1. Clean out a 1 gallon milk jug
2. Determine the shape of your mask and outline it with the sharpie.
3. Outline your eyes, mouth, nose, etc as well
4. Then with either an exacto knife or a pair so scissors pierce
the milk jug and cut along your outlined mask.
5. Then go ahead and cut out the eyes, mouth, and nose while you are at it.
6. With masking tape cover your whole mask in any way you would like.
Just make sure it is all covered!!
7. Once you have your mask fully covered with masking tape make sure
you have everything covered and securely on your mask, and most
importantly that you are pleased with how it looks!
8. Then determine where you want your mask to have hair and then use a
hole puncher to pierce the holes in your gallon.
9. Then after you punch your holes, use shoe polish to cover your mask.
It is best to use a good quality to avoid fading. I used and brown and black shoe polish
to get a rustic and unique look. I applied the shoe polish by dipping a paper towel
into the shoe polish and then rubbing it onto the mask.
10. Let your mask sit for ten minutes after you apply the shoe polish to allow it to dry.
While waiting for the mask to dry, pick out the colors of paint you would like to design your mask with. I suggest using acrylic paint instead of tempura, because tempura will flake off.
11. Once dry continue to paint your design. You can get ideas from
looking at other african or island masks. Or you can make it up on your own.
12. Allow the paint to dry once you are finished with your design.
13. Once your paint is dry, you can start adding your hair to your mask.
I am using straw for the hair. Add your hair by looping it through the punched hole.
14. Then pull the remaining straw through the loop you created
and repeat until the wholes are filled.
15. Then you have your finished product. Another option to the hair is
that you can add beads by tying or braiding them on. However, once the hair
is put on, you are finished with your milk jug mask!!!
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