These two new recipes for paper mache clay appear to be weatherproof. They're based on a recipe from Warren Eggleton, who created giant pots with weatherproof paper mache clay, and they stayed outside on Australia for at least 6 years.
More planet friendly than ceramic, papier-mâché is the medium of choice for forward-thinking homeware designers…
The children use papier mâché to create giant bugs. For ages 6 to 9. Plan 5 to 6 sessions.
For nearly 10 years, Sophie Mouton-Perrat and Frédéric Guibrunet have combined soft lighting with delicate paper craft to create ethereal sculptures.
In this post we discover Debbie Court's method for making figure sculptures with paper mache clay. As soon as you can see the sculpture she made for us,
Need to build a papier-mâché prop or sculpture fast, but don’t have time to wait for glue to dry? Here’s my simple hack for speeding up the process.
Papier Mache (or Paper Mache, as it's often spelled) is an easy and fun way to create a durable gift or decoration, and all kids can...
Paper Mache Clay Recipe: Several years ago I developed a new recipe for a sculptural material I call “paper mache clay.” This material is so easy to use and so easy to make that I now use it exclusively for all my paper mache sculptures. The recipe has now gone “viral” and …
Ok, so the giant food sculptures we started making a few weeks ago are (almost) finished! Here are some of the ones who finished yesterday. Aren't they scrumdidlyumptious?! This donut needs sprinkles I feel.. Sushi Roll Tomato-less Hamburger Sweets for all! Have a look at my last post on the giant food sculptures, to see
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Paper mache is a French word for chewed paper, a composite hard material made from paper pulp, often reinforced with textile and glued with adhesive. Paper
Kunstenares Babette Hofstede maakt van oude kranten en verkreukelde klerenhangers dieren van papier-maché. Prachtig, kijk maar.
5 easy tips for making your paper mache smooth, for sculptures and masks.
Paper mache is a French word for chewed paper, a composite hard material made from paper pulp, often reinforced with textile and glued with adhesive. Paper
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 …
Ok, it's probably wood or something. But for some reason this giant beanstalk was erected in the middle of this shopping center.
Kunstenares Babette Hofstede maakt van oude kranten en verkreukelde klerenhangers dieren van papier-maché. Prachtig, kijk maar.
Easy paper mache recipe that is strong, durable, cheap. Made from every day ingredients. Only 2 ingredients needed for tried & tested paste.
birthday present for a friend,finished, after a year:D it could be sooner, but its all about if i am in creative mood
How Harry Rosen makes his paper mache clay sculptures, and protects them from the weather with FlexBond mortar.
Our paper mache leopard head is a free kid's craft and so fun to make! Download our free template and watch our video tutorial to make your own version.
My students had so much fun constructing giant papier mache heads. I posted earlier this year about the construction process for this project, but I wanted to follow up with this post on the final …
How Harry Rosen makes his paper mache clay sculptures, and protects them from the weather with FlexBond mortar.
Make this easy paper mache clay with inexpensive ingredients. It will mix up in about 5 minutes. Easier to use than traditional paper mache--and no mess!
If you and your kids are looking for more cute craft ideas to make your day more fun you will love creating cute crafts with this DIY paper mache. Make this low-budget craft with toilet paper and enjoy more crafting with your family this weekend. Great for your very own DIY projects.
It’s messy! I lay down a cheap plastic tablecloth first, and always have a couple sheets of moist paper towel on hand. There are many different recipes for papier mâché. Some boil the flour and water mixture, some use white glue instead of flour, and some even use laundry starch. I just mix flour and... Read more »
My three sweet DragonWing Arts students, two 4th graders and a 3rd grader, have just completed their totally awesome papier-mache ice cream cones! I fell in love with this project when I did it with my 4th graders while I was still teaching, because it was the fastest papier-mache project ever, and it made absolutely everybody happy. Click HERE to see a post of all those completed 4th grade cones, and HERE and HERE to see them in progress. So here's the process: First, you need a cone shape, obviously. Last time, we used paper cones, that had been donated to me, for the cone shape. They were an awkward to hold size. I considered using flowerpots for a flat-bottom cone, but since everyone prefers sugar cones, I decided that's what these had to be. So we cut semi-circles out of cereal box cardboard, and curled them up into a cone shape. I hot glued them together, and the kids taped them for extra reinforcement. We stuffed the cones full of newspaper. Then, we started making ice cream scoops, by balling up newspaper, wrapping the ball with a smooth piece of newspaper, and then taping the ball with a couple of 'belts' of tape, with extra tape to smooth any loose paper. Each scoop was hot glued onto the cone or scoop below it. Then it was strapped up and over with a couple of long pieces of tape, crossing like an X on top of the scoop. Another piece of tape belted between the scoops, or between the scoop and the cone. Each additional scoop was added the same way. I told the kids they could put on as many scoops as they wanted, and that I had a former student who had made seven scoops! But they wanted their cones to look like ones they'd really eat, and didn't want to go extreme. The two girls chose to put three scoops on their cones, and the boy wanted just two scoops. My demo cone also has three scoops. We hot glued and taped Styrofoam balls on top for cherries. Even though you don't usually get a cherry on your ice cream cone, we just thought they looked cute! Art Paste was our papier-mache goo; my students and I call it dragon drool. We did the papier-mache using brown Kraft paper for the cone, and white newsprint paper for the ice cream scoops. Rather than dipping the torn paper in the dishes of 'dragon drool', I have the students dip their fingertips, and then rub the goo between their palms. Then, all they need to do is touch a piece of paper to pick it up, rub it between their palms to saturate it (vocab word!). It should look translucent (another great vocab word!). The saturated paper is then smoothed onto the project. We regularly massaged the projects to make them smooth. Unpainted, they already look good enough to eat! My silly students decided to flap their arms to dry the goo on their hands. They liked the way it felt! Cutie-pies!! In our next class session, the kids got to paint the ice cream. The kids told me what flavors they wanted, and I mixed colors for them with acrylics. They were fascinated with how we made the colors for chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, and so on, especially when they discovered that there was no bottle of brown paint. It was a good color lesson, talking about how complementary colors, or a mix of all three primaries, will make browns and grays, and how to figure out what to add when it looks wrong. For example, if the brown has a greenish cast, and we know that green is made with blue and yellow, then to neutralize the green you need to add more red, the complement of green. I loved that kids understood this, and when I was mixing a color, they were able to tell me what to add. "It's too purple-y, Mrs. Brown; that means you should add more yellow!". Anyhow, the rule was to start painting with the bottom scoop, and then the one above it, and so on. Put too much paint on your brush (on purpose!!) and let it drip (also on purpose!!) Below, the flavors include double chocolate with peanut butter and vanilla with chocolate chunks; mint chocolate chip, peach with peach chunks and chocolate chips, and strawberry with various chips; and cookie dough, chocolate brownie, and I think vanilla with caramel and peanut butter perhaps?? Above, the cones with fresh paint, cones unpainted. The kids loved the drips and had trouble believing they'd dry that way. But they did! Finally, below, we drew some lines on the cones, and coated everything with Mod Podge to make the ice cream look wet and melty. And everyone was happy!
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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!
