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Rocking cactus

Instructions No. 1576

Instructions No. 1576

Difficulty: Beginner

Working time: 1 hour 30 Minutes

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Summer, Sun, Cactus: You can quickly make this stylish cactus decoration yourself.

Round spherical shell of cast concrete
The spherical shell suspended in the colour frame consists of cast concrete. This is first mixed according to product instructions and poured into the large Acrylic ball greased with release agent or oil. To create a shell, the smaller Acrylic ball (also sprayed with release agent) is pressed into the moist concrete mass. Weigh down the casting mould during the drying time. After the concrete mass has dried and hardened (approx. 24 hours), the cast form can be easily removed from the Acrylic ball .


Papier mache object
Paint the cardboard frame with Inka Silk paint. Measure the middle of the head rail and drill the hanging hole in the frame.

The stem is sawn off the ball cactus and glued into the cast concrete shell

From Jute yarn a loop is formed and knotted together. Now 6 jute strands of approx. 25 cm length are knotted to this loop at regular intervals. After a length of approx. 2 cm, 2 skeins are knotted together again and again until a knot or macramé piece of approx. 4 cm length is obtained
All strands are led through the hanging hole. They form a hanging basket, in which the cactus shell can be placed. The suspension is fixed in the frame by a knot. Finally protruding jute strands are removed from the knot.
Matching papier-mâché flower pots


The flower pots with the papier-mâché coating are excellent for painting with paint. With Inka Silk and white Handicraft paint they are painted. Then it goes to decorating: small waves and golden triangles, golden lines are painted with Gold Painted on with a touch-up stick and give the pots a noble "Inca" look

Finally only still cactuses stick in - finished!

Material list

VBS Craft paint, 50 ml, White
3,29 €
(1 l = 65,80 €)
Quantity:
Concrete for creatives, 1,5 kg
11,49 €
(1 kg = 7,66 €)
Quantity:
Acrylic ball, Ø 6 cm
0,70 €
Quantity:
Acrylic ball, Ø 8 cm
1,05 €
Quantity:
Drill Drill
7,29 €
RRP 7,95 €
Quantity:
Handicraft saw
4,39 €
RRP 5,99 €
Quantity:
edding 750 "Gloss varnish-Marker", Gold
4,89 €
Quantity:
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