Materials Needed:
- Cardboard Egg Cartons
- Warm Water
- Salt
- Glue
Instructions:
A pulp mixture is great for making smooth, fine details in your paper mache creations, or for creating small objects. It would, however, take a lot of it to complete a larger project.
Tear the egg cartons into tiny pieces and put them in a large bowl. Add just enough warm to hot water to completely cover the egg cartons. Let soak overnight.
Once your egg carton has soaked for several hours, get your hands into it! Play with it, mix it, and squeeze it through your fingers until it looks like oatmeal! Try to get as many lumps out as possible. If necessary, add a bit more water and let it soak a little more; or, if the mixture is too wet, squeeze out the extra moisture.
Once you have it as smooth as possible, add a few teaspoons of salt to help retard mold. Mix it again with your hands. Once you have mixed it thoroughly and squeezed out any excess water, add a few tablespoons of glue and mix well again. Now you are ready to use your egg carton paper mache pulp!
You should be able to store this pulp in a covered bowl, jar or baggie in the refrigerator for a few days.
