Papier Mache & other free hobbies for all ages
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Mine haven't got any particular shapes - the pig has a piece of egg carton for a snout, wherease the cow has the lid off a milk carton so it's nose was shorter. Cow legs are toilet roll tubes stuffed with paper to keep them fro collapsing and have milk carton tops taped across the end and the ears/tails etc are all just paper or cardboard (old Chrissie cards would do) painted to match. Cow horns are made from long strips of pasted paper rolled around and shaped then stuck on with long thin strips of papier mache before winding around and pasting over the top... they are a little bit dodgy trying to get them to stick, so use long thin strips right across the horn and stuck down both sides of each strip. I only ever do one splurge on the pasted paper and then dry it completely before painting it and then drying it again. I don't have any PVA glue or I'd have watered that down and used it as a final coat. Wonder what they do with the PVA empties? I could rinse them and collect the dregs!
Edited in - penguin's head is err.... let's just say I hurried up the grand daughter to finish her junior yoghurt 'cos the little carton was ideal! Can't remember what they were called, whatever they were, Co-op were doing a 6 pack for 99p and it wasn't Yoplait whatsitcalled... :rotfl: :rotfl:
Yes, I am that person! The one who says, "Come on, eat it all up, granny needs the carton for the penguin's head!"
Using a 2ltr milk bottle for mine
didnt have any balloons....lol
That, and I wanna play tomorrow night but I'm afraid I won't find this thread again!
Thanks OP!
Bekki x
Anyone know how long these take to dry?