How to Make Paper Mache Wet Vases (That Hold Water!)

A tutorial demonstrating how to make paper mache wet vases. In this video, I demonstrate techniques on five different vase styles that you can try.
*be sure to watch the entire video -there are tips sprinkled throughout!
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Additional notes:
Rubber gloves are NOT necessary. I used them in one scene because I was jumping back and forth between tasks. Their only purpose was a quick escape!
I would love your feedback! This video is loaded with info. Is it helpful or overwhelming (too much info in one video?)
SUPPLIES:
✔️ plastic containers (recycled is great!)
✔️ salvaged paper
✔️ paper pulp- my recipe is linked below
✔️ paint
✔️ rope (storebought or handmade)
✔️ any other embellishments you like (optional)
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[@Copa_red]

Your work and labour is appropriate, appreciatable. But on the other side I do not like much papercret pots because these looks like old times fashion . But dont take it otherwise

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you! I love this, because I can (and you can!) use this concept to make pots that are modern or minimalist. I might do a video on that!

[@italisy]

Girl you are simply amazing I have learned so much from you I am addicted to paper clay thanks so much for all the knowledge you have on doing this

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks so much! There's so much more to share! #soon

[@KayeAston-y9q]

ME K-Lee and Molly Brown​@@createdbyrenee

[@Kaukjem]

I like them all… if I really have to chose, maybe the white drybrushed one with the texture.. Thanks so much for sharing! One thing i’d do differently though (minor detail): i would cover the handles with masking tape before having them glued on 😃

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@ceciliacecilia4162]

Loved them all. My most favorite is the one with the vertical lines pressed in with the paint brush handle! Will try as soon as I partially recuperate from surgery. Can't wait.

[@Silmarwyn]

This is a great video. Super informative and clear. Thank you!

[@caroleannekulla5793]

I love them all! And yes I will make some like this

[@createdbyrenee]

Happy creating!

[@liezelhiggins8441]

⚱️ I really appreciate all the work that went into the making of this video as well as the vases. I'm so inspired to make some large vases (I've already made several smaller pieces inspired by your previous videos). It's tough, but if I had to choose a favorite it would be the white one with the indentations. Love it! 👏🏼

[@createdbyrenee]

Many thanks!

[@jonescathie8479]

Umm late to the party…however I wanted to say I love your tutorial and your style. I have yet to attempt any projects after only recently discovering paper mache. But I am learning loads from watching. Thank U.

[@createdbyrenee]

Never too late- come on in!

[@malissaaiken5462]

thanks for sharing💕

[@clayitnow]

Love your paper mache vases. They all unique but my fav one is the white one😊❤

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks! xo

[@dokaty6426]

انا اريد ان ازيد وزن الورق كيف تزيد وزن الورق ارجو الرد السريع

[@createdbyrenee]

I tried to respond quickly, but translate wasn't showing up! It is now, so the quickest answer I can give is to add sand to the pulp.

[@caroleannekulla5793]

VASE

[@maggyantunes6024]

Amazing job!!!! So many great tips!!!My most favorite is the grey one with the lines pressed with the paint brush. I'm gonna try!!! Thank you.

[@qesther63]

Thank you sharing Renee, your vessels are beautiful. I do have a question, though. how do you seal it and especially the lip, where the papier-mâché meets the plastic container, so that when water is added and spilled out, it doesn't seep into the papier-mâché (where the plastic container meet and the papier-mâché pulp).

[@createdbyrenee]

The mod podge line has a few sealants that provide a water-resistant surface. I have two of them linked in my Amazon storefront (but there are more options in that product line): amzn.to/3YgqO0q I have pieces with plastic lip that I made for myself years ago that are holding up nicely!

[@janenebendrick1632]

Just found you and am so impressed with these vases! Definitely am going to try this technique after I watch the basics videos! Thank you so much for creating this channel.

[@bythecreekcreations]

🪣Learn something every time! I've tried a bit of paper pulp on a few masks but have not been happy with it. But now I see how much you smooth with glue after.. that's the step I was missing. Excited to see if I can make it work!

[@createdbyrenee]

Smoothing through out the drying process definitely makes a difference

[@bythecreekcreations]

@@createdbyrenee I usually put a wet project under a heat lamp overnight so I'll have to modify that schedule a bit. ha ha Thanks for the tip!

[@cliftonm.1578]

This was frigging amazing! I just came to learn to make a paper machet vase (I'm not an artist) Where are you!? I'd love to learn from you!

