Hey all!  I've been reading up on lots of inexpensive crafts over the last few days, and so far it seems like papier mache is everything I've been looking for...incredibly versatile and dirt cheap is a great combination. I'm pretty much a complete newbie at this though, the only thing I've ever done with papier mache was an art project way back in grade school.

This forum has been very helpful, I've been delving around in the old threads and come across lots of great advice. Today I rounded a big box of old newspapers and whatever else I could find around the house, and tomorrow I'm going to get started on my first project. Once I practice a little and get the hang of things I'm thinking of making some Christmas ornaments to sell at a craft show (I make soaps and bath products, but I'm always looking for something eyecatching and lower priced to attract more customers).

I thought a few stars and angels would be nice, and for the typical round ornaments I figured something really simple to do would be to mache over some of the plastic eggs I still have hanging around from Easter. My question is, can I put the paper directly over the eggs, or should I cover them with tape or something first? (I think I read a post where someone suggested masking tape?)