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 Taxidermy at its Most Adorable
Our newest designer Jessica from Bramble Workshop is at it again with another gorgeous
paper mache project that you can incorporate into your home decor (be sure to check out
these paper mache cacti if you missed them!). Today’s project is a set of paper mache animal
heads with a woodland theme. We’re calling these adorable animal heads our cruelty-free
taxidermy. And we promise they are much more fun to make than real taxidermy too! These
cute characters are a great way to add a bit of whimsy to a room, and because you are making
them yourself you can easily do some customizing with designs or color palettes. Follow our
tutorial below, or let this technique inspire you to make your own creations!

Tools
Scissors

Low Temperature Hot Glue Gun

Bowl for Paper Mache

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 Paintbrushes

Pencil

Wire cutters

Materials
Newspaper

Wheat Paste

Masking Tape

Floral Wire

Eye Hook

Acrylic Paint

Steps
1. Gather tools and materials listed above.

2. Print the PDF template below. Cut foam core circles and bend floral wire according to

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 the template.

3. Crumple small balls of newspaper and begin taping to foam core circle. The circle is the
base of the head and will hang flush with the wall.

4. Push the wire ear forms into the head, securing with hot glue. Refer to the photo tutorial
for a visual guide!

5. Cover the entire head and ears with masking tape.

6. Rip newspaper into strips. Dip each strip of newspaper in wheat paste, removing excess
by sliding two fingers from the top to the bottom. Apply overlapping strips around the
animal head until it is covered.

7. Let the paper mache dry overnight, then paint the head with white paint. After the paint
dries, draw the animals features (eyes, nose, etc.) with pencil.

8. Using the pencil drawings as your guide, paint the head in your base color.

9. Paint detailing on animal head, mixing colors.

10. After drying, screw eye hook into the back center of the head and add some hot glue to
secure. This is what you will use to hang the head on the wall.

Tips
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 The steps in our tutorial are specifically written for the rabbit, but you should use the same
general technique for the other two animals as well. While you are bringing your characters to
life, think about the 3-D shape of the animal’s head. We recommend referring to photos of the
animal from different angles to help you. As you can see in our photos, we dressed up our
characters a bit with some crepe paper wildflowers and wreaths. Stay tuned for the tutorial for
these pretty blooms in an upcoming post! Once you are finished with your paper mache
animal heads, we love the idea of using them as nursery decor or accents for a kid’s bedroom.
We are hanging them up in the studio to give us crafty paper inspiration for future projects, so
get creative with how you want to display these!

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 Helen
A PR IL 6, 20 17 A T 9: 5 0 A M

W o n d e r f u l ! Thank you so much for sharing these adorable sculptures! I look forward to
more of your paper projects!

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Lia
A PR IL 6, 20 17 A T 10 : 36A M

Thank you Helen!

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Carli
FEB R U A R Y 19, 20 17 A T 6: 5 0 A M

Hi. I would love to make these!! Where can I find foam core? It is not mentioned in your
materials.
Thank you,

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 Carli

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Lia
FEB R U A R Y 20 , 20 17 A T 8: 0 8A M

You’ll find it where poster board is sold at craft stores, or sometimes it’s available at the
grocery store!

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brean farquharson
FEB R U A R Y 17, 20 17 A T 1: 40 A M

amazing! i cannot wait to make these! Thanks for the great ideas!

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Lia
FEB R U A R Y 17, 20 17 A T 9: 35 A M

You’re so welcome, have fun!

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janet
FEB R U A R Y 16, 20 17 A T 5 : 37PM

Squeal! So Cute

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Lia
FEB R U A R Y 16, 20 17 A T 7: 0 4PM

Aren’t they amazing!?

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