Papier-Mache Bowls

Pour 2 cups water and 1 cup flour into a mixing bowl and combine well using a whisk. The  consistency should be similar to pancake batter. Whisk until smooth.

Cover a bowl of the desired final bowl shape with aluminum foil. Coat the aluminum foil with cooking spray to make removal easier.

Dip one strip of newspaper at a time into the flour mixture, remove excess by sliding newspaper between your fingers, then paste onto the foil covered bowl.

Criss-cross strips until most of the bowl is covered, then reinforce by encircling the bowl with horizontal pieces. Smooth over with fingertips once the entire bowl is covered.

Shift bowls to wire drying racks and place in a cool, out-of-the way area to set. Leave them undisturbed overnight to dry (at least 12 hours).

Carefully remove the papier-mache from the aluminum foil. Trim any excess newspaper from the edges of each bowl if desired. To make it smoother, you can sand gently with fine grain sandpaper.

Paint and decorate bowls.

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