This really is paper mache...sort of...but instead of using a bowl as a mold, we are using the bowl AS the bowl. And there's no layer after layer of newspaper. This time, we're using one layer of handmade paper. So you see, it IS a paper bowl...sort of.
Materials for projects below:
an inexpensive plastic bowl
handmade paper
decoupage finish - Royal Coat or Mod Podge, etc.
misc. papers - newspaper, gift wrap paper, tissue paper, etc.
acrylic finish - brush-on or spray
foam brush
permanent marker - gold metallic, wide tip
wallpaper paste/flour and water
Vaseline
corrugated cardboard
masking tape
Liquitex gesso
Bowl #1 - Tear a sheet of handmade paper into many strips and apply to plastic bowl using a generous amount of the Royal Coat or Mod Podge, both under and over the strips. The edges of each strip should overlap the edges of the strip before it, so there are no open spots showing. Continue until entire bowl is covered.
- Allow to dry thoroughly, then coat with one or more applications of acrylic coating.
Bowls #2, #3, #4Follow above directions for Step 1, then decorate with torn or cut pieces of various kinds of paper. Before adding all the paper strips, glue a band of cording around the top of the bowl. Cover with the paper strips.
OR - Use several different colors of handmade paper and apply in strips up the sides of the bowl, both inside and out, in a striped pattern. Draw a giant swirl in the bottom with a gold pen.
OR - Cover with handmade paper, then decorate with various pieces of paper cut in specific shapes. Outline with a wide border of gold using a wide-tipped metallic pen.
Real Papier Mache...sort ofThis time we come closer to doing the real paper mache, but instead of newspaper, we're using handmade paper and again, inexpensive plastic bowls. The first one has a 1"-wide lip on it.
Steps:
- Coat bowl with Vaseline. Apply torn strips of handmade paper as described above, but this time use wallpaper paste or flour and water paste. Depending on the sturdiness of the paper, more than one layer may be required. Extend the edges of the paper strips beyond the lip of the bowl so you have a 2"- or 3"-wide lip all the way around. Do not cover the outside of the bowl.
- Allow everything to dry thoroughly, then remove the plastic bowl. Add a variety of cut-out and torn out paper decorations to the paper mache. When dry, apply a number of protective acrylic coats. Note: If the outside edges aren't uneven enough to please you, you can tear them further before they are totally dry.
Pedestal Bowl - Cover entire bowl, inside and out, with two layers of newspaper strips, using wallpaper paste or flour and water paste. It is not necessary to use the Vaseline, since the bowl will remain part of the paper mache and not be taken out later.
- While the paper is drying, make a pedestal of circles of foam board using either the 1/4" or 1/2" corrugated cardboard. Cut as many circles as you want to stack directly under the bowl, then several additional larger-sized circles in graduated sizes. Bit by bit, slice off the side edges at an angle until, when stacked, you have a smooth angled surface.
- Place bowl on top of pedestal, secure with several short strips of masking tape, and then cover everything with two layers of newspaper strips.
- Allow everything to dry completely, then decorate further with torn and cut pieces of paper from a variety of sources. Coat with acrylic protection.
World Globe BowlThis one is the biggest and the easiest. Here, an outdated world globe was cut in half and one half used to make the world's largest popcorn bowl. After covering it with a couple of layers of torn newspaper applied with wallpaper paste, it was coated with several applications of gesso to smooth out the surface a bit. The entire bowl was then coated with Patina Green from a Modern Options Antiquing Kit to give it a verdigris look. Copper tooling metal was cut in elongated triangles and glued to the inside, and a lazy S design was cut out and glued to the outside of the bowl. This is the only bowl that does not have an acrylic coating.
Resources patina green antiquing kit - Modern Options (Model #: PGKIT-1)
Modern Options Inc. / Triangle Coatings
Website:
www.modernoptions.com
Liquitex gesso
surface preparation
Liquitex
Website:
www.liquitex.com
Mod Podge, Royal Coat Decoupage Finish - Plaid
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website:
www.plaidonline.com
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