So this was an experiment. Basically we have loads of plaster of Paris so I’ve been searching for ideas of how we can use it. We tried pouring plaster of Paris into a balloon and squidge it to create a sculpture, this actually worked better as chalk than a piece of art!
Then we tried to make some paint. Penguin mixed some food colouring with plaster of Paris a created a lovely thick paste.
The colours love looked great, though Penguin had abit of a race against time as the plaster if Paris began to dry.
I love the textures the plaster of Paris made on the canvas.
Initially the colours felt really vibrant although when the paint dried the colours became fainter. I still love the end result, it has a cool fresh feel and it looks great up on the wall. I think Penguin is proud.
Have you got any ideas what I can use the rest of my plaster of Paris for?
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I really like the end result too, it actually is rather soothing with the faded look, softer. #fabFriday
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Yes rather soothing, I like that description 😀
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What a great idea and the end result is fab, really cool 🙂 #fabfridaypost
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Awww thanks 😊
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Fantastic. Those canvases are great. I helped the kids make plaster of paris hand prints for fathers day. They turned out really well but I did cheat and buy moulds.
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I’m thinking we may try footprints, using sand as a mould. Thanks for your comment 😀
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What fun! And tactile too. That adds a new pleasure all in itself. #FabFridayPost
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Yes I love the texture 😀
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Oh what what a really simply but effective craft!! I’ve never thought about doing this, definitely going to give it a go! #fabfridaypost
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Thanks. I really want to do this one again. I think I’ll try mixing Plaster of Paris with poster paint and see what happens to the colours! If you give it ago I’d love to see what you come up with 😀
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We will definitely give it a go, I will let you know!! xx
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Please do x
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Hahaha! I’m laughing because I can only think of one thing to do with plaster of paris….and that is to manage a fracture…! At least now I know TWO things I can do with plaster! #FabFridayPost Thanks for having me for the first time!
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You are most welcome. Well if we have any fractures in this house, at least I’ve got supplies!
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Such a great idea, I love the effect! I’ll try to remember this for the future with H. It looks very artistic and calm like the beach and sea x #fabfridaypost
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Thanks, I was really pleased with how it came out. Next time I’ll have to also have to paint!
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The end result looks fab! Almost Acrylic in style, just without the shininess. Its great that you thicken it up like this and managed to keep painting with it before it dried. #FabFridayPost
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We had to keep adding water when it was drying out, it worked well though!
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Good idea to use it as paint – it gives a really nice effect! I haven’t used plaster of paris since I was a kid – I never did anything very imaginative with it, just poured it into moulds & painted it, so the usual! #fabfridaypost
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I remember pouring it into mounds as a kid 😀 brings back lots of memories
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What a great idea to show the little ones their different texture to the normal paint. And for the leftovers – you could use it to make a volcano and to make solutions to go inside the volcano to make it look it it is erupting… ? 🙂 #FabFridayPost
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Yes, we must make a volcano out of it, great idea. Thanks 😀
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