For example, I made these concrete planters you see on my front porch:
I also made some clay butterflies for our master bedroom {Which by the way, is the biggest way people get to Nuestra Vida Dulce! Who would've thought butterflies are where it's at?} :
And, I also tried my hand at some paint swatch art for the guest room:
If you've been reading NVD for awhile, you are well aware that I love me a good DIY! My latest DIY mag inspiration project uses something I'm very familiar with: paper maché! I've been a paper maché "artist" for years now--perfecting the always popular end-of-the-school-year piñata. Oh, the life of a Spanish teacher!
This time I used it to make a homemade flower vase out of a ketchup bottle. No joke. It's cute, I promise.
I started out with a basic rinsed out bottle with the top cut off, some newspaper {that I would later tear into strips} for the "shell", and scrapbook letters for my "S" monogram.
I mixed my paper maché with flour and water and applied the strips of newspaper to cover 1 layer of the bottle. I had already centered my "S" and paper machéd around it.
After the paint dried, I added some water and a few stems of my new mums and the little vase is sitting pretty on our counter.
12 comments:
I haven't done a paper mache project since grade school, but I don't recall us using flour. You did a great job!
great idea and I wouldn't have guessed it was a ketchup bottle without reading!
p.s. I love your guest room duvet/comforter. May I ask where it's from?
Oh, that's so cute!! What a great idea. :)
Get out. A ketchup bottle? Dang. I would have never guessed if I saw the last picture first!
that is a fabulous idea--love how it turned out!
Cute, Joi! I wouldn't have known it for a ketchup bottle.
Wow I love your ideas. I'm new to your blog c/- Freckles chick & with her encouragement have just voted for you. Good luck!!
Thanks everybody!
@Raine and Sage-Hello! Nice to "meet" you! Thanks for stopping by and for voting! : )
Very cute! I made some paper mache birds a couple of weeks ago using equal parts Elmer's glue and water. I know you can also use wheat paste. I had done some paper mache growing up, my mom's an art teacher.
Cute! I love the addition of the "S".
What a great idea! It think the white was perfect and it turned out great!
That's freaking fantastic!
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