How to Color Paper Mache Fast

Christmas is coming!!!! I know, I know….it's “too early”. But you and I both have seen the aisles of every craft store brimming with holiday goodness for us to buy. A recent trend I've seen cropping back up is paper mache everything — trees and stars and ornaments and advent calendars….. oh my! In the interest of time and sanity, who wants to decoupage and paint and meticulously deal with covering up all that brown? Not I. And, since friends don't let friends make craft mistakes, well, I made the world's shortest craft video for you. Here's how to color paper mache, fast!

All you need is a Color Catcher (or a box) to catch the overspray, a bottle of spray ink, and a paper mache item.

How do you color paper mache projects??

Author: Jennifer Priest

It started with jewelry, beading, sewing, home decor, painting, basket weaving, pottery, and cross-stitch. Marry that to an entrepreneurial spirit & at 9 years old a girl is selling her wares at craft fairs as far as her parents and grandparents would drive her. These days, Jennifer enjoys crafts of all genres from sewing to scrapbooking to jewelry with a little dabbling in the mixed media world. Her style is approachable and she wants everyone who sees her work to feel that they too can embrace creativity and make their home and life beautiful.