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Posted - 26/02/2012 : 12:37:30
Made this cheap hide for under fiver (even cheaper when doing a few)
Heres how I made it
Tools required
Soldering iron
Stanley knife
Scissors
Paint brush
Materials needed
Plastic mixing bowl (£1.20)
Wood glue or Pva (£1.00)
Masking tape (60p)
Newspaper (free)
Varnish (£2.00)
Now you need to make an entrance hole in your bowl use the soldering iron to burn through the plastic (tried cutting with a knife but found out the bowl just splits)
Next take a sharp knife and remove all the burrs from where you burnt through the plastic
Take a piece of newspaper roll and twist into a sausage shape
Use this to create a rim around the hole you have made stick in place with masking tape
Take another piece of paper roll and twist into a sausage shape use this to disguise the rim of the bowl again stick in place with some masking tape.
Next roll some newspaper sheets into balls
Use this to create shape to the bowl stick on with masking tape
Mix some Pva glue with water and tear strips of paper and paint your bowl with the Pva mixture then stick your strips on to bowl painting the strips of paper as well.
You need to cover your bowl with a few layers for the entrance hole and edge of bowl use a long piece of paper to wrap over.
Don't forget to do the inside of the bowl as well and make sure all your edges are pasted down fully.
You should be left with something that resembles this
Allow your hide to dry fully.
Once dry you can add additional features with paper mâché again allowing to dry fully.
When your happy with your features and it's fully dried you can paint it with acrylic paint not forgetting the inside and then seal it all with polyurethane varnish to make water tight.
Allow to dry and air until all the smells have gone
To add foliage etc just pierce through paper mâché and seal with silicone sealant
You should have a happy snakey now
The only drawback I have found with this hide, is the hide is very light so larger snakes may tip it over instead of painting it you could cover with sand which would add some weight but again you would still have to seal it with polyurethane varnish to protect it from moisture.
Not posted on here in a while due to mrs toggsy ill health but now I have some free time available so will post when I can.
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| tordyjo |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 19:15:43
looks fab, will have to give this a go, could also use textured spray paint |
| cobweb251 |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 17:21:42
Sticky???? |
| 343guiltyspark |
Posted - 30/04/2012 : 16:55:33
I will try and make one. |
| Lacefrillsandlipstick |
Posted - 29/04/2012 : 23:45:22
Love this!
Need to get my creative juices flowing and have a go myself xx |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 15:44:00
I'ma make me one of these :) |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 12:43:41
Wow that looks fab! If I tried to do one it would probably look like a lump of poo though...  |
| n/a |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 21:28:20
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
well he cant have mine :P
Awwwww why not lol
Been looking into the weight issues with the hide came up with a few other ideas thought about using strips of cloth such as an old T shirt soaked in plaster of Paris instead of the sand but the downside of this it puts the cost up.
Not sure if wall filler would work as well.
Got a few more ideas for different hides wil post them when they are made.
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| ScalySituation |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 20:03:38
well he cant have mine :P |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 20:02:08
that is one cool hide, i think it deserves a blue peter badge!!lol |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 19:05:07
Can we sticky this? |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 18:58:31
looks really natural :) |
| nusnakemum |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 18:57:21
what a great hide ! |
| Moriarty |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 17:12:51
I love this! Thank you so much for posting. We have a graphics room at my school so I know where I'll be at lunch break and during my frees now! :) |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 16:58:50
looks great, but i am not good at diy! |
| serena_08 |
Posted - 26/02/2012 : 13:27:37
Very nice! May be something for me to do when the OH is working :) |
