmas. We get ours presents every year but I think a paw print ornament is absolutely adorable.
I can’t imagine my kitty cooperating with this, but I’d love to make an ornament of her multicolored jelly bean toes 🙂
I wish I saw this before I bought one of the kits – this is fantastic and your kitty is gorgeous, Merry Christmas!
I love this idea. Those would be such meaningful, personal ornaments.
What a cute idea!! I never thought about a paw print ornament.
This looks like a fun project that the kids would love to help me do. A great keepsake too!
I guess it is the equivalent of childrens foot prints or even handprints from your grandkids. Enjoy the project.
That’s a pretty ornament and looks simple to make.
This ornament idea is too cute and it is a great way to add pets in the holiday festivities. I know I can do this with my kitten, but getting my cat to do this will be tricky.
How cute! I love that you call them bean toes. Great ornament.
This is a really cute idea! I have some of these but hang it high enough so that my pets can’t get to them – the salt can make them sick according to my vet.
Love the print that is so neat I would even do one for my daughters fingers or something or do one for the entire family as a tradition for the whole family.
I should do this with my dog. He’s like a four legged child to our family, so I think we need to commemorate him.
Oh em gee, those are so cute. I’d love to let the kids help me make these tomorrow for our cat and dog.
This would be fun to do with any pet! I wonder if I could get my dog to sit still long enough to do this with him!
Such a cute and creative idea! I can see this ornament being a very special keepsake ornament. Any family member would love this as a gift. Thanks for the idea.
This is such a clever idea! We made handprint ornaments with our kids when they were little, but I never thought to make a paw print for my Daisy! My mom loves her fur babies, too, and would love having an ornament like this to remember them.
I wish we would’ve done this with my dogs are still alive. I would love to have some kind of a remembrance of them. Next time I will do this thank you for the idea.
What a great idea for Christmas, we have dogs but will still work the kids would love it.
Very cute idea! I made similar paw prints with salt dough for my two dogs and cat.
Very cute idea for fur kids. I would do this with my boys.
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…for a while there I thought they were something to eat with the cat’s actual paws in it….WHEW
Lol. Ew!
I love this idea! I have 3 dogs, and I want to do this with all of them. What a great keepsake.
Awwww! That is cute! I love little hand or paw prints.
This is a super cute idea, I love my cats paws 🙂 What a wonderful ornament idea xx
That is such a cute idea. I wanted to make something like this with my Milo, but he’s such a spaz that he won’t sit still long enough for me to do it.
We recently moved, and there’s a cat here that apparently came with the house. He’s obviously very familiar with the house, and any time we open the door he just struts right in and gets comfortable! It’s hilarious, because for a country mouser, he’s very docile. I’ll have to try this with him– my kids would get a kick out of making him an ornament!
That is a cute idea. You should totally do it 🙂
Hah! That’s adorable! Cats are definitely in charge of us.