My other passion is for newspaper craft
. I had learned about making bags out of newspaper in school.
Then we also had newspaper dress
competition where we had to dress one of the team members in newspaper made
dress .
However , I realized as I was surfing
through net , the different and variety of articles you can make out of
newspapers.
At the end of the month , we have a pack
of newspaper which goes waste and into the dustbin or to raddiwaala J
The same newspapers can be used to make
something very creative and useful.
The very first item which I made was newspaper bowl . When I saw the
procedure to make it, the procedure is very simple but I wondered if the bowl
would be tough enough to store things. Still I decided to make it.
And I was really surprised how sturdy
the bowl was . I could make different shapes for the bowl using different
colors , decorative articles.
I also made paper quiling articles with newspaper… a flower pot , flowers .
Using the quiling technique , you can make whole lot of stuffs ..baskets..photo
frames..flowers.. 3d paper models as well.
You can make newspaper bags . You can also make newspaper bags as dustbin , you
can use it for dry waste. I used it and it really lasted well .
I have also made paper sculptures out of newspaper . Make newspaper rods to make
skeletons ans then use strips of newspapers, crumbled newspaper to make body of
the sculpture . Use fevicol and water mixture to stick it.
Make paper mache and make sculpture out
of it .
Color it with fabric colors . Color it
properly covering all areas .
The paper sculptures look amazing and
they are so light weight.
Also u can make handmade papers out of news papers . You can make the handmade
paper at home using water, grinder , newspaper , fevicol and colours and iron
net patch.
However this paper cannot be use for
crafts . However you can use it for greeting cards , for decoration
purposes.
You can make baskets using weaving technique as used for cane baskets . Make
newspaper rods , thinner ones. And weave the basket using these rods. The
result is really super… the basket is very sturdy .. u can use fevicol along
with to stick at different places . u can also use a needle and thread in order
to tie the ends ..however this is not
required as such.
You need to cover all articles of
newspaper with varnish so that they
remain longer and clean. Apply 2 coats of varnish . This will give the article
a shine and also make it more sturdy and durable.
