Purple and silver leather mask

I have finished the leather mask now, it looks fab in metallic purple and silver, really vibrant and shiny. 

I just need to add the ribbon, which is doubled up narrow purple and matches perfectly!

The mask will be available in my Etsy shop over the next few days.

It is suitable for both men and women.

Comfortable and ties with long ribbon.

Purple leather mask

Now that my commission mask of the bird of prey is finished, I have started on a leather mask.

I cut out the shape from my veggie tanned leather piece and then wet molded it, curling the edges and getting the nose bridge nice and comfortable.

At the moment it is drying out nicely and when it is completely dry I will paint it purple, maybe metallic purple, ..we will see!

I will upload pics in a few days of the finished mask, so watch this space or visit my Etsy shop to see the listing :D 

Christmas masks, Ice Maiden,Jack Frost and Bridal Chic!

Hi There! 

I have been busy making a glue mask, I love making these and they look so amazing on!! 

I use a hot glue gun and spread the glue over a non stick sheet with a template visible underneath so that I can trace around it.

I keep going until I have built up to the design I require and then I add glitter and acrylic gems.

These masks looks fab and even though they are made from hot glue they are perfectly fine to wear in normal room temperature. 

If you store them or wear them near direct heat such as spotlights and open fires ..they will start to go very soft and sticky, this is fine but it flattens them out and loses the shape ...which means you will have to reshape them again! :) 

Makes a fab Jack Frost or Ice maiden!

I also made this gorgeous bridal style masquerade mask, it is painted in white metallic and covered with faux pearls, fluffy marabou feathers and BLING!!!! 
Looks absolutely beautiful on and the fabric flower at the side sets it off just perfect! 
It is made from a pre-made sturdy pulp mask blank, so is light and comfortable to wear.

You can find my masks in my Etsy store or my little Folksy shop!
                                          
 Etsy store!

Thanks for looking, hope you find something you like or please share if you know someone that may be interested in my masks. 

Where has the year gone?

This year is flying past and already we are into September, ..almost time for my weekend at the National Space Centre Creator Fair 19/20th Sept

I love this event, as all types of crafters will be there ..from Jewellery makers to electronic! 

Here are some of my latest makes, the masks above with the metal cogs has now sold and so has the bronze powertex cat just below! :) 

This mask is gorgeous and even better still in the fact that the butterfly is fitted with a flashing LED

Please visit my Face Book page to see it in action, just follow the link!

https://www.facebook.com/PanicTuesday/videos/vb.154363741418651/427670427421313/?type=3&theater

I also love making or decorating these little hats, the little bowler hat was pre-made, so I decorated it with net, feathers and ribbon roses, it has a crocodile clip so you can attach it to your head on the angle ...looks so sweet!

I just love my mini top hat, I made this one myself and covered it with this super skull fabric, ribbon, roses and feathers, it is attached on the angle to an Alice band, is very comfy to wear and looks fantastic!

This is my summer garden mask, isn't it pretty? 

Last of all is the mini witch hat for Halloween, this was ready made blank so I have decorated it with feathers, spider ribbon and witch themed metal charms.

All these items can be found in my Etsy shop, I pack well for postage and get the orders out no later than the next day unless you check out from sat midday, then I post on the monday!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MasksbyDebbsElliman?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Thanks for checking out my blog!

Debbs

SALE!!!

Good morning!

Almost the end of 2014 so I have decided to have a little sale in my Etsy shop, please take a look at the SALE page!

 

This fab SUPERHERO style mask in black and gold is just one of the reduced masks!

 

 

 How about this stunning bling encrusted butterfly style mask, looks super on!



 

Or this gorgeous little black number, just perfect with that little black dress!

 

There are others too, so pop along and see if there is something for you!

 

 

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

My next posting day will be Sat 27th December, so UK parcels will arrive in time for 31st Dec, overseas parcels will not be delivered until after the New Year.

