Belly Paper Mache

[Lanna]

Is or has anyone done this? Did it work for you?

I want to do it, I think its a great keepsake to remember how big you were. A friend of mine had the idea of getting family and friends to write messages to LO on it and putting it in the nursery.

 

[dani94]

aw thats a wonderful, i think you should do it
i think i might do it. thanks for the idea

 

[dreabae]

I havent personally done it but a friend has! its cute. They sell molding castes that would be easier to see the writing rather than using newspaper

 

[Lanna]

I always thought it was just the typical paper mache but I just googled it and seen the molding cast kits. It would definitely be a lot easier because the kits come with everything you need. So excited to do this now

 

[dreabae]

Lol when we made anything that was paper mache we used strips of newspaper. Idk maybe were just cheap haha.

yeahh the casts turn out really cute too! and its alot harder then paper mache so it will probably stay intact longer

 

[Lanna]

Ya like paper mache balloons and stuff right? I did that stuff too. I don't think its cheap haha.

but i think using the molding instead of paper mache might be better for a belly cast. Make it smoother than doing the regular newspaper

 

[HarlaHorse]

How do you even do the paper mache? :s

 

[Lanna]

paper mache is like strips of newspaper and then the glue you use is flour and water. You mix the four and water together to get a glue like paste and dip the newspapers in it and place them on whatever you wanted to make a mold of. Its pretty easy actually.

 

[x__amour]

You should do it!

 

[Lanna]

You should do it!

I'm going too! I want to wait till I get a bit bigger though.

 

[x__amour]

You should have it on display if you have a baby shower!

 

[Lanna]

That was my friends idea, have it on display and then before everyone leaves to have them write a message to LO. Then have it in the nursery as a keepsake.

I don't know if I'm going to have a baby shower yet but If I do I'll definitely follow through with that idea.

 

[HarlaHorse]

Thanks Lanna, now you have inspired me and I'm making my mum help me do one today!

 

[Lanna]

Thanks Lanna, now you have inspired me and I'm making my mum help me do one today!

Aw, that's awesome! Post pictures or let us know how it turned out!!

 

[HarlaHorse]

Will do

 

[teen_mommy44]

I wanna do 2 lol I wanna do one at 20 weeks and one later on

 

[Shanelley]

Heya im planning on doing one and attaching it to a canvas to put on the wall.

 

[HarlaHorse]

I so failed I tried to do one only like a couple of hours ago and it didn't dry I don't think, it just broke into pieces. I think I used a dodgy recipe

 

[Lanna]

I so failed I tried to do one only like a couple of hours ago and it didn't dry I don't think, it just broke into pieces. I think I used a dodgy recipe

Aw man!! That sucks!! Whats the recipe that you used?

 

[MrsBurton09]

My DH and I just talked about this last month. Where I live they have a babybelly spa and I rly wanna go there they do belly castings and ultrasounds and all kinds of stuff its a spa for pregnant ladies. But it is to expensive. So he suggested this to me one day and we are going to do it when I get further along.