Crafts with plaster: Instructions and ideas

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Crafts with plaster bandages

Preparations:

tip: Pay attention to high-quality copies when buying the plaster bandages. These are easier to process and do not fray on the edge.

  • Prepare a bowl of warm water for processing the plaster bandages, into which the plaster bandages are later dipped individually.
  • Plaster bandages are particularly popular for creating face masks, for example. Note that a thick layer of milking fat or petroleum jelly must be applied beforehand to protect the skin. The areas with body hair (eyelashes, eyebrows) must be protected with an extra thick layer. You can protect the hairline with foil.
  • Protect your work area with a film or wax tablecloth.
  • Wear old clothes if you work with plaster.
  • Cut the plaster bandages to the appropriate size.

manual:

  1. Start with your workpiece on one side (not in the middle) and work your way forward.
  2. Place bandage after bandage on your form with the coated plaster side up and smooth it out. When processing, it is important that areas of the plaster bind always overlap and thus be connected. If you want to make a facial impression be sure to spare your nose, eyes and mouth.
  3. Always spread the plaster well, so that at the end no grooves are visible.
  4. Once a layer is complete, you can start the next shift. Your workpiece should consist of at least two layers (better three or more) to achieve the necessary stability.
  5. Now leave your plaster cast Dry on the form for 15 to 60 minutes and then remove it (if you make a facial impression, a quarter of an hour is enough to dry it).
  6. Then your work still needs two full days to dry completely.
  7. As soon as the plaster has dried, you can rework thin areas if necessary and put on plaster bandages again.
  8. Rework the edges as well: Cut them straight off with a pair of craft scissors and then place damp plaster bandages over them so that the Rounded edges become.
  9. Let everything dry thoroughly again.
  10. If you want, you can use bumps in the plaster Sandpaper rework and smooth.
  11. Your finished plaster cast can then be painted and thus become a beautiful decoration for the wall.

Crafts with gypsum powder

Is on sale Alabaster plaster available, which is also known as modeling plaster. Its white color and fine structure are ideal for handicrafts.

Preparations:

  • Provide bowl, plaster, and water. You will also need a mixing tool, e.g. B. an old spoon.
  • Protect your workplace with a wax tablecloth or foil.
  • Wear old clothes

Manual:

  1. Mix the gypsum powder with water according to the manufacturer's instructions. For liquid gypsum, a 2: 1 ratio recommended with cool water. To do this, pour water into a large container and then let gypsum powder trickle in. Make sure that the gypsum powder is slowly added to the water, otherwise there is a risk of air being trapped.
  2. As soon as the gypsum does not sink further and a light layer forms on the surface, the correct mixing ratio is achieved. Only then are the ingredients mixed thoroughlyuntil a homogeneous mass is formed and no lumps are left.
  3. Make sure you does not include air, if necessary, the air bubbles can burst by tapping the wall of the vessel.
  4. Then wait 20 seconds and stir the plaster again until it is smooth.
  5. After that the Plaster processed directly otherwise it will harden. The mixed plaster is ideal for plaster reliefs or for casting plaster molds.
  6. Various casting molds are available in the craft shop, into which the liquid plaster can be filled. After a short drying time, the cast can be removed from it.

Create plaster molds

  1. If you have no molds at home, you can fill a layer of sand in a box. Then moisten the sand with a spray bottle.
  2. Press a motif of your choice into the sand (this can be decorative objects, for example); remove the shape from the sand – the impression remains.
  3. Now fill your liquid plaster into this impression and let it dry.
  4. Then you can take out your plaster figure and brush off the sand. If you want, you can process and paint the finished piece.

Crafts with plaster: ideas from Pinterest

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