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you! KZbin is the only place I teach, lol

[@KayeAston-y9q]

Me K-Lee and Molly Brown love this a helluva lot more better than clay and you can bleedat from Austin Texas and me K-Lee and,😂,

[@judiangel3727]

I like every single one of them. They’re all very nice. Great work.

[@susancarvey9063]

Just found you!❤Where can i find how to make the clay paper you use..thank you so much❤

[@createdbyrenee]

Here's the short version: kzbin.infoEmC7Q6qJxMc?feature=share

[@thisfamilyofmine7765]

Where have you been all my life ❤I love this I learned sooo much from you. Keep them coming 😊

[@pattykelly6621]

⚱I looked for quite a while for a vase emoji. Then I found this, which is apparently a funeral urn. I'm going with it. OK, favorite vase - the large rustic whiteish vase with all the marks made from brush handles. Amazing. I just found your channel, even though I search for paper mache ALL THE TIME. Youube chooses to spread these things out I guess. I have been a paper mache artist for many, many, many years. I am really enjoying your channel. I rarely use paper mache pulp. Because I'm lazy and because I live in a really small place and it just has to sit on the floor in the kitchen in its bucket and I trip over it and the dogs knock it over and it's a thing. I make mostly characters with my paper mache and I have found that if I want very fine details I use cotton. Unrolled cotton balls. I switch to a cooked cornstarch glue for the cotton (because watered down PVA and cotton do not play nice). And I make some art dolls with clay embellishments, and I use a store bought air dry clay. Your work is quite wonderful. I subscribed. Thanks for posting.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks for being here!

[@MissArtlover76]

Beautiful vases Renee! I love your channel and how creative you are. TFS 🤩

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank YOU Victoria!

[@josefinafreidwall95]

⚱Loved it Renée, great work on the video! My absolute favourite is the one with all the dot patterns, but they all look so cool. I can definitely see the historic inspiration.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks!

[@NekoleJ.]

I like the orangey one

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@dottiewelch6964]

I just found your channel Wow! I love your work you are very inspiring 😊🏺🏺🏺 I like them all but the big light colored one is my favorite 🤩

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you! xo

[@contentdoula]

Wow those are beyond beautiful you make it look easy.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@susancarvey9063]

Is " pulp" different than paper clay?

[@createdbyrenee]

Basically the same! In my studio, paper clay is pulp's finer, smoother sister. Made the same way, but more kneading and blending makes a compound that can hold smaller, finer details. Some creators use toilet paper to make it, but I prefer recycling!

[@karenshawgo275]

Oh my goodness. You are amazing. Thank you for showing us how to make beautiful vases.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@Rene-u7x]

Just found your channel. You are so informative and easy to listen to. Love it! Love the idea of using waste plastic. Keep em out of the landfill and ocean.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@chelseakavich9019]

Are these all waterproof? I’m working on a water pale but worry it’ll come apart if it gets wet/used

[@createdbyrenee]

They are! Seal them with a product like Mod Pod Dishwasher Safe or any product that says "water resistant finish". There are more linked in my Amazon list. They really work!

[@sarahholt3955]

hello I have just subscribed to your channel thanks for all that you share, it takes a lot of effort. I love the shape of vase no. 4 the tall black one and I was wondering if it needed like some kind of weight in the bottom? I am embarking on a paper mache journey woo hoo!

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you for subbing! The tall black vase was large and heavy wnough not to need weight added! But if you wanted to add weight, something like river stones would work.

[@sandramedina1517]

I like all of them. It would be hard to choose. Wonderful job! Thank You for sharing.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@nmlondon325]

My favorite style was the gold one. They were all amazing though.

[@createdbyrenee]

thank you!

[@cliffdariff74]

I think an Un-smoothed, "chunky" vase would look awesome also.

[@createdbyrenee]

I agree!

[@greenlife2293]

🥰 👍 🏺❤⚱️❤🏺❤⚱️❤🏺❤⚱️

[@priscillaortega9621]

Omg beautiful work , im an artist ive been into do paper crafts ive been obsessed with paper beads lately , i would love to try a vase ....if i wanted to use a paper machee vase for a plant i would have to pre drill the holes befor layering ? Or after ? 🤔

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you! When I've made planters for plants in soil, I made the holes in the plastic, then added the paper pulp and reinforced the holes. For these vases, no holes because they're just meant to hold water and flowers. Hope that helps!

