Follow these simple steps and create wonderful paper mache masterpieces!
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: days
Here's How:
- Create your paper mache form (find directions for crating a form here) and prepare your desired paper mache paste (find recipes for paper mache paste here).
- Tear newspaper into strips.
- Dip one piece of newspaper at a time into prepared paper mache paste.
- Hold the strip over the paste bowl and run it through your fingers to squeeze off excess paste.
- Stick the newspaper strip over the form you want to paper mache, and smooth it down with your fingers.
- Completely cover your creation with a layer of newspaper strips. They should all be over-lapping.
- After one layer is applied, let it dry about 24 hours.
- Add another layer of newspaper strips and let dry another 24 hours.
- Repeat this process until you get the desired effect, but you should have at least three layers.
- Paint, decorate and proudly display your creation!
Tips:
- Tear the newspaper into strips -- do not cut it! Torn strips lay smoother.
- Be generous when dipping the newspaper strips into the paste -- you want each piece thoroughly saturated!
- Let each layer dry completely before adding another.
- You can use the paper mache pulp recipes I shared here to add extra detail to your form before, during of after you add the paper mache layers.
What You Need:
- Paper Mache Paste
- Newspaper
- Paper Mache Form
