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Tattooed Plaster Hands

Make tattooed plaster hands to display your jewelry

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tattooed-plaster-hands • Posted by Mark Montano

I finally made plaster hands using yellow rubber dishwashing gloves and then embellished them in Fornasetti style.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

2 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

I finally made plaster hands using yellow rubber dishwashing gloves and then embellished them in Fornasetti style.

Instructions

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    Plaster of Paris Minwax Polycrylic Clip art images E-6000 Spray Adhesive Americana Multi-Surface Satin Paint in Cottonball Drill Jigsaw Staple gun Rubber gloves Paintbrushes

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    Draw a 3" diameter circle on the scrap wood Drill a hole on the circle's edge so that you can insert the jigsaw blade Cut out the circle with the jigsaw Staple the rim of the rubber glove to the cut out hole

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    Fill the matching glove with water and pour it in a mixing bowl Add the plaster until it is the consistency of pancake batter Pour it in the glove, squeeze out any bubbles, and let dry overnight Cut out the clip art images

  4. Watch the video tutorial here:

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    Remove the plaster hand from the rubber glove *You'll have to cut it off Paint the plaster hand with the Americana Multi-Surface Satin in Cottonball (white) Spray the images with the E-6000 Spray Adhesive *Clip around the images so that they lay flat on the curved areas of the hand Coat everything with Minwax Polycrylic and let dry