Guest Post – Paper Mache Frog and Other Critters

ShareCarol Samford sent in a number of photos of her paper mache clay frog, elephant, and other critters, and she’s offered some instructions so you can make a frog of your own. (That’s Carol in the photo on the right, with the elephant baby. You’ll see a close-up picture of him down below. Before we [...]

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Anna’s Einstein Bobblehead Mask

ShareI know Halloween’s over now, but when I received Anna’s email I couldn’t resist posting her mask. This would be a great school project, at any time of year. Here’s how Anna describes this project: Hi Jonni, I hope I’m not too late to add some things into the halloween mask party. This year, my [...]

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Christine’s Paper Mache Mask

Share Oops – Christine Majul sent in photos of her Halloween masks last week, and a very nice guest post to go with them — but I somehow forgot to post them. She sent them in plenty of time for Halloween, but now it’s just a teensy bit late. Sorry Christine! (On the plus side, [...]

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Paper Mache Seahorse by Hazel Bryce

ShareYes, it’s paper mache. Wow. The work is by artist Hazel Bryce, who lives in Reading, UK. Hazel recently completed a new video showing her paper mache seahorse, which you can see below. She also has a number of close-up photos on her website, and photos of her other work. According to Hazel, the seahorse [...]

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Jennifer’s Paper Mache Fraggle Rock Masks

ShareJennifer Hickey sent in some wonderful photos showing how she made several costumes based on the Fraggle Rock characters. She says it all, so I’ll let her get right to it: Paper Mache Fraggle Rock Masks and Costume Hey Jonni, I made these paper mache Fraggle Rock characters for my friends and myself to wear [...]

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Paper Mache Gargoyle

ShareBmaskmaker sent in her wonderful paper mache gargoyle for our Halloween Mask Party. Not a mask, I know, but definitely Halloween. In fact, with that expression on his face he’s really too sweet to hide away for the rest of the year. I’ll let her take it from here: Here’s last year’s gargoyle. He was [...]

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Paper Mache Masks, Japanese Daruma Dolls and Plaster of Paris Gesso Recipe

ShareThese masks were made with paper mache clay by Mark Morse. The masks looked like this before finishing: From Mark: I have also included some others. I was especially fond of the little monk as I used the the card board toilet paper tube as its frame. So its really one complete roll of toilet [...]

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Paper Mache Shrunken Head

ShareThis post should be filed under the “I can’t believe I spent three days making this thing!” category. I don’t really need a shrunken head. But it’s Halloween… I can remember seeing some real shrunken heads (or fake ones, I hope) when our family visited the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle when I was [...]

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Paper Mache Masks from Cory and his 8th grade class

ShareYou will all remember Cory and his students from his previous guest posts, so no introduction is needed. Fabulous masks – what a great art class! Here’s the email Cory sent in with the photos: Jonni, It’s Cory from Royal Valley Middle School again (we made the panther and the the Sarcophagus). I thought that [...]

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Genivieve’s Demonic Wraith Mask

ShareGenivieve submitted her mask, titled “Demonic Wraith,” to our online Halloween Mask Party. I love the subtle way the wraith’s skull is painted. (That reflection through the eye socket – it looks almost alive, doesn’t it?) Here’s a photo of the mask before painting: Thanks, Genivieve, for sharing this wonderful mask.

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Quick Post – Jessie’s Having a Benefit Auction for Every Mother Counts

Share This is going to be a fast post. We have another mask post coming this afternoon, I think, but I wanted to make sure nobody missed Jessie’s benefit auction. Jessie will donate 100% of the final bid to the charity Every Mother Counts. (Check out the movie on the site to see why this [...]

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Scorpiumpkin – A Paper Mache Monster

ShareWow – yesterday “Skwirl” sent us her submission for the Halloween Mask Party. Not a mask, certainly, but definitely creepy! What an imagination! In a comment Skwirl sent in recently, she called this creature a “paper mache pumpkin scorpion thingy.” It now has an official name – Scorpiumpkin. (You can see more of that deadly [...]

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The New Community Blog is Ready for Your Ideas

ShareThis is going to be a fast post today. I have no new artwork to share, and we haven’t received any new masks lately (the ghosts will be arriving any day now, folks – time’s flying by fast. Submit your Halloween-related items here and show them off to the world.) But I did manage to [...]

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How to Make a Simple Paper Mache Mask

ShareMonica Franco sent us some excellent instructions for making a simple paper mache mask. Thanks, Monica, for submitting your guest post for our online Halloween Mask Party! And now, here’s Monica: I made a simple wearable mask by 1) cutting cardboard into the rough shape of a head 2) build up the facial features (use [...]

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Full-Sized Paper Mache Elephant Created for High School Opera Performance

ShareBack in May Dianna Duffy left this comment on our blog: Our high school was fortunate to receive the first license in the state of Mississippi this year (and across an 8 state area) to perform the Phantom of the Opera after being released to the public. After performing 5 nights locally to more than [...]

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