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1. #Easy way to crack eggs how to#
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I clip it to the front of a fan with a binder clip. I have a trick to help the balloon dry faster. But if you are using the brown packing paper I would add no more than 2 layers before letting it dry over night. Tissue paper is thin enough for 3 layers to dry easily in one application. More about drying the balloon in the next section. Generally you let each layer dry before you add subsequent layers. I try to add extra layers around the tied knot on the balloon to prevent leakage.Ĭraft tip: Have a bowl of water you can dip your fingers into because they get covered with so much glue it is hard to get the paper to adhere to the balloon rather than your fingers. Continue to apply strips overlapping as you go. Pull the paper between your fingers to get the excess glue off.Īpply the glue-covered paper to your balloon smoothing as you go. To cover the balloon, first dip the paper in the diluted glue mixture. The balloon is light and will try to escape until you have a fair amount of paper mache on it. Have your balloon in a bowl that is large enough to contain it. Now apply the paper to your water balloon It makes it a bit more flexible and easier to apply. For newspaper and copier paper that is in the long direction.Īnother craft tip here is to wrinkle your paper before you wet it. So tear you paper in the direction that is the easiest. One thing I didn't think about is that paper has a grain - it is easier to tear in one direction than the other. After that, I decided long strips were sufficient. At first I tore the small little pieces that took much longer to adhere to the balloon. Since I order a fair number of craft supplies online, I have a lot of brown packing paper so that is what I use most often. But if you are going to make a seasonal home decor piece, then I would use either newspaper or brown packing paper. If you are going to make a piñata balloon, tissue paper is a good choice. For a lightweight, delicate balloon, tissue paper is the way to go. Really, first you have to choose what kind of paper you are going to use. I didn't do that on one balloon and it deflated before the paper mache dried which made it all wrinkly and unusable. Water balloon that developed a leak around the knot and deflated before the paper was appliedĪnd do tie the knot on the balloon tight.

But you don't want it too mushy or the paper won't adhere well. So stop when it is close to the egg shape you want. If you blow up a water balloon all the way, it seems to get rounder. Now blow up your water balloon to the size you want.

#Easy way to crack eggs mod#

Mod Podge also diluted but 1 part water to 2 parts Mod Podge.Other options to glue your paper strips on the egg are: You want it thin enough to coat the paper but not be sopping wet because if it is really wet the paper gets too soggy, sticks to your fingers, and takes forever to dry. During some of my experimentation in making the paper mache egg-shapes, I sometimes diluted the glue too much. Regular white glue (PVA glue) by itself is a little too thick to coat the paper so I dilute it about 1 part water to 1 part glue.

#Easy way to crack eggs how to#

Now here is more detail on how to make your Egg with Paper Mache Mix white PVA glue with water Adhere decorations on your paper mache egg.Form a base for your paper mache egg to hold it upright.

#Easy way to crack eggs full#

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Let's go over the steps to make a paper mache egg So if you want a paper mache egg to crack open, don't use as many layers. It would be dangerous to make a really solid egg for a piñata because then someone would have to whop it with a lot of force to break it open. You can use 3 layers of tissue paper or newspaper. I also used about 4 layers to make the Paper Mache Surprise Egg with a pull tab to break open and get to the treats inside.īut it you want to make a paper mache egg for a piñata or to crack open for a gift or a little treat, you don't need many layers at all. When I make these paper mache eggs for a home decor piece, I add several layers of paper mache so they will be very sturdy and last for many seasons. Bill the cat is photobombing in the left upper corner. Oh, and there is a real monster in this setting. rex roams the volcanic prehistoric setting.

#Easy way to crack eggs cracked#

And finally I made the Jurassic Egg - a dinosaur diorama inside a cracked paper mache egg.