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Homemade Halloween Mask Ideas

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If you want to wear the perfect and scariest Halloween costume, you surely know that you couldn't do so without a face paint or... a Halloween-ish mask. Indeed, a Halloween mask you would wear during a party would really make people you meet at the party, recognize the character you feature. After all, we're all recognized because of our face...

Nowadays, it's so easy to find a Halloween mask: so many bookshops, costume retailers and other Halloween and party shops sold such accessories. The range of Halloween mask options is so wide that it does allow you to choose whether your favourite horror movie character mask, a science-fiction movie mask, even politic character mask; while the large selection of pure Halloween masks inspired by ghouls, ghosts, monsters, witches, etc. is just increasing over time.

What are the most popular Halloween masks you'll find in any good retailing store? Well, they are: glow in the dark hockey mask, the Dark Knight Joker mask (from Batman movie), Captain Spaulding mask, Dementor mask from Harry Potter movie, whispers hooded mask, white skull mask beanie, and many more! Other really popular masks are those of celebrities like Michael Jackson or Elvis Presley.

Now, chances are that you're one of these really original persons who just want to show their creativity and want to wear an unique mask. In this instance, you should make your mask yourself. And for such a purpose, here are a few options which will allow you to make your own, personal, unique Halloween mask.

Halloween Masks Inspired by Latex Masks


Latex Halloween masks aren't known for being comfortable to wear as they are made from plastic and synthetic materials; which can be harmful if they aren't used and worn as they should be. But this doesn't mean that you won't be able to wear a mask inspired by those latex masks. Here's how to do so.

What do you need to create your inspired latex Halloween mask?

  • A piece of poster board or light weight cardboard
  • Elastic or tongue depressor
  • Various items to make the mask stand out

Instructions:

  • Cut the board with the shape of your face
  • Cut it out
  • Make holes in each side of the mask
  • Decorate it with diverse items like poster paints, feathers, glitter, and anything you wish to stick to it.

The good thing about this is you can make your mask as scary and as ghoulish as you want it to be.

Halloween Masks made out of Paper and Cloth


Halloween masks made with cloth and paper are really easy to produce as they don't require more than used cloth that you can take out of a well-worn t-shirt or other kind of clothing.

Materials needed:

  • Paper
  • Permanent markers
  • Scissors
  • Duct Tape

Instructions:

  • Lay the cloth flat
  • Cut a hole in the center of your piece of cloth
  • Take a piece of paper and draw the mask that you want to wear
  • Turn the cloth inside out and lay the mask face down
  • Tape the sides of the mask down to the cloth with the duct tape
  • Cut holes to feature the eyes
  • Have the duct tape grip the piece of cloth and paper
  • Decorate your Halloween mask with markers and other craft materials so that you get the figure you want.


Printed Halloween Masks


Whenever you aren't that skilled in Halloween crafts, you can make homemade Halloween mask work for you. Indeed, you can get a fantastic mask for your Halloween costume without the cutting, pasting, gluing, drawing or any other kind of operation!

You'll just need to make a search on Google for the keyword "printable Halloween masks". That's it. You'll then get thousands of result pages and your hardest task will be to select the appropriate printable mask pattern.

Many sites on the Internet provide you with patterns for Halloween masks that you can print out or even save on your computer for later use. And if you're good at Photoshop or any other photo editor software, you can even create your own personal Halloween mask design and print it out.

Here are a few sites where you can find such printable Halloween masks:



Happy Halloween crafting!

About the author:
I'm an European history and tarot cards passionate; crazy about Halloween and always looking for the best and most creative Halloween ideas to help you make the most of your Halloween party.

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