 

If you want to see more of my unique masquerade masks you can visit my shop by clicking this link

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MasksbyDebbsElliman?ref=hdr_shop_menu

 

 This black mask has a lovely shimmer and black feathers, with pink and lilac bling!

 Here we have a gorgeous gold mask with daisy and gem embellishments, black feathers and bird cage veiling!

 I love this mask, it is so romantic with red ribbon roses and a pretty shimmer!

And ..how about this fab steampunk style mask, definitely a head turner for the men!

 

 

Leather mask

I bought some 4 oz veggie tanned leather and have made a smaller mask than usual, with a few creases and rolled slightly rolled edges.

 When I was happy with the shape, I let it dry off and then painted it in metallic pewter and copper colours, these are my favourite colours to work with..

 It looks quite like crumpled metal, and is listed in my Etsy shop!

It ties with black ribbon and is unisex, great for LARP enthusiasts!

Butterfly Mask

A red butterfly mask, that stands out from the rest, unique and unusual!

 Hand painted and decorated with lace and feathers, gold accent beads, acrylic gems and glitter!

 Looks great on as it hugs the face and all the glitter and beads shine

Yay for red! :)

Snow Queen mask

I made another Snow Queen mask,

 this time I added purple accent beads

 And purple and silver glitter

 It ties with white shiny organza ribbon

It sold the same day I listed it! yippee! :)

LED carnival Mask masque masquerade carnival masked ball

Wow! I can not believe it's been about five months since my last post, where does all that time go?

I have been doing lots of craft fairs this year and my last one was at The National Space Centre for the Creator Fair weekend.

It was great meeting lots of people and one of the stalls there was run by Kitronik!    http://www.kitronik.co.uk

They introduced me to their E-Textiles & Conductive Thread which is amazing as you can sew LED lights into textiles such as handbags, clothing and toys.

I was really tempted and treated myself to their Electro-Fashion Deluxe E-Textiles Pack £14.95
 https://www.kitronik.co.uk/2728-electro-fashion-deluxe-e-textiles-pack.html but was still unsure how I could incorporate the lights into one of my masks.

I was very kindly sent a sample box as I had chatted with the guys from Kitronik and expressed an interest in using their product in some way on one of my masks.

Well...after a bit of thought I decided to add some lights to a butterfly that would be the focal of a gold masquerade mask with fluffy feathers.

I was going to use three lights but realised this would be a bit of a squash on the back of the butterfly and the thread might touch causing the lights not to work.

 After I pierced the holes in the ends of each wing, I chose my needle, not too thick but not so thin either as the thread is quite thick, it is suggested that you thread your needle with the aid of a needle threader as it is made up of several strands and frays out quite quickly, Also ...this is so much easier than trying to just push the thread through the eye of the needle.

I attached the small coin cell holder to the bottom part of the wing with the conductive thread...
  making sure that I went through the holes at least half a dozen times as this gives the lights a good strong connection once the battery is added.

I then carefully stitched along the pattern of the butterfly so that the conductive thread wouldn't intrude too much on the design side. I sewed through the negative hole of the LED that I had earlier curled into small hoops with my round nose pliers once again going through several times and then continued to stitch across the butterfly until I reached the negative hoop of the opposite LED.

After placing a small square of sticky backed felt carefully over the negative connection, I then sewed in the same way again but joining the positives together. I put the felt over the thread as I knew the positive thread was going to touch the negative side and this would mean the lights not working.

 

 

The coin cell battery was placed into the holder and I was very pleased with the effect.

Once I had finished the mask I attached the butterfly to the side amongst the feathers and WOW!

 

 I love it!

 

 

The battery is easily accessible and should last long enough for an evening at a  Masquerade Ball!

 

Please visit Kitronik's website and take a look at the Electro-fashion E-Textiles.

You can find them on Facebook and Twitter too!

 https://www.kitronik.co.uk/