What you're looking at is my attempt to model sacks of potatoes. Earlier this week, I purchased a vegetable stand kit (made by Busch), which included an assortment of scale vegetables, boxes, crates, and little plastic blobs that are supposed to be burlap sacks. Unimpressed, I decided to try to make my own (mine's the one on the right):
The result was good enough that I decided to stick with it, and proceeded to make a dozen more, including one that has tipped over and spilled:
They're actually quite simple to make, all you need is some aluminum foil, a paper towel, white glue, and some brown and tan paint. Start by cutting a piece of aluminum foil (the size shown worked best for my needs):
Using that piece of foil to form the basic shape of your potato sack:
Cover the foil ball with white glue:
Wrap in a small piece of paper towel:
Set aside (on wax paper) to dry:
After the glue has dried, trim the top off, and then paint. For mine, I applied an initial coat of Railroad Tie Brown, followed by a light drybrushing of a tan craft paint. That color combination produces a convincing "dirty burlap" look.
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