DreamKraft Paper Mache Elephant Door Hanging (102 cm, White)

DreamKraft HandCrafted Crystal Elephant Door Wall Hanging:This is a decorative wall hanging, widely used in worldwide. It is a traditional item made up of fabric, wood, small animal shaped articles and artificial pearls. A Beautiful Piece of True Indian Art for Living Rooms. A Nice Gift Item For Indian Art Lovers Material: Paper Mache Pattern: Embroidered Technics: Handmade Use: Home decoration Theme: Animal Type: wood , artificial pearls , cotton About Paper Mache Crafts:Paper Mache Craftsis a traditional craft and is passed on from one generation to next generation in a family.it is still made by hand in small home shops where the whole family sit together and engage in the art of making Paper crafts Making paper Macheis simple but takes a lot of time and labor. In the traditional method of making paper Mache the waste paper is soaked in water for a few days till its start getting disintegrated. The excess water is then drained out and the soaked paper, rice straw, cloth and bonding agents are mixed well to get a pulp. This pulp is now placed in mould and left for three or more days to dry. After it is dry the shape is cut away from the mould into two halves and then glued again. It is then coated with a layer of glue and gypsum and then made smooth by rubbing with stone or baked piece of clay. Layers of tissue are then pasted. A base color is painted on it and now it is ready for making design. The design is made with hand. Some part of design are raised a bit so as it to give dimension to design.