DIY Paper Mache Bowl
Learn how to make a sturdy bowl from newspaper with this simple tutorial. Easy enough for beginners.
Servings 1 bowl
Cost $1
Equipment
- Bowl(s)
- Sandpaper optional
Ingredients
- Newspaper or scrap paper
- Mod Podge any formula
- Multisurface craft paint
- Plastic wrap
Instructions
- Cover a clean, dry bowl in plastic wrap. Tape the plastic wrap to the insides of the bowl if necessary to secure. Cover your work surface.
- Tear or cut several pages of newspaper into 1 to 2” squares.
- Place a layer of decoupage medium on the outside of the plastic wrap. Lay down pieces of newspaper down on the surface of the bowl and smooth with a paintbrush covered in decoupage medium.
- Continue overlapping newspaper pieces and applying with decoupage medium until the entire bowl is covered. Apply a second layer.
- Let the entire bowl dry on your work surface. It will take a few hours depending on the climate.
- Once dry, remove the layer of plastic wrap from the bowl mold, releasing the paper mache bowl. Remove the plastic wrap from the paper mache. If not all of the plastic wrap releases, that’s okay. You can remove as much as possible and paint over it.
- Use the bowl mold as a template to trim the edges of your newspaper bowl.
- Paint the bowl using the colors of your choice and a paintbrush. Paint several layers and let dry.
