paper mache. okay?

I’ve kindof been diggin’ paper mache animal heads lately.  We have this one from West Elm at work that “stares” at me all day…

I think it’s pretty cool.

I found this great DIY for some $9 deer heads over at Danielle Oakey Interiors and, even though she didn’t use paper mache, the finished product has that look and it’s inspired me to do some!

{Here’s the tutorial from Danielle–super easy!}

step 1:

cut off heads.

i took the deer to my local home depot’s tool rental.

they used the chop saw to remove the heads.

{hint: you need to cut the heads at the same angle that you want them to hang on the wall}

step 2:

wipe the heads down of any dirt or dust to prep for painting.

step 3:

paint the deer heads.

i used a white primer and a high gloss pure white paint.

it took me 4 coats total.

step 4:

select fabric and cut to fit your plaque.

i used a leftover backing from an old picture frame as my plaque.

step 5:

glue fabric to backing.

i used mod podge and it worked perfectly.

step 6:

wrap fabric tightly around plaque

step 7:

glue deer head to fabric plaque.

step 8:

attach hook on back.

i used a leftover hook from an ikea picture i purchased. it works perfect.

i used a hot glue gun to adhere it to the plaque.

If you can’t find Christmas reindeer {heads} but you still want that look, you can use other common items and apply paper mache.

Check these out…

{via Room to Inspire}

{via Cloth and Patina}

{via Lulu Bird}

So, there you have it!  My next craft project.

Paper Mache.

Who woulda thought?!

Here is a paper mache recipe, in case you forgot how your teacher made it when you were a kid. :)

Happy Crafting!