EM ART offers you a wide range of decorating items:

• ceramic
• metal
• cotton
• plastic
• glass
• papier-mâché
• styrofoam and others.

Here are some interesting facts about them and creative ideas from us.

Ceramic Decorative Items

As we know, ceramic items are made from clay and mixtures with mineral additives.

Ceramics is widely used in construction, architecture, medicine, and cooking. Many items such as tiles, dishes, and cookware are made of ceramics.

The material is also used to make jewelry, pottery, souvenirs, beautiful carnival masks, flower pots, and figurines for coloring.

In the ceramics category, you will find vases and flower pots you can decorate and paint to your liking.

Metal Decorative Items

Metal is a solid substance with high electrical and thermal conductivity, distinctive luster, and plasticity.

It is used in applied arts and jewelry making too. Small figures and elements made from it are often used as a decoration for:

• cards
• invitations
• notebooks
• albums
• photo frames
• purses and other accessories.

On EM ART, you will find metal rings, iron horseshoes, and even unusual metal bookmarks in antique silver color with cabochon.

Cotton Items

Cotton is one of the most valuable fiber crops. It is used for yarn, textiles, and artificial silk to oil, filters, and motor windings.There are special items made of cotton, often used in arts. Working with them is easy and enjoyable. The most common among them are cotton eggs.

Cotton eggs are oftenused for making dolls. The best part is that you can paint and decorate the cotton dolls to your liking.

Cotton is a suitable material for making bracelets as it is soft and gentle on the skin.

Plastic Decorative Items

Plastic is one of the most widely spread and versatile materials. Its applications are endless - it is everywhere! There is almost no item that doesn’t have a plastic alternative.

Plastic is quite popular in artspopular. Many figurines and decoration elements are made of plastic.

We have prepared a rich selection of plastic decorative items such as bottles, medallions, balls, hearts, baby bottles, and many others.

Use our plastic figurines in two partsfor decoration by filling them with various elements such as dried flowers, glitter, sequins, stones, beads, and anything else you can think of. Create interesting and eye-catching decorations for any themed party, birthday, or family event.

Glass Decorative Items

Glass is one of the most used materials worldwide. Glass is strong and hard, but can be fragile and dangerous if it breaks.

What is the application of the glass decorating items? Let us fill you in.

On EM ART, you will find glass spheres, frames with sublimation printing, clocks, and plates.

With glass spheres, you can create beautiful table decorations by filling them with small stones, dried flowers, colored decorative sand, shells, and other similar items. You can also use them as unique candle holders.

Photo frames with sublimation printing could become a unique gift for a birthday or other occasion for a dear friend, relative, or colleague.

Sublimation printing is a special printing method on ready-made items. According to your taste, you can print a whole image or write sweet words or even a message, for which you can seek assistance from any advertising agency.

Styrofoam

Styrofoam is a material obtained by polymerizing styrene. Besides being used for insulation, styrofoam is also used for applied arts purposes. Its advantage is that it is light and convenient to use.

In our stores, you will find a variety of styrofoam figurines in the shapes of hearts, eggs, balls, cubes, cylinders, fruits and vegetables, animals, and many more.

You can decorate the figures in the way you want. With the help of various materials such as sequins, glitter, paints, beads, ribbons, colored tapes, organza. You can also use our ready-made elements to craft spectacular festive decorations.

Papier-Mâché

Papier-mâché, from French, means chewed or crushed paper. This art form allows various items to be made using easily accessible and inexpensive materials.

Despite its French name, this interesting technique comes from China. Nowadays, the papier-mâché technique is most widely used for making masks and theater decor.

There are many ways to practice the papier-mâché technique. One of them is the layering technique. To use this technique, glue small paper strips onto a pre-prepared plaster base.

The idea is to glue all the pieces in a chaotic way to create several layers. It is important to note that each piece should be coated with glue on both sides to give it strength. After each layer, wait for it to dry before continuing with the next one.

The second way to apply this technique is with the help of newspapers. For this purpose, tear the newspapers into small pieces and soak them in hot water for ten hours.

Heat the resulting mass to completely destroy the fibers. Squeeze out the mass and mix the remains with a mixer until it becomes homogeneous. Add some glue and voila! The mixture is ready for use.

How to Make a Papier-Mâché Mix?

First Option – Paper-Mâché with Glue

Required Materials

• Magazines or newspapers
• About 200g white glue
• 100ml water
• 75g chalk

Preparation

1. Cut or tear the newspaper into small pieces.

2. Mix the white glue with the water in a container. Grate the chalk over the resulting mixture. Then dip the paper strips you did earlier into the mixture and let them soak.

3. When the paper is well-soaked, apply it to the item you want to decorate. After applying the first layer, wait for about 10 minutes for it to dry, then repeat, adding a second layer, and so on.

4. After adding the second layer, wait at least an hour before applying the next one. Do not apply more than four layers.
5. When all layers are completely dry, add some finishing touches and enjoy your creation!

Second Option – Papier-Mâché with Flour

Required Materials

• 800ml water
• 200g flour

Preparation

1. Take a pot, fill it with water, and bring it to a boil. Then, turn off the stove and add the flour, stirring well to mix.

2. When the water and flour turn into a homogeneous mixture, wait a bit for it to cool, then apply the paper and decorate the item.

Applications of the Papier-Mâché Technique

This wonderful ancient art finds many applications today. One of them is for making masks, especially carnival masks.

Making Carnival Masks

To make a mask, you will need paper and glue. Then choose one of the paper-mache techniques mentioned above . Once you are ready and the mass is dry, simply peel off the mask base. You now have a beautiful handmade mask. Now it’s time to embellish it!

You can use various paints and decoration materials such as:

• glitter
• ribbons
• sequins
• organza
• stones
• small tassels
• beads and other accessories of your choice.

Theater decor

Papier-mâché is also often used for theater decor. Papier-mache decors are lightweight which makes them easy to move and transport from one place to another.

Making Musical Instruments

You can evencreate musical instruments using papier-mâché. The most popular ones are maracas. They are two hollow round bodies, usually filled with sand, rice, or other similar material, and plastic or wooden handles.

You can easily make them at home, as they do not require special skills, just imagination and determination.

With the papier-mâché technique, you can easily give a new life to any item at home. Decorate plates, cups, vases, pencil holders, jars and more.

Handmade papier-mâché items will catch the eye and impress your friends and relatives!

One of the best things about this technique, besides being super easy, is that it is accessible and doesn’t require spending lots of money. Call your relatives to create together or immerse yourself in this new hobby alone and relax after a hard day.

Find all the materials you need online at the EM ART store at a bargain price!

Trust EM ART and embark on a creative journey!