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DIY Fairy House Lamp Recycling TRASH - Creative Mom

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Hi, this is a best out of waste video where I show you how I made a fairy house lamp recycling some cardboard from an old box, egg cartons, pizza boxes, toilet paper tubes and two plastic bottles. The only bought materials I used are the colors, the hot glue and the P. V. A. glue. It took me about ten days to finish, including the drying time. I had a vague idea of what I want to create, I brought all the materials I thought I'll need and just went freestyle with them. I started by cutting the bottom of one of the bottles. I then made a hole in some piece of cardboard and got the bottle through it. I glued them together and starting from that unusual shape I added pieces of cardboard piece by piece until I had a little house. For the bottom of the house I used some old newspaper to make a big volume that I later covered with pieces of egg cartons. Those are great for rock textures. I added the other plastic bottle on one side of the house as a little tower or balcony. After I had my shape ready I draw some windows and cut them away using a cutter. I glued some pieces of plastic in place using the rest of the plastic bottles. On top of those I glued some window frames made out of some toilet paper tubes. I also glued frames on the plastic bottle balcony. The paper clay I made is a very simple recipe. Take two 30 eggs cartons and tear them apart in a plastic container. Pour hot water over the broken pieces and using a spoon make sure they are completely under water. Wait for the water to cool down and start tearing the cartons in even smaller pieces. Wait for another half hour or so and break it even more. When you have a homogeneous paste, using a sieve separate the carton from the water and squeeze the water out as much as you can(is better to have less water at this point, you can always add more if needed. Place the material in a different container and add four spoons of P. V. A. glue. Mix it well and after this step you should have a paste that is smooth enough to apply on your projects. I use my knife for that but you can use any modelling tools you have available. As a tip, don't make more than you need so you don't have storage and mold problems later. I applied the paper clay using a knife and a spoon. I can say that it's not the most user friendly clay but it is super strong once it's dry. I was able to cover the whole shape and even made some wooden textures for the door and the porch. It has a fibrous consistency but I really am ok with that as it will help me later with the coloring and the patina. I never want a smooth surface. I made staircases and a handrail for the porch. I also wanted some cool roof texture so I covered the whole roof with tiles made out of the cardboard from the pizza boxes. Those were just the right thickness. Painting the house was fun. Remember I told you about the texture? Here's how it works. I cover the house in a dark color first. Then I add a very bright color or even white but only to the surface of the texture. So I get a nice contrast. On top of that bright color you can add other colors. Stones for example have different colors all around. I placed an LED flashlight under the house to get a cool effect in the dark
Date: 2022-04-28

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Comments and reviews: 7

Ann
You make the COOLEST STUFF! I imagine any little girl would LOVE to have one of these as a night lite or even a fairy dollhouse! You are immensely talented and I just want to thank you so much for sharing your visions with us. That ship you made is EXQUISITE! I'm going to try a smaller version for a seascape I want to make. Thank you, again. These videos are wonderful.
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Jonnathan
Hello! I really like your videos, you show your work very well, thank you for sharing all this with us. ne would love for you to make the weasley's den from harry potter please do a lot of harry potter stuff. Thank you and I hope for a prompt response. greetings
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luigi
Buongiorno, ho provato a incollare la bottiglia di plastica centrale e quella laterale ma la colla a caldo mi mangia la plastica e si deteriora non permettendo di rinforzare il lavoro. Voi avete una pistola da colla particolare? grazie. Saluti.
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patricia
Muy hermosa la felicito quisiera poder hacerla como hago para hacerme a los moldes gracias muy amable te estoy viendo desde cali valle Colombia gracias DIOS te bendiga
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CatFeetAggie
Oh my cat! I have the exact same house! Even the details are the same. WOW. HOW. DID. THIS. HAPPEN. MY COUSIN AND HER DAD GAVE IT TO ME AS A GIFT FOR MY BIRTHDAY
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Margarita
Love the project, you make it look so easy, but I know better, your imagination is incredible. Is it posible to weatherproof these materials for a fairy garden?
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Marilyn
I absolutely love it! But, is was too fast for me. Could you possible post a slower version of this project. Thank you! Awesome!
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