Paper mache elf

Santa's Elves Yard Display: After years of Christmas plywood cutout characters, we decided to follow the 3D trend and build some happy elves for our yard this year. The elves are wooden skeletons with newspaper pressed and taped all around to form the shapes. Two coats of pa…

Santa's Elves Yard Display: After years of Christmas plywood cutout characters, we decided to follow the 3D trend and build some happy elves for our yard this year. The elves are wooden skeletons with newspaper pressed and taped all around to form the shapes. Two coats of pa…

Made by Melody Smouse

I would love to have this fellow keeping me company all year long. Nice work, Rona. And thanks so much for showing us exactly how he was made!

He looks like a tiny Santa, but he's really a traditional elf-like character who helps safeguard the house and farm.

Paper Mache Elf

Sibia Torres Padilla | DIYs on Instagram: "Remember when I said I really wanted to make a paper mache snowman? Well I was thinking something bigger but when I saw these Pom juice bottles I knew they would be perfect. First we covered out pom bottles in modpodge and paper towels While that dried we soaked 2 egg cartons in water to soften them up Then I blended them into a pulp. I used a nut milk bag to squeeze the water out of the pulp and then I mixed the pulp with a bottle of Elmer’s school…