# Papier-mâché clay recipe

This papier-mâché clay recipe is great for giving your papier-mâché projects a smooth and strong finish.

- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 24 g dry toilet paper
- 110 g wet toilet paper pulp
- 200 g drywall joint compound
- 130 g Elmer's glue
- 70 g corn starch
- 70 g flour
- 3 tablespoons mineral oil

## Instructions

1. Weigh out 24g of dry toilet paper.
2. Soak the toilet paper in water.
3. Squeeze out the excess water from the toilet paper.
4. Strain the wet toilet paper pulp to remove more water.
5. Weigh out 110g of wet toilet paper pulp.
6. Shred the wet toilet paper pulp into small pieces into a mixing bowl.
7. Weigh out 200g of drywall joint compound.
8. Weigh out 130g of Elmer's glue.
9. Weigh out 70g of corn starch.
10. Weigh out 70g of flour.
11. Add the drywall joint compound to the mixing bowl with the toilet paper pulp.
12. Add the Elmer's glue to the mixing bowl.
13. Add the corn starch to the mixing bowl.
14. Add the flour to the mixing bowl.
15. Add 3 tablespoons of mineral oil to the mixing bowl.
16. Mix all the ingredients together using a stand mixer until well combined and smooth.
17. The papier-mâché clay is now ready to be used for sculpting.

## Equipment

- kitchen scale
- large bowl
- strainer
- stand mixer
- plastic wrap

## Tips

- For storage, it should be wrapped in plastic wrap and kept in the fridge.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=1546158510078555
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e18811d0-3428-4985-a213-9051c634be92
- Extracted: 2026-02-19

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