Sniffing Glue with the Shonan Ladies

The Shonan Ladies recycled cardboard into little trays today at a community center behind the JR train station. Now I know what to do with that ton of washi paper I've been carting around for the past couple years. Now pay attention:





1. Our Japanese hosts cut circles and rectangles from cardboard boxes.










2. We used two kinds of glue, white to fasten bamboo edges and handles to the cardboard and clear to cover the trays with washi paper.

3. Rubber bands kept the bamboo edges in place until the glue dried.

4. We glued Japanese tissue paper to the bottom of our trays to create a smooth surface.










5. We covered the trays with washi paper.









Most of us accomplished this project with minimal assistance from our hosts but one of us just selected washi paper and then sat back and watched two nice Japanese ladies do all the work. Mimi is my hero.