How to Make Fruits From Paper for Fancy Dress Costumes
- 1). Blow up the balloons to your desired size and tie the ends. Place an ornament hook through the tied end of each balloon, being careful not to puncture the balloon.
- 2). Tear up the tissue paper into small strips or chunks.
- 3). Cover the balloons with a thin layer of petroleum jelly.
- 4). Lay strips of tissue paper on top of the petroleum jelly. Paint each strip with decoupage medium. Continue until the fruit is the texture and thickness desired. Leave the smallest opening possible around the knot.
- 5
An empty bird cage is a good place to hang your fruits to dry.cage image by pjOn from Fotolia.com
Hang the balloon in a safe place. Allow it to dry overnight. - 6). Puncture each balloon with a pin. If possible, carefully remove the deflated balloon from the tissue-paper shell. If doing so is not possible, push it down inside the shell.
- 7). Place a small twig in each opening. Glue it in place. Add either real leaves or leaves cut from green construction paper. If desired, stuff the opening with extra tissue paper and paint with decoupage medium.
- 8). For textured fruits such as strawberries, paint seeds or textures onto the dried shell with black paint.
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