![]() ![]() It will get heavy, but we were able to hang ours from an outdoor umbrella with no problems A rope to hang the balloon, and something to hang it from. We used a 3 foot balloon, which costs about $2: Standard White 3′ Latex Balloon. A balloon the size you’d like your final lamp to be, blown up (no helium). How to Make A Lamp from a Balloon and Paper Mache Let me show you how to make a paper mache lamp… This is a totally rewarding project that requires no special DIY skills, and is definitely a fun one to do with a friend. I’d been wanting to make a paper mache lamp for a while, ever since the Paper Mache Table DIY, so we decided to go for it. My friend Anna and I like to get crafty together, so when she needed a new pendant lamp for her home office/guest room, we put our heads together. ![]() Note: This project has not been tested for safety. This post is part of a fabulous Earth Day Kids Craft Blog Hop with some of my favourite bloggers.Disclaimer: This project has not been tested for safety. Even sitting a small glass jar of fresh flowers inside a tall pot looks lovely. All that is left to do now is fill it with goodies… Trim the top edge of your pot as desired. Gently pull the plastic wrap off the inside of your pot. This may require gentle twisting and squeezing of the pot and container.ħ. Once the paper is completely dry, remove the masking tape and then slip the pot and plastic wrap off the container. Depending upon the temperature and the thickness of your paper layers this will generally take at least 48 hours.Ħ. Remember to keep smoothing down the paper pieces as you work.ĥ. Ideally your pot needs two to three layers of overlapping paper pieces. Be sure to overlap your pieces and to fully cover the container. Smooth each paper piece into position with your fingers. Dip each piece of magazine paper into the glue until it is saturated (you can smooth off excess paste with your fingers) and then layer onto the container. Turn your container upside down and start on the base. Prepare your glue by diluting it with a little water until it is slightly runny. Just be careful not to paper mache over the tape as it may make it more difficult to remove the completed pot once it has dried.ģ. If required, use a little masking tape to secure the plastic to the top of the container (you can see I have used yellow masking tape in the photos below). ![]() This will stop the paper mache from sticking to the base. Prepare your pot base by wrapping a square of plastic food wrap around the container. You might like to sort your colours as we did, or you might just like to go with a mix of colours to create a lovely multi-coloured pot.Ģ. You don’t have to use squares – you can use strips, triangles, circles – whatever shape you like. We tore out brightly coloured pages and cut the coloured sections into squares and small rectangles (approximately 2cm or 1inch square). ![]() A small, low sided plastic tray to hold the glue (we recycled a meat tray)ġ.Child friendly, white PVA based craft glue.Ensure the sides are smooth and that the opening of the container is wider than the body A plastic container to form the base of your paper mache pot.Recommended Age: 5+ years – though I think children in the early and middle years of primary/elementary school will most enjoy this process. These paper mache pots make a great first project for kids new to paper mache as a technique as they are so simple to make, and using recycled magazine pages makes this a wonderful earth friendly project too. I love paper mache as a creative technique as there are so many ways to sculpt with what is essentially just paper and glue. ![]()
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