DIY: Paper Mache Fake Book

In this video I show how I made a fake vintage book cover from recycled cardboard and newspaper using paper mache.
Here's the paper clay recipe I used:
1 1/4 CUP SHREDDED NEWSPAPER (THIS WAS SOAKED IN WATER AND
SHREDDED AND SHREDDED IN A BLENDER THEN SQUEEZED DRY)
1 CUP WOOD FILLER
3/4 CUP PVA GLUE
MIX TOGETHER WELL
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Materials:
Reeves Acrylic Gold amzn.to/2OQMIpx
Reeves Acrylic Yellow Ochre amzn.to/2D8uRaJ
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mars Black amzn.to/2OTOYfN
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Pale Terracotta amzn.to/3f19sgY
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Vandyke Brown amzn.to/3fXGoZj
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Burnt Umber amzn.to/30Oc9NS
Edding Gold Calligraphy Pen amzn.to/3hz23ar
Faber-Castell Creative Studio Soft Pastels amzn.to/3g0WAZw
Music: Little Prelude and Fugue by Sir Cubworth
Dance for Wind Trio by Sir Cubworth
C Major Prelude by Bach
English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny
Theme for a One-Handed Piano Concerto by Sir Cubworth

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Enjoy!

[@amkarei]

So V E R Y surprised you haven't gotten more "likes", Matthew. You've done a great job! Can't wait to peruse your products list to see what I'll need to attempt something like this. Many thanks and be well!

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks for the kind words. I hope you have fun creating whatever you decide to make.🙂

[@shirleybrown5563]

So cute and easy I think even I could do that one

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks, glad you like it.🙂

[@roxanne1092]

THANK YOU! You just saved my Craft Life❤️❤️❤️

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks. Glad I could help.😄

[@stevensisson7531]

Wow this is so cool wish I had found this a couple of weeks ago in time for Xmas. Never mind it will make a lovely present for my Dad In Law who loves to read. Thank you so much for sharing. You are so clever.

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Hope your Dad in Law likes it.👍

[@GamersSquadvideos]

Great..thanks

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Glad you liked it.

[@zeldrath_]

Okay, so this video has sparked a great idea to "re-skin" my favourite trade paperbacks. As in make each one a box to live in so they look beautiful on a shelf. I'm very crafty but mostly dry crafts; sewing, cosplay etc. Got any basic mache tips or beginner vids you'd suggest? I get that paper + wood glue = armour but I'm sure it's more nuanced than that. I'm gonno go watch the rest of them now as some of my Zelda figures need dioramas.

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Great idea. I'd suggest looking at Unhinged Productions. He's great at paper mache. Here's a link to the first part of a paper mache spell book he created but you should check out his other videos too for tips kzbin.info/www/bejne/iF7Efnt6pMmpgdk. As for any tips I have for starting out, I suppose the biggest headache using paper mache is that cardboard when used as a base will always want to warp and bend out of shape once the glue is applied. For flat surfaces like a book cover once the paper and glue are applied I cover it with a sheet of grease proof paper and then put a heavy weight on it to prevent warping. The grease proof paper prevents the wet mache sticking to the weight. The downside to this though is that air circulation is reduced so it takes longer to dry. If you want to make something 3D which isn't flat like armour I'd use tin foil as a base instead of cardboard. Mould the shape with the foil and then apply layers of paper and glue. Finally I'd just say when applying your layers only apply one to three layers at a time, allow to dry and then apply another one to three layers. The more layers applied at one time the greater the drying time and the longer it remains damp the more chance of mold growing. Hope this was helpful.

[@ShhhowtimeASMR]

fantastic !!

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks

[@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill]

Great job :)... Don't understand why these don't have views???

[@MatthewsCraftRoom]

Thanks. The views have started to increase the past couple of weeks.

[@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill]

@@MatthewsCraftRoom I am glad for you. Maybe it's the title or other SEO aspects?? (My search was for making 'fake books,' or I think maybe for 'paper maché fake books'... I got a suggestion/question of some sort, asking if I preferred to watch the kids KZbin channel.)