Ciao, creampuffs!
So last week I talked about plaster and using it with silicone molds. I honestly couldn’t even have imagined it working as perfectly as it did! I love how they turned out.
When I originally bought the plaster, it was to make texture on a flat surface. I eventually want to do this with an entire room, but I really just wanted to make texture on wood. Texture junky.
Today, I did just that. On a whim, I decided that I should try attaching one of the baby heads to the wood using plaster. It stuck almost immediately. Plaster likes plaster, apparently.
All I did was put down a glob and slap the baby head down on it. Then built it up around it, messily. I like messily. Then I used a cheap plastic putty knife to cover the rest of the board with plaster – you do have to work fast! I felt a little panicked, but it worked out fine.. Hahah
When it cured, I grabbed one of the frames I made last week, just to see. Holy crap. I love it so much.
I immediately texted The Manflesh and warned him that these could quite possibly show up on the walls of the room I’m planning on plastering. Hey, they used to do this with cherubs, right? I am just imagining a walls sporadically covered with framed creepy babies and squealing a little inside.
Next I want to try using the plaster on a form, but that will have to wait. I have creepy baby heads to mount on every vertical surface.
SO NOW THE FUN PART!
I love giving stuff away, can you tell?!!
Comment below (the usual rules apply – if you share somewhere, comment again!) for a chance to win some *drumroll* plaster! I’m not going to send you a 25-pound box. Sorry. I will, however, send you a 4-pound box and some creepy baby heads. Lucky you! I’ll pick a winner next Monday, September 5, 2016, using random.org. SO go forth and comment!
WOOT see you next week! I have no idea what I’m doing yet, which means I GET TO GO TO THE HARDWARE STORE! YAY!
Now go make something!
XO!
Sarah
15 Comments
Kim Poole · August 30, 2016 at 5:27 pm
I love the idea of creepy baby heads in tge wall plaster! Freaking coolsome!
Karen Leigh · August 30, 2016 at 5:31 pm
Squeeeel with deelite!!! Can't wait to see if you do this to the room or not. 😉
Sarah Trumpp · August 31, 2016 at 9:51 am
It's TOTALLY happening!!
Cheryl · August 30, 2016 at 5:36 pm
I love creepy baby heads. Never thought about molding my own in plaster, what a great idea!
Kim Johnny · August 30, 2016 at 6:14 pm
ooooo super fantabulous! Love the baby heads and the plaster looks amazing! I cannot have enough texture love love love it!
~kim
Kim Johnny · August 30, 2016 at 6:16 pm
ps shared, too!
David Katz · August 30, 2016 at 6:49 pm
Hooray for creepy baby heads and messy texture!
Heather N. Dietz · August 30, 2016 at 7:49 pm
Nice!!! Loving this!! I would push it further with glow in the dark paint and some sort of reflective eyes…and then freak myself out in the middle of the night
Sarah Trumpp · August 31, 2016 at 9:51 am
Hahhahaha yesssss!
Jenn Dorris · August 31, 2016 at 12:34 am
This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the frame!! ❤❤❤
Jenn Dorris · August 31, 2016 at 12:34 am
Shared too!
anastasiabrown · August 31, 2016 at 5:52 am
Inspiring! Can you paint over the plaster? I'd love to do eyes that follow you around the room!
Sarah Trumpp · August 31, 2016 at 9:50 am
Oh yeah absolutely! It's meant for wall repairs and is supposed to resist paint absorption (plaster strips, for example, just suck the paint up like crazy)
Amber K · September 1, 2016 at 6:56 pm
That's a cool way to build up texture!
Cristin · September 3, 2016 at 2:23 am
Uh I need creepy baby heads and plaster in my life.
This is freaking incredible, Sarah
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