{"id":65,"date":"2008-10-09T23:29:32","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T06:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=65"},"modified":"2009-09-27T01:46:53","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T08:46:53","slug":"paper-mache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=65","title":{"rendered":"Paper Mache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paper Mache is one of the most versatile crafts around! There is no right or wrong way to do it. There is not even a right or wrong way to spell it &#8211; Paper Mache, Papier Mache?!<\/p>\n<p>Using paper mache techniques, you can create almost anything. The best part is you probably have everything you need to create paper mache masterpieces laying around your home right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper Mache Paste<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup water<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>5 cups lightly boiling water\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix flour into one cup water until mixture is thin and runny, stir into boiling water. Gently boil and stir for 3 minutes. Cool before using. Use with newspaper\/newsprint strips for Paper mache. If you live in an area with high humidity, add a few tablespoons of salt to help prevent mold.\u00c2\u00a0 You should be able to store this glue in a covered bowl or jar, in the refrigerator, for a few days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paper Mache Pulp<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Newspaper<\/li>\n<li>2 cups water, plus additional for soaking pulp<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. white glue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tear newspaper into small pieces to pack a small (1 quart) jar. Cover with water and let soak over night. Add 2 cups water, flour, glue and 1 cup of\u00c2\u00a0pulp, with excess water squeezed out to a blender and blend well. Use this for a smoother \/ final coat on paper mache projects. Allow to dry overnight before painting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paper Mache is one of the most versatile crafts around! There is no right or wrong way to do it. There is not even a right or wrong way to spell it &#8211; Paper Mache, Papier Mache?! Using paper mache techniques, you can create almost anything. The best part is you probably have everything you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,24,16,23,9,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}