Paper Mache Recipes (Including Paper Mache Clay and DIY Air Dry Clay)
We currently have over 40 posts on this site with paper mache recipes, including different types of paste and glue that can be used to stick paper strips together. We also have quite a few variations of my own famous recipe for Paper Mache Clay.
Scroll down below to see them all.
DIY Modeling Paste Recipe
This is a really simple recipe – just some drywall joint compound with a small dab of acrylic paint added. It works really well for adding fur texture to a paper mache sculpture.
Alpaca, Part 2 – and Your Paper Mache Clay Questions Answered
Watch how I added the paper mache clay to my alpaca portrait, and hear answers to the most common questions about paper mache clay.
Use Wurth Joint Compound for Paper Mache Clay
Make paper mache clay with Wurth Joint Compound and Gorilla Wood Glue
DAP Joint Compound in Paper Mache? An Easy Way to Make it Work
Can we make paper mache clay with DAP drywall joint compound, even though I’ve been telling you for years that it won’t work? Yes, it’s possible, and in this video I show you how.
Wood Glue or Paste for Paper Mache – Which One is Best?
Lately, I’ve been using cooked flour and water paste and Titebond III wood glue for my traditional paper mache projects. But which one is best for your next project?
Paper Cement Clay Update
The toad made with the new experimental Paper Cement Clay has now been outside for four months, in rain, sun and snow. How is he holding up? In this video we find out.
Weatherproof Paper Cement Clay for Outdoor Sculptures
These two new recipes for paper mache clay appear to be weatherproof. They’re based on a recipe from Warren Eggleton, who created giant pots with weatherproof paper mache clay, and they stayed outside on Australia for at least 6 years.
How to Make Paper Mache – The 5 Basic Steps
If you want to know how to make paper mache, this post is for you. Paper mache (or papier-mâché, if you prefer to say it
Using Powdered Drywall Joint Compound for Air Dry Clay
Can we use powdered drywall joint compound instead of the pre-mixed kind that the Silky-Smooth Air Dry Clay recipe calls for? Our friend Karima Rebecca
Paper Mache Clay Made with Plaster of Paris
Is it possible to make paper mache clay with plaster of Paris instead of pre-mixed drywall joint compound? Yes, it is!
Paper Mache Clay Without Joint Compound? My Latest Experiment
Can you make paper mache clay or silky-smoothy air dry clay without joint compound? In this video I do an experiment to find out.
Make Paper Mache Clay Without Toilet Paper
Can you make paper mache clay with newspaper or other recycled paper? No TP? Yes you can, and this video gives you a few tips to make it easier.
Is Paper Mache Clay Waterproof?
Is paper mache clay waterproof? This video tells you why it isn’t, but also gives some tips so you can use your paper mache clay sculptures outside anyway – at least for awhile.
Cooked Flour and Water Paste Recipe – And When to Use It
In this video I show you how I make cooked flour and water paste for my paper mache sculptures, and when it’s worth extra time to make it.
Super-Strong Paper Mache that Dries Really Fast
Create a strong paper mache mask really fast by using Titebond III glue instead of the usual flour and water paste. Just one layer completes your masterpiece.
Paper Mache Clay Recipe with Gram Measurements
If you love paper mache clay but it doesn’t come out the same every time, your kitchen scale is the answer. Use these gram measurements from now on.
Recipes for Paper Mache
We have paper mache recipes that you probably won’t find anywhere else. Any of these recipes will work with the easy paper mache sculpture and
Gluten-Free Paper Mache Paste (Won’t Attract Mold, and It’s Cheap!)
This super-easy paper mache paste contains no flour, it’s gluten-free, and it doesn’t attract mold or insects. And it’s perfect for grade school art teachers.
Paper Mache Clay Recipe
This is the famous recipe that takes all the mess and frustration out of paper mache. It makes sculpting fun again – paper mache in a whole new way!
Paper Mache Clay Recipe Without Flour
This paper mache clay recipe without flour will be helpful for paper mache sculptors who worry about critters being attracted to the flour in the original recipe.
An Unusual Paste Recipe, and a Family’s Adventures with Paper Mache
An unusual method of making paper mache, and a 3-generation history with puppets.
Fast and Easy Instant Paper Mache Recipe
I used this fast and easy DIY Instant Paper Mache recipe to make the cougar and hippo wall hangings that often appear behind me in
How to Make a Mold with Gelatin and Glycerine, Part 2
This video shows how to use the gelatin and glycerine mold-making material to make a mold. (You’ll find the actual recipe and mixing method in
Gelatin and Glycerine Mold-Making Recipe, Cheap and Reusable
I spent the last several weeks playing around with recipes I found online for this cheap and reusable gelatin and glycerine mold-making material. The recipe
