Papier Mache
What You Will Need
- 2-1/2 cups (360ml) of water
- 3 cups (710ml) of white flour
- 4 teaspoons (20ml) of Elmer's® school glue
- Old newspapers
- Rubber gloves
What You Will Do
- With the gloves on, pour the flour in a large bowl and slowly add water.
- Stir until there are no lumps.
- After all the water has been added, mix in the glue.
- Set the mixture aside. Then, tear 2 1/2" strips from the newspaper. Length depends on the length of the object you're using.
- Hold strip of paper over a bowl with your left-hand (if you're right-handed).
- Cover your right-hand fingers with the mixture.
- Rub it on the strip. It should be completely moistened; if too much, the strip may break.
- Slowly and gently, move your right-hand down strip until the strip is smooth and extra mixture fell off into bowl.
- Place the strip over a mold.
- Repeat steps 4-9 for each strip.
Whom to Credit
- Cox, Marcia Lynn. Makeup Monsters. New York: Tempo Books, 1976.