CRAFTASTROPHE: EPISODE 1

THE PAPIER-MACHE MASK PHOTO BOOTH

*SEE BELOW PHOTOS FOR CLICKABLE SUPPLIES LINKS

MATERIALS LIST:

BOWL or CARDBOARD BOX

PLASTIC WRAP

NEWSPAPER

MOD PODGE (or homemade solution)

TISSUE PAPER

POLYFIL

HOT GLUE

HOOK

CLEAR FISHING WIRE

FABRIC PAINT

DIMENSIONAL FABRIC PAINT

TWINKLE LIGHTS

DIY STEPS:

  1. WRAP PLASTIC WRAP AROUND THE BOTTOM OF A BOWL

  2. DIP THE NEWSPAPER INTO THE MOD PODGE

  3. PUT 1 FULL LAYER OF COVERAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER ON TOP OF THE PLASTIC WRAP

  4. SMOOTH THE MOD PODGE SOLUTION ALL OVER THE NEWSPAPER, LET DRY

  5. REPEAT STEP 3+4 ABOUT 5 TIMES TO HAVE A GOOD BASE SCULPTURE

  6. WITH THE TISSUE PAPER OR NEWSPAPER, ADD FACIAL ELEMENTS LIKE NOSE OR EYEBROWS TO LAYER 2 OR 3 OF THE NEWSPAPER MOD PODGE LAYERS

  7. AFTER IT’S FULLY DRY, PAINT IT WITH FABRIC PAINT OR ACRYLIC PAINT. USE THE DIMENSIONAL FABRIC PAINT TO GET A BIT OF 3D TEXTURE TO THE LAYERS

8. MAKE POLY-FILL CLOUDS BY USING THE GORILLA GLUE SPRAY PAINT ON TOP OF A SMALL BOX AND PLACING THE POLY-FIL ON TOP OF IT

9. AFTER EVERYTHING HAS HAD TIME TO DRY, HANG IT ALL WITH HANGING SUPPLIES (HOT GLUE A HOOK TO THE BACK OF THE MASK) BY USING THE CLEAR FISHING WIRE AND ADD THE BATTERY-POWERED TWINKLE LIGHTS TO THE CLOUDS WHEN YOU’RE DONE

10. VOILA! YOU HAVE A PHOTO BOOTH