Elmer’s Glue and Cornstarch

After I got my paste ready, I laid a really lovely mandala stencil that I had, which just happens to fit perfectly on my little square table.

Then I very carefully applied the DIY modeling paste all over the stencil. It was quite thick, but it went on well.

Once the entire stencil was covered I very, very carefully lifted off the stencil.

I left it to dry overnight and it was absolutely rock hard the next morning.

Before adding paint, I gave it a light sand with 1000 grit sandpaper. There were just a few little kind of sticky up bits that made it a little rough that I wanted to remove.

With it nice and smooth it was time to paint. I gave it one coat to start and then added a second once it was dry.

Look how subtle the beautiful design is on this table top and all that with Elmer’s glue and cornstarch. It’s really amazing. I love how this table turned out. This table will not get a lot of use and the paint I used has a top coat built in so I didn’t even need to add a layer of top coat to it.

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing how to make your own DIY modeling paste and that I have inspired you to have a go.