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Katamari Ball tree topper

Step 4Paper mache!

Paper mache!
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Right here's the fun part! Put some newspaper down to stop your workspace getting too messy

14) Pour some flour into your mixing bowl, and add water a little at a time...

15) .... And mix, keep adding water until you get a runny porridge-y consistency

16) Rip up newspaper into strips

17) Start by papering over the card cones you made. Dip strips of newspaper in the glue mix and put them on the open end of the cone. Fold the edges down.

18) Take another strip and run it around the cone, trapping in the folded down edges from the strips you put across the top.

19) Place your Katamari ball on a stand until its dry. I made this stand out of a jar filled with water to give it weight, and taped the polystyrene cone i used at the beginning of the instructable onto it.

20) Paper the whole ball. Leave the bottom open.

21) leave to dry, i put mine next to a radiator because i'm impatient :)

22) Once it's dry cover the hole in the bottom by placing thin strips of paper all around the hole and tucking the ends inside. Give it a couple of layers all the way round.

leave this to dry again, preferably overnight

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I am a freelance model maker and plush designer living in greater London. Visit my blog for more crafty stuff www.alittlestranger.com