Eppo Pannuvaloe? Debuting Pacchai and Chevapu!

April 17, 2010 at 7:56 am (Submissions to Artsy Craftsy)
Tags: April Challenge

Hello All! Presenting to you , part of my rainbow crew – Pacchai(Green) and Chevapu(Red)

The Background

Paper mache has made me infinitely patient!  I started off making bowls, in a friend’s place, after volunteering to take care of her children. Her older one was so surprised that Mamma had allowed him to get dirty!! when we were pasting on her precious bowls. Off course I had to forget to apply vaseline on the bowl, result – we all had fun, but friend lost her bowls!!! She is still trying to take off the stuck paper.

Then I tried to make a paper mache Krishna doll, something that I can keep for Vishu kani. Made the balloon structure, stuck the paper, let it out to dry and down came the rain and washed the balloons and paper mush down the drain!!! 

Finally decided to make 7 fishes, each one colour of the rainbow and put it up  here. Idea for the fishes is obtained from the Family fun magazine.

  The story

• The magazine suggested that we use Pepsi/Coke 2 liter bottles to make the fishes. I don’t drink aerated drinks too much, but since I was very gun-ho about making 7 fishes and  H flatly refused to guzzle down 14 liters of aerated drinks(no support for crafts I tell ya!), I turned to the trusty milk cans to make the fishes.
• Cut out the bottom of the bottle or can you are using. If you intend making your fish with tails, then cut out like a v-shape on both ends of the can. This the tricky part, I wasted 2-3 cans this way.
• Once the tails are cut out, tape the  cut ends of the bottle using scotch tape. This will give the shape to the fish.
• That’s it, now make a paste of maida and water, or thin out fevicol, any off the traditional methods for sticking paper will work. Cut up strips of paper and paste on the can. Let the glue dry out and paint on the structure.  Remember to have fun!

The Villian(s)

The erratic weather and my equally erratic allergies!

The Pictures

and you thought I was done gloating about the book?

The climax

Knowing that there were five more to go, the two fishes were last seen singing “Eppo Pannuvaloe, Baki, Eppo Pannuvaloe!!” to the tune of  “Eppo Varuvaro” (Isn’t this a brilliant song?)

Tata!