Paper Mache Tutorial

Paper Mache Gargoyle

Bmaskmaker sent in her wonderful paper mache gargoyle for our Halloween Mask Party. Not a mask, I know, but definitely Halloween. In fact, with that expression on his face he’s really too sweet to hide away for the rest of the year. I’ll let her take it from here: Here’s last year’s gargoyle. He was [...]

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Paper Mache Masks, Japanese Daruma Dolls and Plaster of Paris Gesso Recipe

These masks were made with paper mache clay by Mark Morse. The masks looked like this before finishing: From Mark: I have also included some others. I was especially fond of the little monk as I used the the card board toilet paper tube as its frame. So its really one complete roll of toilet [...]

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Paper Mache Shrunken Head

This post should be filed under the “I can’t believe I spent three days making this thing!” category. I don’t really need a shrunken head. But it’s Halloween… I can remember seeing some real shrunken heads (or fake ones, I hope) when our family visited the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle when I was [...]

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Scorpiumpkin – A Paper Mache Monster

Wow – yesterday “Skwirl” sent us her submission for the Halloween Mask Party. Not a mask, certainly, but definitely creepy! What an imagination! In a comment Skwirl sent in recently, she called this creature a “paper mache pumpkin scorpion thingy.” It now has an official name – Scorpiumpkin. (You can see more of that deadly [...]

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How to Make a Simple Paper Mache Mask

Monica Franco sent us some excellent instructions for making a simple paper mache mask. Thanks, Monica, for submitting your guest post for our online Halloween Mask Party! And now, here’s Monica: I made a simple wearable mask by 1) cutting cardboard into the rough shape of a head 2) build up the facial features (use [...]

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Old Woman – A Mask and A Few Accidental Experiments with Paper Mache Clay

A few days ago I mentioned that we’re going to have a Mask Party here on the blog. (Thanks, Tejae, for the idea.) To get us all in the mood, I made a mask of an old woman, using as a model a photograph by Edward Curtis. Maybe we should call it a disembodied head, [...]

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Guest Post: How to Make Paper Mache Vessels

Today’s guest post is by Christine Majul, who offered to show us how she creates her beautiful and inventive paper mache vessels. Thanks, Christine, for sharing your techniques! And now – here’s Christine: Here are the two finished vessels. The one thing that I pride myself in, I like to use everyday reusable products for [...]

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Paper Mache Over Plywood on Pedal-Powered Fiber Tumbler

I confess – I’ve been disloyal. I’ve been busy this last month teaching myself a new craft. I’m trying to learn how to make felt hats, scarves and boots. Why felting? I’ve been looking for a product I could make using simple technology and locally-available resources, (and a product that would be much cheaper to [...]

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Guest Post – Paper Mache Chansey, by Jelina

Jelina offered to write another guest post, this time showing us how she built a paper mache “Chansey.” Before we get to her post, though, I have just a few things to announce. First, I had to disable the comment notification plugin, because my web host said too many emails were going out, and if [...]