How to make dummies of fruits and vegetables with your own hands

How to make dummies of fruits and vegetables with your own hands

Making fruit and vegetable dummies isA great idea for DIY crafts with kids. You and your kids can use these decorative figures for games, as decorations for a home puppet theater, especially if you don’t limit yourself to just fruits and vegetables. Also, if you want to add some bright colors to your interior, the dummies will be a great addition and decoration for your kitchen or any other room.dummy of vegetables and fruits with own hands (1)I would like to present to your attention four wayscreating a papier-mâché dummy. 1. We will need: Newspaper Glue (you can use flour with water instead of glue) Foil Colored paper (tissue, corrugated) Scotch tape (adhesive tape) First, we need to crumple the newspaper and create the shape of the desired object. Then fix the newspaper with foil and, if necessary, tape.a dummy of vegetables and fruits with your own handsNext, we apply layers of newspaper and flour with water (orglue), when the desired shape is ready, let it dry. For the convenience of carrying out the latest manipulations, you can puncture the fruit with a thin wooden (bamboo) skewer and thus, holding the fruit on a stick, you will be handier to apply layers of glue and newspaper. When the form withers, we will begin to glue the colored paper to it until it reaches the desired shade.a dummy of vegetables and fruits with your own hands2.We will need: Newspaper Glue (you can use flour with water instead of glue) Fruits that you are going to copy Paints (it is better to use gouache) and brushes We will do approximately the same as in the first method, only for the accuracy of the execution of the desired shape, we will use the fruit or vegetable itself. For example, to make an apple, we take a real apple and apply glue and newspaper to it in layers. When everything dries, we cut our figure lengthwise with a sharp knife, take the fruit out of the middle, and glue the edges with glue. We will only have to paint the figure. 3. You can also use a wire frame or foam as a base. 4. Drying. This method is suitable for vegetables such as squash, pumpkin, etc. To make a dummy out of them, you need to wash them thoroughly and put them in the sun. At least once a day, the vegetables need to be turned over. The dummy will be ready in about 1.5 - 2 weeks.

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