cardboard furniture

What can you do with cardboard that would otherwise be thrown into

into the scrap heap?

With a bit of imagination, ingenuity and a will to succeed, you can create 

just about anything if you put your mind to it.

Here, the basic frame made from cardboard, that will be

paper mached over and then decorated with paint.

The second stage nearing completion.

The floral details stand out in relief and have been individually cut
from cardboard, as was the frame around them.

I decided the lower shelf looked flimsy and needed more layers of cardboard

to strengthen it.

The completed table.
Surprisingly very strong. As it has no joints as does conventional furniture,
it is less likely to fall apart.

The verse reads -

'As sure as the sun rises in the morn',

Breathing life into every living thing,

So the wise artist doth know that,

The core of creation lies within.'

My cat however, has other ideas for  using  my paper mache furniture.

It's very comical, that without fail ,whenever I place out my work to dry in the sun,

she sits herself on top ,

thinking I have provided her a self-grooming platform.