Fanciful Face Masks


Doing my part to stay safe and help others I made two facemasks from paper. Just happened we had recently bought a new shopvac and with it was a brand new huge white vacuum bag. It was not marked HEPA but I used it anyway. On a site called Sweet Red Poppy is a downloadable pattern for a mask that you can sew from fabric or like I did, glue a paper one together.

I recently got some delightful cocktail napkins from Caspari online so I decided to cover my mask with a charming print by Parvaneh Holloway, one of my favorite Caspari artists. These napkins are printed in Germany and have perfect registration and vivid colors.

I used the "adult" pattern for both mine and Ken's mask and altho Ken's fit him great (he is quite tall) mine was a bit big so if I make any more masks, I'll use the "teenage" size for me. I used twist-tab wire in the nose area.

BTW--Don't you love my cute top ? I got it used at a local consignment shop called "New Creation" . They are very selective, have great stuff and prices are so low. You drive by this super boring shopping strip but inside is fantastic.

Anyway, I used Aleen's Tacky Glue because it is what I had on hand (Hobby Lobby is closed till further notice) and this glue is somewhat flexible.

So make a mask and make it fun !!


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