In the Garden Series: Paper Mache Tea Set. My niece will be over this weekend, and her favorite thing to do in my garden is to host an imaginary tea party.
Unfortunately my boys end up being her party guests and are usually unwilling to participate. So things will go a little more smoothly, I had the boys make their own tea party dishware. For this project you will need: Paper Machenewspaper torn into stripesVaselinea cup & a plate to be your basepaint & paint brushes for later After you have your paper mache paste mixed, you want to coat the cup & plate with a thin layer of Vaseline. Next, layer the coat of Vaseline with a layer of newspaper stripes. Then, brush the layer of newspaper with a coating of the paper mache paste & add another layer of newspaper stripes.
After you have all of your layers on your base, let them completely dry. When your paper layers are completely dry, trim the edges & remove the bases. Paint & decorate your paper mache cup & plate. JPPUserGuide-Encaustic.pdf (application/pdf Object) Paper mache teacup pattern « ann wood. A paper mache teacup pattern to mark the 5 year anniversary of my blog, my experiment.
A perfect time to say thank you and give you a present. There is a template you can download here. And lots and lots of photos and instructions. If you do make teacups I’d love to see and you can upload a photo here if you like or leave a link to your photo in the comment section below. What you need: Click here to download the templatepaste – I use golden harvest wheat paste ( wall paper paste)light cardboard – cereal or frozen pizza box is great and a bit of thicker cardboard for a basenewspaper – it’s nice to have different colorsscotch tape ( not the invisible gift wrap stuff- the shiny sticky stuff)glue – elmers, glue stick, hot glue - whatever you likepencil, scissors, exacto knife, and paint and brushes, glitter, fabric – whatever you’d like for decoration.
Click the photos for larger images. Cut out the templates for the teacup, handle and bottom and trace them onto your cardboard. The End! How to Make Paper Mache Plates and Bowls. Teachers will find it useful to scaffold learning about paper craft by making simple forms in paper mache before moving on to create more complex sculptural forms.
This gives the students a chance to explore the qualities of the medium before designing more imaginative work. Materials for Paper Mache Making the form: paper for recycling – not waxy or highly polishedthick wallpaper paste or a paper mache preparation available from art supplies shopspetroleum jellyplate or bowl for mouldbrushes, knives, scissors,buckets and containers, cleanup ragsDecorative stage:paper and pencils for designsposter paints, acrylic paints or water based paintspaintbrushesclear spray varnish or a can of waterproof water based varnishInstructions for Making a Paper Mache Form(SimpleFree to Download Task Sheet of the Process) Before students begin ask them to: wrap a dinner plate in plastic wrap. Papier Mache - Articles - Waterproofing Papier Mache. Waterproofing Papier Mache The adventurers Introduction When I have spent hours and hours creating a piece of artwork, usually the very last thing on my mind is sticking it out in the garden!
Fear of losing it after all that hard work just seems to be too great a risk to me. However, I have always been curious as to just what is the best protection to give the longest life to outdoor pieces, and as so many visitors to the site want to know the same thing, I thought I would do a little experiment. Of all the questions that get asked on this site, one of the most common ones is "how do you waterproof papier mache?
" The topic has been discussed over and over and everyone has different experiences. The location too, makes an enormous difference to how long it will survive with different sealers. I decided that the only fair way to do this was to make some simple items in an identical way, paint them, and then seal them with different finishes. Weather Conditions Making the models pva emulsion. How to Make a Papier Mâché Vase: 16 steps (with pictures)