How to Do Paper Mache
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Follow these simple steps and create wonderful masterpieces!

Difficulty Level: Average    Time Required: days

1. Prepare your desired paper mache paste (see below).
2. Tear newspaper into strips.
3. Dip one piece of newspaper at a time into prepared paper mache paste.
4. Hold the strip over the paste bowl and run it through your fingers to squeeze off excess paste.
5. Stick the newspaper strip over the form yooooou want to paper mache, and smooth it down with your fingers.
6. Completely cover your creation with a layer of newspaper strips. They should all be over-lapping.
7. After one layer is applied, let it dry about 24 hours.
8. Add another layer of newspaper strips and let dry another 24 hours.
9. Repeat this process until you get the desired effect, but you should have atleast 3 layers.
10. Paint, decorate, and proudly display your creation!
    

Tips:

1. Tear the newspaper into strips, do not cut it!
2. Be generous when dipping the newspaper strips into the paste, you want each piece thoroughly saturated!
3. Let each layer dry completely before adding another.

Related Information:

• Paper Mache Paste and Pulp Recipes
• Paper Mache Supply List
• Paper Mache Craft Projects
  

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