How to make an owl mask - Mouths of Mums

Make this gorgeous owl mask with your kids this weekend, by Riot Art & Craft.

You will need:

Paper plates
Light blue tissue paper
White & gold glitter foam sheets
Blue glitter scrapbook paper
Large gold flat sequins
Scissors
PVA glue
White elastic
Stapler
Circular template, such as a bottle lid- approx 3cm diameter

Step 1. Template

Hold the plate up to your face and work out where the eyes need to be. Draw a dot with a pencil, and then using a circular template (such as the lid of a bottle) draw circles around these. Carefully cut the eyes out.

Step 2. Eyes

Double over your white foam and cut out a large teardrop – use the same template to cut out the eyes. Place these over the eye holes, and use as a guide to cut off the bottom of the plate, following the outline of the foam. Cut out a circular part at the top too.

Step 3. Decorate

Before you glue the foam down, cut out around 25 small scalloped crepe pieces (make sure they’re double layered by folding it over) and then paint a very thin layer of PVA and place these around inner circle of the plate to create a feathered edge. Leave the remaining rim of the plate exposed.

Next slot in your sequins behind the feathered edge. Now glue on your foam teardrops, add extra scalloped feathers if there are any exposed areas. Scrunch up your crepe squares, and glue these between the foam tear drops. Finally cut out two round circles for the eyes, once again using your circular template, and finally a beak. Once dry, staple a piece of elastic to either side, and it’s ready to wear.

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148 Comments

- - mom108638 said
  - 18 May 2015
    10:15 am
very sweet and effective…. thank you for sharing

- - pakeko said
  - 06 Mar 2015
    9:00 pm
What a stunning looking mask

- - GeoEllie said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    9:52 am
How cute! So imaginative!

- - mom93821 said
  - 21 Jan 2015
    10:20 am
Thanks for sharing this project; this mask looks absolutely gorgeous!
- mom93821 replied
  
  28 Jan 2015 , 6:53 am
  Thanks again for sharing this gorgeous owl; a fun and beautiful project; enjoyed!
- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    9:59 pm
we made a mask like this for the break-up day fancy dress. my daughter loved it and said that her friends kept trying to wear it

- - mom94125 said
  - 11 Dec 2014
    10:28 pm
i like this! my daughter is obsessed with owls! she will be so happy when i tell her that we are making owl masks!

- - skbou said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    10:56 pm
Love this one. I liked the lion one as well. This could be a great party theme where the kids make & wear their masks.

- - mel_phillips said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    7:36 am
This is so cute and so easy to make! My son would love to try this!!

- - mdzzy said
  - 26 Jul 2014
    11:19 pm
Wow that looks amazing thanks for sharing!

- - cherz said
  - 17 Jul 2014
    6:54 pm
Wow these look sooo professional, not sure if mine would turn out as good.. but they are simply delightful ..thanks for sharing.

- - mom71821 said
  - 16 Jul 2014
    3:05 pm
wow! Such a great piece of art and steps are so easy that children will definitely enjoy this creative art work. http://www.artshedonline.com.au/

- - cloverstorm said
  - 08 Jul 2014
    4:34 am
Oh very cute. We might do our own interpretation with the resources we have available.
Love the owl’s little gold glitter beak.

- - nida saeed said
  - 30 Jun 2014
    11:02 pm
very nice craft. my daughter loves owls and so do i. and we always have paper plates at home. definitely going to make it

- - eestigirl said
  - 14 Jun 2014
    8:34 pm
This is when a well – stocked craft box comes into its own. Armed with the basic instructions I am sure each of our owls would look very individual and striking decorated with our bits and pieces. Endless possibilities!

- - mums-info said
  - 02 Jun 2014
    4:16 pm
That looks really good thanks for sharing

- - adriennetraynor said
  - 02 Jun 2014
    12:07 pm
This mask looks really really effective

- - twinmum2 said
  - 31 May 2014
    10:05 pm
What a stunning owl mask. Very cute.

- - no1ladydj said
  - 30 May 2014
    6:57 pm
What a great idea. Little hands would have fun helping to make this, and you could vary the theme to include many birds and animals.

- - mom57758 said
  - 30 May 2014
    11:35 am
Thankyou for sharing looks really good and easy to make.

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 May 2014
    9:01 pm
How very cute and clever