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:
WRAP PLASTIC WRAP AROUND THE BOTTOM OF A BOWL
DIP THE NEWSPAPER INTO THE MOD PODGE
PUT 1 FULL LAYER OF COVERAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER ON TOP OF THE PLASTIC WRAP
SMOOTH THE MOD PODGE SOLUTION ALL OVER THE NEWSPAPER, LET DRY
REPEAT STEP 3+4 ABOUT 5 TIMES TO HAVE A GOOD BASE SCULPTURE
WITH THE TISSUE PAPER OR NEWSPAPER, ADD FACIAL ELEMENTS LIKE NOSE OR EYEBROWS TO LAYER 2 OR 3 OF THE NEWSPAPER MOD PODGE LAYERS
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

