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This jungle room makeover features a huge paper mache tree. Follow along as we turned my son's room into a safari hideaway.
Pop art is a great way to get students excited about art history and appreciation. What child doesn’t appreciate a giant banana peel or a humungous slice of cake, right!? So, for a sculpture …
Making your own papier mache nightstand is a fun project because you get to recycle while creating fucntional decor.
In Art class, fourth graders learned the difference between shape (2-D) and form (3-D) while creating these papier mache pets. Students could choose between a cat or a dog and they could decorate their pet to look realistic or abstract. Nice work artists!
I adore paper mache. When it comes to crafting, I would go so far as to say it's my first love. Since we've moved to more humid climes, however, I've found that my projects don't dry quickly (or at all) on their own. I've learned to compensate by using the oven and putting drying racks over heat vents. Another way I compensate is by finding ways to keep my armature from getting too wet. I love the sea, and it's bounty, and have collected lots of shells and starfish over the years. I don't own any real starfish anymore, though, because I had a dog that ate them all. Every. Single. One. Then he threw them up. Every. Single. One. It was not pretty, and those stains will never, ever come out of your wool Berber. So, nowadays, I display paper mache starfish. To create this starfish, you will need some sturdy corrugated cardboard, white glue, masking tape, white paper towels, and gesso or paint if desired. Start by cutting out an imperfect star shape, with rounded points. Now, we want this starfish to have lots of dimension, so we will need to build the armature up. Do this by gluing pieces of cardboard on top of the star, as shown below. Keep building until your armature is five to seven layers high. Now, we don't want the armature to get wet, so cover everything with masking tape. This will also help you create a smooth transition between the layers. To create the very top of the starfish, add a folded piece of paper towel to the center of the starfish, and tape it on so that it forms a bit of a point on the top. Now, take torn bits of paper towel and paint them with diluted glue. Apply the pieces to your starfish until it is completely covered. Now, to get that ridge that some starfish have on each of their legs, take a torn piece of paper towel, and twist it into a little rope. Glue one of these twisted ropes to each leg, as shown. Now, cover the entire piece with torn pieces of paper towel again. Place over a heat vent or in very low oven to dry, if desired. You can coat your finished piece with gesso and/or paint, if you like, or just leave it as it is. Piled into a bowl of shells in your foyer or on your coffee table, they will blend right in and look like the real thing! You might also like this article on how to make a wire armature starfish. Or, try this article on how to make faux coral. If you enjoyed this post, please subscribe to House Revivals in the sidebar, so you won't miss the fun projects we have planned. Find us on Facebook, too, so you can catch all the "in between" stuff, and see what I'm working on throughout week on Instagram. Feel free to link today's post to all your favorite social media sites. Thanks for stopping by! Amanda
These tubes have a thick wall of 4.5mm which gives the tubes a very strong quality. The tubes are made of high-quality paper and are perfect to build a body for something that has to be very strong like a substructure in combination with paper mache, an art project, or create something like a chair. The tubes are available in 2 lengths in our shop. For more tubes or other cardboard material, click on our shop name to see all our products at our Etsy store. Technical information about the cardboard tubes: Tube A OD: 33mm ID: 25mm Wall thickness: 4mm Length: 150mm Weight: 45 grams Tube B OD: 33mm ID: 25mm Wall thickness: 4mm Length: 250mm Weight: 80 grams For all details, check out the technical drawing. All the cardboard material offered here at our shop is made of good quality cardboard only. By using the right materials, machines, and the right tools, we are selling more than just cardboard. Often there goes a lot of handwork, time, and patience in all the products. Of course, all of this makes the price at the end. Please message us if you're looking for a specific diameter, a mixed or large order, or if you are looking for something that seems to be out of stock. Shipping: When purchasing our product, your order will directly arrive in our managing system and will often be produced in the following days. After production, your order will be packed in a shipping box including all needed packaging materials like bubbles or leftover paper and cardboard material. Often your package includes a personal message and sometimes we also use leftover cardboard tubes to fill up the package if needed. In this way, we hope to give all customers a little extra. As the owner of this shop, I am always using shipping with tracking to make sure everything goes as planned with no surprises. Or if needed, the package can always be traced. Fast delivery is always possible if you ask for it. Additional costs are for the buyer. To some destinations, the calculation of the shipment costs is not that accurate. If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate to ask for help. Usage tips: - When you are using several materials together, always make sure you use the right glue or test the glue on your material. Often wood glue works very well with cardboard. - Always use a sharp knife or tool to make sure the cardboard stays intact; if you do not have this option, feel free to ask me for help. "Whatever you can imagine, create it."
