Even
though Kathleen from Grosgrain plans on having her first official Halloween giveaway on October 1st she doubts that she will
make that goal so instead she is offering up these two masks
featured
in her post. She believes that the masks
will fit any adult, especially since she added ties.
The
masks are made from the latest Martha Stewart magazine and DIY tutorial found here.
Kathleen
is so helpful that she added some tips if you decided to make them yourself.
“DON'T skimp on the materials. You absolutely need
crepe paper in the sheet form and NOT the streamer form especially for the
beak.
DO
use a glue stick and not a glue gun. You really need the wide application of a
glue stick. But more importantly you need time to carefully arrange the crepe
paper and a glue gun gives you very little time to make mistakes.
DO NOT start the feathers around the eyes first like it says in
the tutorial. Rather start around the outer edge of the mask. This way you can
easily layer them on top of each other rather than having to pull the feathers
up to glue the next layer underneath. If this is confusing to you, follow the
tutorial until you reach the step in which you must start to glue the feathers.
You will see what I mean
DO buy your crepe paper online. I used half a tank of gas searching
for gray crepe paper. And I was lucky to finally find it in streamer
form. I would have saved myself a lot of time and money by just buying them
online. Since you have to buy the blank paper mache masks online you might as
well go ahead and buy the paper.
DON'T substitute tissue paper for crepe paper. The reason why crepe paper works
so well is because of the wrinkles. It lends itself well to the look of
feathers and gives a 'creepy' sort of texture that compliments a 'carnevale'
style mask.
DO experiment with different colors. If I were to do these again I would have
done a red and black feathered bird. Or a plain black raven with a yellow beak.
DO buy broad scalloped scissors. This will save you a lot of time especially if
you do not have the steady hand to make even bumps yourself. You can find links
to everything in the above mentioned tutorial except for the scissors. I found
those at Michaels for $1.99
You
may not be able to tell from the photos but I cut off the elastic band that
came with the masks and added two thin velvet ribbons which work really well!
This way they are adjustable for anyone and look a lot more slick!”
So much fun and so cool. I might have to
try this for myself since I love masks.
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