handmade papier mache gift box-pachetel cadouri din hartie reciclata

                             HAPPY NEW YEAR my friends!!!

my lately sold bow ties were packed in such of gift boxes.i'm not sure how they will resist the postal conditions thought...it is very easy to made,love it's shape and outcome with the paper mache skin.

pachet cadouri handmade din papier mache foarte usor de facut,arata superb!"pielea paper mache"poate fi colaj din reviste,poate fi pictata,desenata,impodobita cu snururi etc...
asa ca poate veti avea chef sa reciclati in loc sa aruncati hartiile de ambalaj ale ciocolatiilor de lux...hm?

 

                  s-au golit pachetele de ceai in plic?iata cum pot arata reciclate:

this little palm size softies fitted also perfectly in these boxes!

all the bests.........and happy recycling in 2013!  ildi

mixed pickles

         mostly of paper pulp :)
but this orange mandala necklace made to order-i confess i had enough of spinning the paper so these may be the last ones till the desire blooms again hehe-

so all of these above made to order but given away at the end at my will in a little crepe paper sack and dandelion flower shown below...

... from the stack of bits finally some items ready :sawdust-the first pin- and paper mache the second one

.....earrings finished at my mom's request

and last... wip on my table -paper pulp houses,windmill etc made of egg casings...

...of which two are almost ready :)

thanks for watching...............:) idli

w.i.p. bowl and ready necklace

hello! first of all  Big thanks for my lately followers :) & a Big thanks++ for my earlier and earliests followers who still stands by me :)
no time for many words i just want to show you what i am working on when the alignment of planets allows me

all the bests and happy recycling!

don't make my mistake

here i'm working on a new bowl using the same type pulp as seen on the mirror but this time" the rush " partially ruined the bowl. though i knew the time i was making it that it is risking i was curious to see how long thin strips are working.i pressed them well into the form but was greedy and added to much at a time.the result...you know...the inside is perfect,no problem with the edges but the exterior (see the pencil marked areas) has to be rebuild.it it soft because of the cavitys.i added a few strips of brown paper over the week parts (like a lazy gal hiding the garbage under the carpet )but didn't solved the problem so i better remake that....

see you next time !

zsuzsika

she is gessoed ,now it comes my favorite part-the painting !!!

and there she is........my first doll................

yesterday i finished her...
well this is how our traditional suit looks a bit stylized though(the dress in original is longer and not so round.the models on dress and vest are different depending on the aera from which they comes-anyway the red color and wolf teeths on the vests are omnipresent,while the apron is not ) the tenis shoes are my contribution lol,they usually wear long black boots or lacquer shoes but i couldn't resist....
i don't know how to make the final touch-varnish it or just coat it with a diluted pva glue...i would go for the varnish but all my varnishes shines too much.
...........i love the way she hangs,hehe...............

i'm back

this new impuls to restart mache-ing happened about 10 day ago when my husband wanted to throw away a bag full of fax paper.quickly made 5 circles having in mind christmas .the ornaments are still not ready BUT at least i scoured all my "treasure"boxes and even started a few new things like my very fist paper doll.my hand are again soaked in flour paste and it feels sooo good.my residence has not changed,the kitchen,lol and i use the same flour to cook,the same big working table and everybody is happy :).yes,winter is good for paper mache...
so here i'm showing you a few shots of the doll which slowly takes shape and i can't wait for the painting part.hopefully soon it will be ready...

the cup was the original idea but as you can see some legs has increased inside
and changed the direction...

the legs were removed and reshaped...

she even got a handkerchief and ribbon...

now,almost ready,i hope in a day or two she will shine in her traditional suit i also worn as a child...
have a great weekend !

recently finished old cup

while still recovering form a bad could witch ended up with a nice pneumonia i "finally"

managed to finish and old wip(well still got to varnish it,but i already call it finished...i can't wait).

pour thing had its leg broken and it had a few more weak points but i did not rushed
and resolved them slowly as time and mood let me...

i don't have "how to build "pictures but i tell you i made it over the same type of milk jug i use for this kind of cups (called "MILLI"milk) using both methods -strips and pulp-and i love that shape that can easily become something else for ex.a princess dress if turned upside down lol...

when i reached the painting part i thought i may use one of my pattern sketches over it (see the blue paint version) but it was not only v difficult but also not v effective so i let it go and made something" lighter" using paper coils (not a bit of clay i swear! that medium is making me with the eye from a long time but i'm a stubborn head and have this silly ambition of "pure"paper...well at least regarding this cup lol).
i made the coils with the same method i wrote about a few posts ago..

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this is the final product,i don't know what's coming

next i could make a nice mosaic of unfinished stuffs waiting in different places...