Papier Mache Rock Pools

It's been a long time since I've played around with papier mache, it's something I used to do lots of as it was cheap and relatively easy. It was one of my 'go to' crafts for my children to do during school breaks or dreary winter months when they were stuck indoors. I used the simple method of soaking paper in water for a few hours then squeezing the water out and adding good 'ol PVA glue.

I made 3 little bowls and added a few rock pool details, in a couple of them I added some glass pebbles, the type you can buy for flower arranging etc.

 Painted with acrylic paints in lovely bright colours.

A great 3D effect

 Added a couple of coats of varnish

They look good individually or grouped together.



These are just paper and pva, the mixture I used was a bit lumpy because I didn't work it very much, it's more difficult to get any detail when it's like this, if you want more detail and a smoother finish there are lots of different recipes online, u-tube is a great source for information and ideas.

I'm pretty pleased with them and I love the design, next, I think I'll try something similar with Polymer Clay.

Jan x