How to Make Masquerade Party Masks

Create your own custom masquerade party mask.

If you've been invited to a masquerade party, you need to bring a mask. Enjoy the mystery inherent in a masquerade party by creating mystery around yourself when you hide your identity behind a mask. The anonymity of the mask is somewhat diminished, however, if you show up in the same mask as someone else, which is an unavoidable risk if you've purchased a mask off the rack. Design your own DIY masquerade party mask and avoid paying sky high prices for custom designed masks.

Things You'll Need

• White, unfinished plastic eye mask
• Chopstick or wooden dowel of similar width and length
• Spray paint
• Spray adhesive
• Cardboard box
• Lace
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Hot glue sticks
• Ribbons
• Decorative costume jewel
• Sequin trim
• Feathers

Instructions

1. Heat up your hot glue gun and insert a stick of glue into the back of the gun. Glue the top of the chopstick or wooden dowel to one side of your mask, on the back.

2. Spray paint one side of your mask and stick combination, spraying evenly and lightly. Allow the paint to dry and spray it with a second coat; after that coat has dried, turn over the mask and spray the other side. Allow the paint to dry.

3. Lay your lace over the mask's face. Cut the lace to fit around the mask, leaving a small border. Spray the front of the mask with adhesive; spray inside a cardboard box so you don't get the adhesive everywhere. Attach the lace to the front of the mask, pressing it down to evenly apply it. Trim away any excess around the border of the mask.

4. Cut your ribbons to the length of your stick; you can go longer or shorter depending on the look you want. Glue the ends of the ribbons over the point where the mask meets the stick, allowing the ribbons to hang over the length of the stick. Glue a decorative jewel over the top end of the ribbons to cover your work.

5. Line the border of the front of your mask with hot glue. Lay sequin trim over the hot glue. Glue some feathers to the back of your mask so that they peek out from behind the mask and are visible from the front.

6. Glue on more jewels, feathers and sequins according to your tastes.

Tips & Warnings

• Find inexpensive unfinished plastic eye masks at your local craft supply store.

• Use caution with your hot glue gun; the metal tip gets extremely hot.

References

• She's Crafty: Masquerade Mask
• Threadbanger: Make a Masquerade Mask