I guess some people are just intimidated by crafting and rather buy all the pieces they need than make them. Kind of like a paint by numbers instead of actually painting.

I wish I had the money to craft like that! The whole reason I got into papier-mache in the first place is because I am broke.  :shock:

I totally agree Lengo. I feel much the same way about the card making that is all over the place at the moment. I am delighted that people can do a craft and get nice results, but the sense is that you have to buy endless different stick-on, puff-up, punch-out stuff and this will result in cards! You don't need all that stuff!!! I'm hoping to introduce a new evening class this winter to show people how to make stuff from basic ingredients with simple tools. Having said all that I'm hopeless for buying paper...that I really don't need...I just like it!