[@alwayscurious6032]

🏺⚱️🏺⚱️ Just found your channel, and so glad I did (subscribed 🙂). Love all the vases you created. Thank you for sharing your talent, and have a beautiful day. ☺️❤️

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks so much! I'm working on new videos now!

[@SBNRministry]

Brilliant!! You are one of the best. Thanks so much for generously sharing your skills and talent with us. 💜💫

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!!

[@smsrowe3462]

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[@sublimnalphish7232]

🏺

[@youtubemaster4282]

🏺hey I was thinking for the spout, a cut in the main vase body could made and another piece of plastic could be bent or shaped (using a heat gun) and attached with hot glue making the spout waterproof and usable. What do you think? Loved this video, you’re awesome!

[@createdbyrenee]

I love that idea! Thank you for watching 🫶🏽

[@readbetweenthelines228]

😂😊 awe

[@amymillspaugh929]

🏺

[@michellefoss5511]

26:19 🎉

[@andrewerickson6690]

Deep vase says umbrella stand

[@createdbyrenee]

I can dig that!

[@thisfamilyofmine7765]

I love all of them. I am seriously obsessed with you right now.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you SO much!

[@margaretcallaghan4078]

Thank you so much for this video. It has been truly helpful.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you- I'm so glad!

[@TheBestofMe.]

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[@NekoleJ.]

🏺

[@thisfamilyofmine7765]

I am like seriously this is not a long video like I want to see more more please more

[@createdbyrenee]

The next longer video is going live very soon!

[@NekoleJ.]

Hmmm...pulp. very interesting & im very interested. This is actually (the pulp) something i came up with jus as well. Only difference is i didn't think it was going to work. Yours slightly different. Awesome.

[@createdbyrenee]

Paper pulp has been around for centuries in different cultures used in different ways! It's so versatile.

[@NekoleJ.]

@@createdbyrenee didn't no that

[@soniabirthwright]

❤❤❤

[@joanzivi7425]

Inspiring and amazing video! Wow and thank you!

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks Joan!

[@joannaosborne4547]

They are so cool. Thank you for sharing such a big project. 🏺

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks!

[@debsmclaughlin6521]

❤❤❤🏺🏺🏺

[@seahag6118]

❤️❤️❤️😘

[@italisy]

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[@javierlora194]

Hola René me encanta tu trabajo, en especial el jarron numero 1. La textura y color resultante en su color sin pintar, estaria muy bonito tal cual y fandole un acabado con barniz mate, sin brillo. ❤ Un comentario has tenido alguna vez en cuenta en la union entre barios recipientes usar carton y no masa para lograr no tener que esperar tanto tiempo en el secado de las piezas. Enhorabuena por tu trabajo y tu entusiasmo me encanta el papel maché yo tambien estoy comenzando en esta tecnica, aunque mi principal problema es el no tener un sitio adecuado para el trabajo, el cual ensucia mucho y me toca recoger todo el material y herramientas en cada sesión de trabajo. Sigo tambien a otros artistas como tu. Muchas felicidades de corazon.❤❤🎉

[@javierlora194]

Te veo desde España, Andalucía, Córdoba, aquí tenemos un clima ideal para el secado del trabajo, hace un calor seco en verano 😅 . Se seca el trabajo y las personas😂😂😂...❤❤.❤❤❤❤

[@createdbyrenee]

😂😂😂

[@createdbyrenee]

Gracias Javier!

[@artbarra9411]

Love them all! Thank you for sharing xoxo

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@caseyshelley8406]

My word! It looks like I just joined your fan club! I, too, really appreciate you sharing your tips with us. I just finished your video on how to make Paper Mache pulp - I didn't comment, but thank you for that one, too. Very informative. I've been using strips but want to try the pulp and you make it look very approachable. PS: It's very difficult to choose a favorite vase, but I think mine would be Vase #1. I loved it unfinished, but you made it beautiful in the green, too.

[@createdbyrenee]

Ha! How about "friends club"? Thanks for being here!

[@caseyshelley8406]

​@@createdbyrenee Yes! Friends club it is!

[@NekoleJ.]

Question...the balloon vase VIDEOS on here...im trying to make one. Well...i failed 6times. Don't no wat im doing wrong. Did exactly wat the VIDEOS said do. If u could look up on here How to make a vase with a balloon. Not the video's that use paper mache. But the video that fill plaster or cement inside the balloon. Those the two ways to make it. Back to my question...do u think i can use this paper pulp to make the balloon vase after paper macheing it?

[@NekoleJ.]