Easy to follow tutorial and free template to make a sweet paper mache bird. The perfect decorative accent for Spring
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Our student teacher, Ms. G, planned and taught a fabulous paper mâché sculpture lesson for us. Interactive rain sticks were an absolute hit! From the toothpick and cardboard tube construction to the Australian aboriginal-inspired end caps, we love every minute of it! Thanks Ms. G! More photos of finished work to come.
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In Art class, fourth graders learned the difference between shape (2-D) and form (3-D) while creating these papier mache pets. Students coul...
Making a Mini-Bar with Just Cardboard and Paper Mache Clay
Tommy Amelia Robbie Ella Middle school work at last! This is a project I designed during my student teaching at RISD. The goal for this lesson was to study a painting and recreate it in a three-dimensional model, applying the artists' painting technique and color palette. It was also to understand scale and construct models. We first looked at a slideshow of different landscape paintings and analyzed them using elements and principles of design while also answering a worksheet that required students to look closely at their piece. Students then cut out the main features of their painting out of paper, traced them onto illustration board, and cut them out with x-acto knives. Before painting their model, students practiced painting certain elements separately and then painted their final boards with acrylic. They all came out am-az-ing! I was also happy to find out that a RISD professor has been assigning this project every year with the foundation students. It's a great way for students to expand their painting skills.
I made another project using upcycled cardboard - It’s these Lumpy Letters ! Here’s how to make them: Make a batch of paper mache clay. Cut out letters from cardboard with the width of the shapes about 2-3 inches wide. Take a small handful of paper mache clay and mould it into a loose sau
This is Buttercup. Yes, yes, she’s very cute. So let’s make a sculpture of her! You probably have a cat as cute as Buttercup (well almost as cute) so why not make your own art piece? He…
12 CREATIVE SELF-PORTRAIT ART PROJECTS FOR KIDS
A base for sharing photos of great Primary school displays, ideas and resources.
This paper mache frog is made from crumpled paper, masking tape, pipe-cleaners or wire, aluminum foil, and home-made paper mache clay. Step-by-step photos.
For my latest How-To column for The Week Junior magazine , I used my favorite material, recycled cardboard, to make these bird plant decorations! With school starting, it’s a great time to make one of these to dress up your desk or workspace!
Kids study artist Mano Kellner and her "art boxes" and make dioramas from collage material, animal figurines, and greenery.
This video shows you how to smooth out the papery texture of paper mache clay without adding a second coat, and without sanding. Plus, it's really easy!
Trash becomes art! My 7th grade students made these beautiful low relief sculptures with paper towel and toilet paper cardboard tubes! After measuring and cutting the tubes into 1/2″ rings, s…
I displayed the finished snakes by tying them with pieces of fishing line to a a huge piece of tulle that is hanging from the ceiling grid. This project connected to the 2nd grade musical called …
creative waste cardboard heart hacks you can try it at home
I made this as a piece of wall art for my new apartment! It's done with a cardboard and newspaper base and covered in paper mache. I painted it with acrylic paints. It's pretty big, see the light switch in lower left hand corner for scale!
full photo tutorial - how to make a pretty paper orb
Part 2/2. See here for part 1 with instructions on how to create a play from the book Cheer Up Mouse and a chance to win the book giveaway. Photos above by Ashley Thalman Ok, here they are! If you’ve been following along on Instagram I’ve been giving hints of these masks based on the book […]
I use two paper mache recipes for the projects on this site - both recipes are cheap, and the final sculptures are as strong as wood.
