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Blog Posts

Make a Pufferfish with Paper Mache Clay
This guinea fowl puffer fish is easy to make with paper mache clay. The fins are made with foil tape, so they can be bent to make him look like he’s swimming.

Fast Paper Mache
This special foil tape makes it safe to bake your paper mache in the oven, even if it’s sculpted over an armature made with foil and hot glue. Fast paper mache!

Sculpt the Three Wise Men, Part 4
The Three Wise Men are Done. It was really fun using so many different materials in this project. I also used images and materials from a lot of different cultures, too.

The 3 Wise Men, Part Three – the Air Dry Clay
In this video we add the air dry clay to the wise men’s robes, give them turbans made with Super Sculpey, and get them ready for hands and gifts. Only one more video to go!

The Three Wise Men, Part 2 – New Base, and Two New Wise Men
I changed the way the figures are attached to the base of the Three Wise Men, and I used Super Sculpey for the new heads, the feet and the sandals.

Make the Three Wise Men with Super Sculpey and Air Dry Clay
In this post I start making one of the Three Wise Men from the Christmas story. This is part 1 of this series.

Paper Mache Made with Plaster of Paris
Paper Mache Made with Plaster of Paris

Carousel Horse Made With Paper Mache
How Isis made her life-sized carousel horse with paper mache.

Making a Mini-Bar with Cardboard and Paper Mache Clay
Making a Mini-Bar with Just Cardboard and Paper Mache Clay

Baby Tiger
See how I painted this baby tiger mask – with boo-boos and all. There were mistakes along the way, and you’ll see them all, but it still looks great.

Tiger Pattern for a Mask or Wall Sculpture
Printable Tiger Pattern Headdress Mask or Wall Sculpture $12 This King of the Jungle looks amazing when it’s done, but it’s easy to make with

Fur Texture with Paper Mache Clay
This video shows a fast and easy way to create a fur texture using paper mache clay. This would work for any long-haired dog, or even a man’s beard.