Washi tape is typically used in two-dimensional ways, and that’s what I love
about this fun, feathery project: It’s 3-D! Use a store-bought mask as the base—
or fashion your own! You’ll be the hit of your next masquerade party.
Party Mask
SUPPLIES:
Washi tape
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Floral wire
Hot glue gun
Mask blank
Sequins
Dowel rod
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut a 4″ strip of washi tape. Press a length of floral wire about halfway onto the strip of tape and fold the tape in half, over the wire.
2. Use scissors to trim the washi tape into a feather shape around the edges, with the wire acting as the shaft of the feather.
3. Cut diagonal lines into the washi tape to mimic the “vane” of a feather. Ruffle some of the pieces.
4. Repeat Steps 3 through 5 to create more feathers.
5. Hot-glue the feathers to the front of the mask, working around the perimeter in toward the eyes.
6. Glue sequins around the eyes and at random places on the mask.
7. Wrap the dowel rod in washi tape. Then glue the top of the rod to the back of the mask, 1/2″ from one side.
Excerpted from Washi Tape Crafts by Amy Anderson.
by Amy Anderson
It’s the definitive washi tape craft book for adults. Washi tape—the Japanese decorative paper tape that’s easy to tear, peel, stick and re-stick—is transformative, fun, and remarkably easy to use. It’s also never been hotter. Now comes the only adult washi tape craft book packaged with the tape itself—ten rolls, with 18 feet in each roll—making it a complete kit and outstanding value.
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