How To Make A Floor Out Of Paper Bags

In this video i teach you how to make paper bags for gifts.

How to make a floor out of paper bags.

Do not polyurethane the paper it turns the paper crispy and translucent and you don t want that. Use your hands to scoop up some glue and spread it evenly over both sides. Brush the back of a large piece of torn bag with a paintbrush or foam brush loaded with the glue and water mixture. Allow the floor completely dry.

Set the piece of paper on the floor smoothing out bubbles and ripples. 5 how to make paper bag floors. Prepare your surface area. Paper bag flooring application after the floor is prepped tear and crumple 6 to 8 inch paper wads from a roll of brown craft paper the material used in brown paper lunch bags.

Place your paper where you want it on the floor and paint over the top of it with the découpage mixture. Step back as well as enjoy your new floors. Make that floor shine like the top of the chrysler structure. Make sure to smooth out any air bubbles.

I used a diluted water based paint to create a warm wash on the paper then i used oil based stain on the cogs and wheels and sealed the whole thing with a water modified polyurethane sealer about 6 coats. One year later it is in fantastic shape. For a mottled look like bryson city outdoors crumple up each piece. Once dry give it a coat of polyurethane.

The easiest way i found to apply that paper is like so. 6 give the glue about five minutes to set. Then lay your paper down on the floor and smooth flat working from the inside out to remove any bubbles. Continue the process until the floor is completely covered.

A very easy craft to do. Requirements for paper bag. Allow s do the moment warp again. It s for you the motive is to simply create fun and creative videos for you people.

I designed a paper bag floor with cogs and wheels in my gallery on the coast in oregon. How to make paper bag. Follow your floor diagram and begin placing the brown paper bag pieces to one section of the wall gently smoothing out the pieces with your hand. Notice the texture the crumpling gives the stones once again.

Wait for it to dry. Repeat until you have covered the floor but don t have any overlapping stones on the floor. Tear or cut depending on what look you are going for the paper into large pieces. Take your piece of paper and hold it over the bowl.

Dip each piece into the glue mixture until fully saturated and then lay into place on the floor.