New Year's holidays can not do without magic and gifts. You can add mystery to this holiday yourself. For example, a paper mask made with your own hands will not only turn ordinary gatherings at the table into a carnival party, but will also delight any child. And to make it very simple.
What are they
A paper mask with your own hands can be made of cardboard or papier-mâché. You can simply use the finished plastic base, which you can buy in any store for creativity. The easiest way to make masks from cardboard, with them we will begin.
Flat masks
Despite the fact that these are fairly simple ideas, children will definitely like them. In addition, a whole bunch of such masks can be made and any shape can be chosen. With just one movement of the hand, your child will turn into a mouse, cat or dog. Such a mask made of paper with your own hands is prepared in a couple of minutes. You need cardboard and various decorations. From cardboard we cut a blank with slots for the eyes. It may already be with ears. Next, a thin elastic band is attached at the edges. It remains to paste over it with feathers, rhinestones, sequins. By the way, you can simply print the finished blank form on the printer and cut it along the contour. Mysterious mask glasses on a stick are made in a similar way. Also the original version.
Face shape
A self-made paper mask can follow the shape of your face. To do this, smear it with petroleum jelly and apply a thick layer of clay. It will dry for at least an hour, then it should be carefully removed and used in the future as a workpiece. Now you can make masks from papier-mâché. If you know, this is a simple technique taught in kindergarten. An ordinary newspaper is torn into pieces, which are then wetted with PVA glue diluted with water and applied to the workpiece. It is better to lubricate the clay mask with petroleum jelly, so that the finished paper model is better separated. It will take 4 or 5 layers of paper. The finished mask must be primed with white acrylic, and then also decorated, as in the first case. The irregularities of the figure must first be cut with simple scissors. In this way, you can make scary paper masks for Halloween, for example.
Fabric mask
This option is done in the same way as a paper mask made with the help of a clay blank. Only cloth is used instead of pieces of paper. Such models are more pleasant to the touch, they are easier to wear, they are more durable. They can be made without a clay base, you just need to cut out the desired shape from the fabric, starch it and glue several identical layers. After drying, such a mask can be decorated. In addition, you can sew a mask from any dense fabric. Felt or denim will do. And such an ornament is attached to the head with the help of a wide (at least two centimeters) elastic band. It is sewn on a typewriter. Consider several features: for the contour, you can choose a contrasting thread, and for the eyes it is better to take a suitable tone to the fabric. Volumetric decorations (ribbons, flowers, rhinestones) are glued to such masks using a hot gun.
Conclusion
Now you know how to make a mask of paper and fabric in minutes. Let your holiday be filled with the magical sensation of a fairy tale and a new year. Turn an ordinary evening into a carnival of fun costumes, especially since now you know how easy it is.