Inkling: paper mache confetti bowl

I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s very hard for me to throw away scraps of paper. I wouldn’t exactly classify it as hoarding but it could become a problem if I don’t use up the bits and pieces. This bowl wasn’t made out of paper scraps but paper catalogs. When I attended CHA in January, I came home with a lot of catalogs. The paper catalogs have pages and pages of pictures of pretty paper. How could I throw those away?




Using a 1 inch circle punch, I punched lots of circles from the catalogs and made the large bowl in the first photo and two small cups.

To make a confetti bowl or confetti cups, you’ll need:

• Paper Scraps
• 1 inch circle punch
• Paper Mache Paste (see recipe below)
• Mod Podge Gloss

 

This paper mache recipe is fantastic. I’ve posted the recipe before and used it in several projects including this yarn bowl.

Paper Mache Recipe

• Combine ½ cup flour and 2 cups cold water in a bowl.
• Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan and add the flour and cold water mixture. Bring to a boil again.
• Remove from heat and add 3 tablespoons of sugar.
• Let cool. The paste will thicken as it cools. 

Once the paste is cool enough to work with start adding your paper. I used a round vase covered in plastic wrap as a form.


Keep covering your form until you are satisfied with your shape. Once your paper mache is dry, carefully remove it from the form by gently peeling the plastic wrap away from the form.



If any of the paper tears, just cut some more circles and glue them over the torn areas.

For these two little cups, I used small ceramic pots as a form.

To finish the confetti bowl, I gave it two coats of Gloss Mod Podge.

You can fill the bowl with fun objects for an added seasonal touch.

Or just leave it plain so you can also enjoy the inside of the bowl. 

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