Is anyone making papier mache animals this year? I've suddenly felt the urge to make that massive pink pig after finding the giant balloons I got last year!
Has anyone tried making rag rugs? I have an empty hessian sack that used to contain peanuts - we bought a 25kg bag last year but your local pet shop probably has a few lying about too - so I'm wondering if it would be possible to use this along with scraps of material to turn it into a rag rug. I know that I need a pointed wooden whatshamacallit for pushing through the rags but I believe I can make one of them by sharpening a stick.
Planning on cutting the hessian sack in half and doing 2 small rugs but have also seen these done with wool to create wall rugs, complete with a picture. I guess that's a bit daring for a first attempt, but I'm looking forward to trying this.
Edited in - didn't need to sharpen a stick, a corn cob holder works just fine. Nor did I cut the sack in half, it's been opened out and will produce a square rug.
I've just found this thread and need a sealed pot - so guess what I'm going to do - I fancy a rabbit - we've got 3 so whatever I make will end up with rabbit fur stuck to it (everything does). :rotfl:
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Planning on cutting the hessian sack in half and doing 2 small rugs but have also seen these done with wool to create wall rugs, complete with a picture. I guess that's a bit daring for a first attempt, but I'm looking forward to trying this.
Edited in - didn't need to sharpen a stick, a corn cob holder works just fine.
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good points,
saves cost of wood
uses up paper
latst about 2 hours on the fire
bad points
takes a long time to dry out. i make ours in the summer and dry them in the conservatory.
they make a awful lot of ash.
overall i would recommend them.