Materials
Instructions
1. Begin by chucking two-three small bits into your drill, and start making holes in a random pattern. I chose to make mine a little more dense and the bottom, and let them thin out towards the top. As you see in the photo, drilling into paper doesn't always leave a smooth hole, but it can be smoothed out with sandpaper.
2. If you happen to have a rotary tool like a Dremel or Roto-zip, you can use a small grinding bit to smooth out the holes while maintaining the circular shape. If not, use a pencil or small dowel rod with the sandpaper to make everything smooth.
3. Take your trees outside or into a well-ventilated area, and give it a coat of flat white paint. Using flat white transforms these guys into looking like spray-painted cardboard to actual ceramic.
4. Spray painting sanded cardboard will likely make the texture a little.
- Papier-mache cones, available in the doll making section of the craft store
- Electric drill and assorted drill bits
- Fine-grit sandpaper
- Optional: Rotary tool and grinding bit
- Matte white spray paint
Instructions
1. Begin by chucking two-three small bits into your drill, and start making holes in a random pattern. I chose to make mine a little more dense and the bottom, and let them thin out towards the top. As you see in the photo, drilling into paper doesn't always leave a smooth hole, but it can be smoothed out with sandpaper.
2. If you happen to have a rotary tool like a Dremel or Roto-zip, you can use a small grinding bit to smooth out the holes while maintaining the circular shape. If not, use a pencil or small dowel rod with the sandpaper to make everything smooth.
3. Take your trees outside or into a well-ventilated area, and give it a coat of flat white paint. Using flat white transforms these guys into looking like spray-painted cardboard to actual ceramic.
4. Spray painting sanded cardboard will likely make the texture a little.
