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Easy, groovy mushroom sculptures with tape casting

Easy, groovy mushroom sculptures with tape casting
This instructable will teach you how to make these organic, trippy mushrooms.  The process is very simple, and uses mostly household materials that you may have on hand already.
 
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Step 1Tools and Materials

Tools and Materials
You will need-
Tools

Materials:
         -Tape. Clear packaging tape is recommended, but any tape will work.
          -Plastic wrap. I use wide 'palette wrap' plastic, but grocery store cellophane works just as well.
          - A form. In this instructable, I use a balloon. In the past, I have used large 'yoga balls' and bowls.
            -A stem/base. In this instructable, I use a LED foam stick available from Extremeglow.com. Alternately, a 'fun noodle' pool toy will make stems for quite a few mushrooms.


Optional:
          -Art supplies. Tape castings have an eerie translucent appearance without any additional decoration, but I like to add a little dusting of spraypaint to make them glow under UV lights.
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Jun 18, 2010. 10:02 AMgarrett10 says:
Great Instructable! How hard is the Mushroom cap? Is it flexible or rigid? Thanks!
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With this method, I can conquer the world with a mushroom army! MUHAHAHAHA!

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