I'm asking cuz like I said trying the pouring plaster inside the balloon method isn't working for me. It keeps cracking inside the balloon. So....I'm going to try the paper mache method & was wondering if I can use the paper pulp. If it would work or not. Would love if u could do a video on it.

[@createdbyrenee]

I'm familiar with that technique and have worked with both plaster and cement. I can save you time: it would collapse using paper mache as well. Both cement and plaster have a mystical way of heating up while they cure. Both the heat and the weight of either would make a rubber balloon or paper prone to collapsing. I personally wouldn't waste the time and materials. BUT it might be a good idea to pose the same question to the creators who have successfully made a vase using that technique.🙏🏽

[@NekoleJ.]

@@createdbyrenee I did. No answer. But in the video it worked. Every video that make it & it work. But just trying to see wat to do that will work. Thanks anyway 👍

[@anns.2621]

i really like your work :)

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@doghairdontcarelindaniel7531]

So satisfying to watch you work.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks!

[@cynthiapayne8426]

I never thought of putting a plastic container on the inside of my vases, absolutely love the idea and can’t wait to try it!😊

[@stamperwithdayjob]

Great video - can't wait to see what else you make.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@chelseakavich9019]

Love your video!

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ma-ei3fb]

Thanks for sharing this! Keep up the good work!

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks!

[@Ma-ei3fb]

My fave is definitely no 2 😍 So versatile video, a lot to learn from! Would be great if you keep sharing about making different shapes.

[@7icandy]

🏺How do you know or how do you price these? I love them! I do paper mache but they are characters. Im confused on how to put a price

[@createdbyrenee]

Ooo- I'm not a guru on that, especially bc it's depends on a number of factors that vary from one artist to the next. I recommend searching pricing formulas for handmade items on Google.

[@jeanlouise4707]

⚱️ beautiful. Wish I have the patience to make such creations

[@kuemp]

👏👏👏Thanks...

[@createdbyrenee]

You're welcome!

[@juneevers8327]

🏺I like #2 . 27:44

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you June! 😊

[@lynnmartin1548]

🏺🏺🏺🏺

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks Lynn!

[@loriannwulf8697]

I have been looking for a way to up cycle my plastic containers and paper. I really enjoyed your video. You are a very good instructor. I will definitely stay tuned for more. Thank you for sharing.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@mildal.9340]

🏺🏺🏺🏺🏺I learnt so much from this video! All vases came out amazing. I love all of them and it is so easy to watch and learn. I made a cup of coffee for me before watching and I found it untouched after. I was so engaged that I forgot my coffee. Thank you Renee for sharing.

[@createdbyrenee]

You're welcome!

[@irenemcknight5020]

Great Job Renee!! I enjoyed your style of teaching as well as all your style of vases. I prefer the pulp method over the strip paper method but no reflection on you. I appreciate your time with the video. I know from my experience how much time it takes to film and edit after doing it for Instagram. I like how you do your handles as well as how you built up your jars to make new shapes. I'll give that a try.

[@createdbyrenee]

Many thanks Irene! ⚱️⚱️⚱️

[@Kaukjem]

🏺🏺🏺🏺”bless you my child” 😂

[@maryannlogan2469]

Love this video. My favorite is the ivory with the lines. Thank you for sharing your talent

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!

[@rozanidesignsmasquerade7050]

🏺Great tutorial❣️I love the textures and patterns on your rustic vase #2. These are all wonderful pieces. 😍👍

[@createdbyrenee]

Thanks!

[@rozanidesignsmasquerade7050]

You’re most welcome. 🙂

[@seahag6118]

I really needed this bc I’m 75 & trying to learn.. ur the best!

[@createdbyrenee]

I hope it helps!

[@doghairdontcarelindaniel7531]

Hey there I’m 73 an just learning. Houston says howdy.

[@cajunvegan7716]

Vase emoji not available.. Where can we get shredded paper. This is my first video. I wish I had watched before stacking packing paper and gluing for hours on a mirror frame yesterday because that's just going to fall off when I add heavy paper mache. I think I'm going to rip it off and start this technique. I've never seen it before so I'm going to look at how to make it and smooth it. How are you water proofing once finished. What do you use to smooth. Ty. I love the one with patterns the most and love the look of packing paper without paint. Ty ❤

[@he6586]

⚱️⚱️⚱️⚱️⚱️⚱️⚱️⚱️.Inspiring video ,love them all but vase#2 is a favorite. I just love the stone effect on paper.

[@createdbyrenee]

Thank you!