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Paper Mache Lizard: Prepping for Paper Mache

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Summary: Make sure that you have a large, flat work surface as you prepare to make the paper mache. Learn how to make paper mache lizards from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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By Kira Morrell
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Kira Morrell, Owner of Create Art Studio located in Easthampton, MA has been teaching children and adults for nine years. She earned her degree in Fine Arts and Art Management from...read more

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"OK. So, we have our pipe cleaner armature of our lizard wrapped in cheese cloth ready to go, but now we need to get ready with the papier-m?ch?. We want to have a big surface to work on, a large flat table. You want to do it in a place that can get messy, so a kitchen floor, definitely not carpeting and we want to have a plastic table cloth on the table. What we'll need are newspaper strips so you can either rip or cut newspaper into about an inch to an inch and a half thick. That's usually the easiest for manipulating the newspaper without it getting too soggy and falling apart on you. For younger kids I like to cut it in half. It's a little bit easier to wrap, less to work with that way. We also want to have our flour, our salt and our water ready along with a bucket and ready to mix. We want to have some paper towels handy, because this can get really messy. As long as you have your plastic down you should be good."

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