Crafts from egg trays are a universal way to spend a creative evening without any problems finding special clay. Such widespread objects allow you to create something like that and to please your family at any time of the arrival of the muse.
Original bottle
An elementary example of using egg trays is decorating a glass bottle. Often they choose wine containers, since the glass there is quite durable and already has a certain original shape.
To create papier-mâché from egg trays, you will need:
- several clean egg trays (depending on the volume of the bottle);
- high-quality, non-watery PVA glue ;
- good (fresh) white acrylic paint;
- not very thick gouache;
- aerosol varnish;
- durable rubber gloves;
- clean dried bottle.
Cooking mass
Prepared egg trays must be torn into small pieces and pour completely boiling water. They should be left to soak for 8-10 hours, then the mass will become perfectly obedient. After the time has passed, pieces of paper must be carefully wrung out and folded into a high capacity. After the needlewoman should arm herself with rubber gloves and start kneading papier mache from egg trays.
The first step is to add PVA to the container with the workpiece. There should be a little glue so that the mixture remains thick. Knead papier-mâché must be slowly and constantly, in a circular motion. As a result, the mass should be dense and dense.
The process of making crafts from egg trays
The action algorithm is simple:
- on the prepared dry bottle it is necessary to lay out the mass in parts, gradually giving the container the intended shape;
- after the construction, it is necessary to allow to dry completely, so that the laid out pattern adheres firmly to the glass and does not exfoliate during painting;
- after drying completely, papier-mâché can be painted with white acrylic paint, creating a “canvas” for further decoration;
- after drying the acrylic base, you can safely proceed to painting;
- when the gouache dries, the product must be allowed to stand for a couple of hours, after which it is already varnished.
Papier-mâché from magazines and trays
There is also an option on how to make a lot of papier-mâché based on egg trays and glossy magazines. This technique is more common in England. The process of preparation of the material does not require prolonged soaking, laborious kneading and also favorably eliminates the littered publications.
To make papier-mâché mass, you will need:
- 10-12 clean egg trays;
- 1-2 medium glossy publications (not thicker than 50 pages);
- packaging of wallpaper glue (based on cellulose).
Mass preparation process
- Prepared materials must be torn, released from staples or clamps that are often found in magazines, and placed in a large bucket. Torn shreds should be poured with a large amount of hot water, so the process of deoxidation will be faster. Wet sheets from the magazine will be longer than regular trays, so the mass can be regularly mixed in a bucket and pour hot water.
- In order for the papier-mâché from egg trays and glossy pages to be homogeneous and easily lie on the prepared object, the finished mass must be squeezed out well and mixed with a mixer (construction tool, if the volume is large). If decorating takes place in several stages, papier-mâché can be divided into several parts and place packages with it in the refrigerator. Before use, a cold piece of mass is moistened with warm water and stirred with a mixer.
- To make papier-mâché from egg trays flexible and attachable to different surfaces, putty can be mixed into the finished warm mass or, in case of joint work with children, starch or powder for preservation can be added.
And what crafts from the egg tray can be done at home without any specific skills? The most common way to use old trays is to produce violets and bells. The edges of the trays are ideally suited for the contour, because they resemble flower petals. To create violets, it is necessary to select intact cells, cut each along its faces and paint it in a suitable color - purple or blue. Further, the heads of the "egg" colors can be fixed on a shiny thread and thus create a garland.
Beautiful wreath
Crafts from egg trays are a common option for creative activities with first-graders. By the celebration of March 8, you can safely invite the children to create wreaths of daisies made from egg trays. To create such an attribute, you will need:
- 6-8 pieces of egg trays (for 10 eggs);
- decorative rope of green color (any harness can be painted in green paint);
- studs for decoration.
Making a wreath:
- The racks of egg trays that separate the cells must be slowly cut out of the general composition and cut carefully along the edges, leaving the base solid. Next, the blanks must be painted in a snow-white color, so that the flower as a result resembles a field chamomile. The racks, after the paint dries, are put on each other and fixed with glue. In the grooves between the petals, it is necessary to glue even strips of green tow - they will create volume and give the wreath a fresh spring. From the remaining egg cells, you need to create smaller daisies. Each cell must be cut into petals, painted white.
- From the pieces of the trays, you need to create yellow daisy heads and attach them to the petals using decorative hairpins. Next, dry flowers are glued to the wreath, combining them with green leaves.
Conclusion
Now you know how to make crafts from egg trays. The recipes for the mass of papier-mâché are quite simple, it remains only to try to build something original from a banal egg tray. We hope you find the information useful.