Give the papier-mâché crafts of your childhood a stylish makeover. Create stylish vases using balloons, paper, cups, and homemade paste. These vases owe their ceramic look to an extra layer—a coating ...

Not only are these decorative bowls precious, they're practical -- put shredded paper (from your home office, or recycled packing material) to good use. You can even make your own shredded paper with ...

Ever want to know how to do papier mache? This is your chance to learn from Tish Rogers, who has made papier-mache scarecrows for all the Cambria Scarecrow Festivals. Rogers will explain her ...

“New Junior Craft Book” (112 pages with 52 projects; $16: Meredith Books/Better Homes & Gardens). Projects utilize paints, clay, decoupage, papier-mache and beads, encouraging kids to flex their ...

Hopie Stockman, cofounder of Block Shop Textiles, riffed on the totems of Ettore Sottsass and turned-wood furniture legs for these papier-mâché candlesticks. Photo: Courtesy Hopie Stockman Hopie ...

Q-When did they make papier-mache furniture? What is the history behind this type of furniture? A-Papier-mache was first patented in 1772 by Henry Clay, an Englishman. He invented a process for making ...

Always take care when using scissors and if unsure ask an adult for help. Have a look at the some of the amazing art you've created in our Art Ninja gallery!

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Frank Devlin has been alive for 37 years, a parent for 7 of those years and a reporter for 16. In his new Sunday column, “Frankly Speaking,” he shares his views on life, parenting and issues in the ...