Planning on hosting your own masquerade? Have some paper masks available for your partygoers to decorate. This craft is relatively inexpensive and fun for all ages.
Materials:
*Cardstock in various colors
*Thin dowels
*Duct tape
*Pencil
*Scissors
*X-acto knife
*All purpose adhesive
*Rhinestones, sticker gems, and other embellishments of your choice
*Paint
*Paintbrush
Direction:
*Draw or print out a mask template that is the right size to fit your party guests.
*Cut out the mask template and trace it onto cardstock, then cut out. Make enough mask shapes so that each of your guests will be able to make a mask.
*Trim dowels so that they are about a foot in length. You can either paint them or leave them plain.
*If your mask makers are at an age where attaching the dowels properly might be tricky for them, you can do this step in advance. Simply cut off a small strip of duct tape and tape the dowel to the back of the mask.
*I made paper feathers for the party using my Silhouette CAMEO. If you want paper feathers, there are a number of templates available online that you can use, but if you're cutting by hand, this could be a time consuming endeavor. However, if you have no objections to using real feathers, buying a bag of those would probably require a lot less effort on your part.
*For the paper roses I made, I used a similar technique to the one described in this post. Instead of wrapping them around a stem, I rolled up one of the petals and glued the others around that. Once I was finished, I snipped off the very bottom of the rose to give a flat surface that I could apply the glue to, but you have to be careful not to snip off too much or your flower will fall apart. If you want to use flowers and paper flowers seem like too much work, you can find fabric flowers at your local craft store. Even the bunches of artificial flowers from your local dollar store might work, for an inexpensive alternative.
*On the day of the party, set out the masks and the various embellishments. Make sure to have plenty of glue on hand. Let everyone decorate to their heart's content! I was impressed by how creative my guests were, especially since they had only a little while to come up with their designs.
Brian and me with the masks I made for us. Mine is glittery white with blue feathers to represent the snow and cold of the Overlook Hotel. I used a red rose of mine because Wendy's actions are largely driven by her love for her family. Brian's is red with fiery feathers because [spoiler alert] in the book and in Stephen King's miniseries, Jack meets a fiery demise. The black rose is for the death and destruction and the evil of the hotel. With modified flowers, though, these masks could work well for a fire and ice themed masquerade.
Some of your partygoers may prefer minimalist masks, like this one. Props to kid brother, though, for taping his mask to his drink. I never would have thought of doing that.
Dad with his mask. I think this is the first year I've managed to get him to participate in one of my birthday party crafts.
Jacob with his mask.
Katie designed her mask to match her dress.
Mom with her mask
Of course Brian had to photobomb his mom.
Ayesha with her mask, with Katie photobombing in the background.
Prateek with his mask.
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