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Baby Head Paper Weight

  • Completed Project: Baby Head Paper Weight Picture #1
  • Completed Project: Baby Head Paper Weight Picture #2

Yes, people will think you are weird, but that’s ok!
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(Photography by Auxy Espinoza)

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Mix your plaster of Paris in your flexible plastic cup about 1/4 cup at a time so you don’t make too much.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Fill your doll head with the plaster


  3. Step 3

    Let dry

  4. Step 4

    Place on your newspaper workspace


  5. Step 5

    Spray with black paint

  6. Step 6

    When dry, spray with water and immediately spray with the gold spray-paint

  7. Step 7

    Let dry

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Place on a pile of papers or just on your desk to spark some interesting conversation.

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Knittin' Kitten

Knittin' Kitten

25 Mar 16:36

Haha I love it!

Nancy R.

Nancy R.

25 Mar 17:40

Great idea, very cute.

M.a.r.i.s.o.l.

M.a.r.i.s.o.l.

25 Mar 17:56

that's kinda creepy looking...i love it

Marieke

Marieke

25 Mar 18:10

Eeep! It's creeping me out but it's also kinda cool. Does it come to live at night?

Britta J.

Britta J.

25 Mar 21:25

awesome! :D I might try this, but covering the eyes during spraying so he looks alive!

Lola...again!!!

Lola...again!!!

25 Mar 21:35

I think I'd put it on papers I don't want my kids to touch. It would creep them out.

Niki

Niki

25 Mar 21:42

that's awesome (:

Frustrated Crafter

Frustrated Crafter

25 Mar 23:13

I LOVE IT! Totally going to make that! Also, It reminds me of the skull knob on the shifter on my dad's old 5 speed...

PB

PB

26 Mar 00:43

Positively brill!! I honestly just found a doll head on the ground when walking across the playground at the park this last weekend. Funny coincidence, eh?

Melissa M.

Melissa M.

26 Mar 03:58

I was wondering why that looked so familiar. My friend bought me the book that has that in it. :)

Caely L.

Caely L.

26 Mar 04:31

creepy i love it

*scout nubbies*

*scout nubbies*

26 Mar 06:02

this is one of the projects on the book i absolutely love!

Lady Lolita

Lady Lolita

26 Mar 14:55

Awesome!

Mallory Howard

Mallory Howard

27 Mar 20:34

lol that's just a little too creepy for me

PB

PB

27 Mar 23:36

Except I think I'll make a coin purse. A bit macabre to carry a doll head around but oh well!!

Spence_x

Spence_x

29 Mar 20:30

I LOVE this!
It's just amazing in every way shape and form!
Haha :]
Is it the water that gives it the pretty mottled effect? x

Stephy

Stephy

31 Mar 21:24

Ahaha. I love it. It's morbidly adorable.

Marie B.

Marie B.

06 Apr 05:46

I have the book this is from , "The Big Ass Book of Crafts" by Mark Montano and it is downright the BEST craft book i have EVER seen, the projects are chic and upto date (stuff i would definetly rock in my house), the complete opposite of most grandma-ugly- in every other book craft books!! GET IT!

gazliazeem

gazliazeem

23 Apr 23:56

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww ur so creepy

crafty_puppy *.

crafty_puppy *.

13 Jul 10:01

people think i'm weird already... =)
love your stuff, I have one of your books.
it totally rocks.
thank you for being so awesome.
=) hope you're having a CRAFT-astic week!

Mark M. Posted By:
Mark M. »
March 25, 2009 16:07

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This project was by Crafty Superstar Mark Montano
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