New Year's masks by own hands

New Year is the most magical holiday. It is on this night that we wait for Santa Claus, make wishes and exchange gifts. So why not go on a holiday to a masquerade or do not arrange a costume party on your own? After all, carnival costumes and New Year's masks with their own hands make it quite easy.

What are carnival masks?

A carnival mask can cover the entire face or its half, be attached to the head or have a wand to be worn in the hands. There are these accessories are flat and convex, as for the design - everything depends entirely on the manufacturer's imagination.

Simple New Year's masks for children can be made from cardboard, colored paper, foil and other materials. As a template, you can use a detail from an old carnival costume, or you can find a stencil.

Another option is to measure the face of the model and arbitrarily draw its own shape. In order to keep the mask firmly on the head, it should be attached to the elastic band or ties.

Involve kids in the process of making new things. Trusting to color cardboard and glue elements of colored paper can be the smallest.

In order for New Year's masks, made by themselves, turned out to be more festive and elegant, use sequins, rhinestones and other decorative elements.

In the mask that covers the whole face, you can make a mouth-slit or draw lips and a smile of any shape.

If you seem boring oval products that repeat the shape of the face and head, you can make a mask with protruding ears or an original "hairdo". If desired, you can supplement it with strands of artificial hair or feathers. If the carnival accessory is made to supplement the image, and not to change beyond recognition, you can stop on the mini-mask that covers only the eye area like glasses. Such New Year's masks can be made from cloth by their own hands, you can wrap a cardboard base with a material, embroider beads and beads. Of course, they will like not only children, but also adults.

Venetian New Year masks by own hands

Traditional Venetian masks with their relief repeat the face of the owner. They look especially impressive. To make such a mask it is necessary to make a papier-mache shape, to do this, apply Vaseline on your face and apply several layers of thin paper. Paper towels or napkins are best suited because of their thickness and type of embossing. The next layer is applied with plaster.

It is more convenient to use bandages impregnated with this material. Gypsum quickly hardens and has a low weight, use exclusively medical powder, so that the New Year's masks are safe for health. Once the layer has obtained sufficient strength, remove the mask from the face and leave to dry until completely hardened. Unevenness needs to be gently ground. If in some places there is not enough gypsum, the shape is too fragile, add another layer and dry it, if necessary, repeat to the desired thickness. After that, the mask can be painted, varnished and glued decorative elements.