How to Make Faux Torches for a Medieval Bedroom
- 1). Turn a plastic, paper or Styrofoam cup over so the open part faces down. Place a cardboard tube on the cup bottom and trace around it with a pencil. Cut out the circle from the cup.
- 2). Brush a layer of glue around the edge of the hole. Insert a cardboard tube into the hole until it reaches the lip of the cup. Let the glue dry for at least two hours.
- 3). Make a solution of one part flour to one part water for paper mache. Dip strips of newspaper in the solution and wrap them around the torch base. Cover the base in three overlapping layers of newspaper strips. Let it dry overnight.
- 4). Apply black acrylic craft paint to the outside of the paper mache. Paint a design representative of the medieval era on the front such as a knight, gothic cathedral or coat of arms.
- 5). Cut pieces of red, orange and yellow tissue paper and stuff them into the top of the cup and cardboard tube to create flames for the faux medieval torch.
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