How to make papier-mache from egg trays?

Crafts from egg trays - a universal way to spend a creative evening without the problems of finding a special clay. So common objects allow at any time the arrival of the Muses to create something of this sort and to please their family.

Original bottle

An elementary example of the use of egg trays is the decoration of a glass bottle. Often choose a wine container, since the glass there is quite strong and already has a certain original shape.

To create papier-mache from egg trays, you will need:

• A few clean egg trays (depending on the volume of the bottle);
• High-quality, non-watery PVA glue ;
• Good (fresh) acrylic paint of white color ;
• Not very thick gouache;
• Aerosol varnish;
• Rubber durable gloves;
• Clean dried bottle.

Cooking mass

Prepared egg trays must be broken into small pieces and poured completely with boiling water. They should be left for 8-10 hours to soak, then the mass will become perfectly docile. After the time has elapsed, pieces of paper must be carefully wrung out and folded into a high capacity. After the needlewoman is armed with rubber gloves and start kneading papier mache from egg trays.

The first step is to add PVA to the container with the workpiece. The glue must be slightly so that the mixture remains thick. Mix papier-mache slowly and constantly, with circular motions. As a result, the mass should be thick and dense.

The process of making crafts from egg trays

The algorithm is simple:

• On the prepared dry bottle it is necessary to lay out the mass in parts, gradually giving the container a conceived form;
• After the construction it is necessary to completely dry out, so that the laid out pattern adheres firmly to the glass and does not exfoliate during painting;
• After full drying papier-mache can be painted with white acrylic paint, creating a "canvas" for further decoration;
• After the drying of the acrylic base, you can safely proceed to coloring;
• When the gouache dries, the product must be allowed to stand for a couple of hours, after which it is already covered with varnish.

Papier-mache from magazines and trays

There is also an option how to make a mass of papier-mache on the basis of egg trays and glossy magazines. This technique is more common in England. The process of preparing the material does not require long soaking, labor-intensive mixing and, moreover, advantageously liquidates the overstocked publications.

To make a mass of papier-mâché, you will need:

• 10-12 clean egg trays;
• 1-2 medium glossy editions (not thicker than 50 pages);
• Packing wallpaper paste (based on cellulose).

The process of mass preparation

1. Prepared materials must be ripped, freed from staples or clamps, which are often found in magazines, and placed in a large bucket. Ragged scraps should be filled with a lot of hot water, so the process of deoxidation will pass faster. Wet sheets from the magazine will be longer than conventional trays, so the mass can be regularly mixed in a bucket and pour hot water.
2. To papier-mache from egg trays and glossy pages was homogeneous and easily lay down on the prepared object, the finished mass must be squeezed well and mixed with a mixer (a construction tool if the volume is large). If the decoration takes place in several stages, the papier-mache can be divided into several parts and put the packages with it into the refrigerating chamber. Before use, a cold piece of mass is wetted with warm water and mixed with a mixer.
3. To papier-mache from egg trays was plastic and susceptible to fastening to different surfaces, it is possible to mix the putty in ready-made warm mass or, in case of joint work with children, it is possible to add starch or powder for preservation.

And what crafts from the egg tray can be made at home without any specific skills? The most common way to use old trays is to produce violets and bells. The edges of the trays perfectly fit the contour, because they resemble petals of flowers. To create violets, you need to select undamaged cells, cut each one along its faces and paint it in the appropriate color - purple or blue. Then the heads of egg colors can be fixed on a shiny thread and thus create a garland.

Beautiful wreath

Crafts from egg trays - a common option for creative studies with first-timers. To celebrate the 8th of March, you can safely invite the children to create a wreath made of chamomiles made from egg trays. To create such an attribute, you will need:

• 6-8 pieces of egg trays (for 10 eggs);
• Decorative rope green (you can paint any bundle in green paint);
• Studs for decoration.

Making wreath:

1. The stanchions of the egg trays that separate the cells must be slowly cut out of the general composition and cut carefully on the edge, leaving the base solid. Next, the blanks must be painted in a white color, so that the flower eventually resembles a field camomile. Racks, after drying the paint, are put on each other and fixed with glue. In the grooves between the petals it is necessary to glue even strips of a green bundle - they will create a volume and give a wreath a spring freshness. From the remaining egg cells it is necessary to create chamomile smaller. Each cell must be cut into petals, painted white.
2. From the chunks of trays, you need to create yellow daisy heads and attach them to the petals with decorative studs. Next, dry flowers are glued to the wreath, combining them with green leaves.

Conclusion

Now you know how to make crafts from egg trays. Recipes for the mass of papier-mache are quite simple, it remains only to try to build something original from the banal egg tray. We hope that the information was helpful to you.