--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "Annie Crimp" <angelc_25_2002@...> wrote:
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> I am interested in making small items made from papercrete such as planters etc. in fact any small object which I can eventually mosaic. I live in a flat and do not have a garden so any mix would be made in my kitchen. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
> Annie
>
One easy way to make small, quick batches for sculpture, etc.without a lot of fuss or mess: buy a bag of cellulose insulation (about $10 here at Lowes or Home Depot), which is pulverized paper. I soak some of it in a 5 gallon bucket for a day or so. Using another 5 gallon bucket and a 2-pound coffee can, I mix 3 cans of the wet insulation with 1 can of portland cement and a half-can of powdered joint compound. Just mix it by (rubber-gloved) hand, without adding any more water. The joint compound changes the consistency enough to make it smoother and easier to model into shapes.
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