New Years Eve!

It's almost that time of year again ..Christmas parties and New Years Eve!!

Party Time!

The last posting dates outside the UK are the first week in December, so if you are thinking of getting a mask please make sure you order in plenty of time to avoid disappointment!

I have a great selection of handmade or hand decorated masquerade masks, each one is different and they are perfect for masked ball events, weddings and celebration parties, they are all suitable for teen to adult ladies or men ....some are unisex.

I have added a few pictures for you to see them or you can visit my shop over on Etsy!

Mermaids

Cogs

English rose garden

Winter wonderland

Romantic

Venetian style

Cities

I also make hair wreaths and costume crowns ..if you would like to see those pop over to my other SHOP 

Black crown

If you are familiar with Folksy I also have a little Shop there too! 

Folksy has lots of beautifully handmade items and a fab community so definitely worth popping over to check it out! 

Right then ...I'm off to the kitchen as it smells divine (hubby is making a carrot cake) so until next time ..take care! :) 

 

Ice Queen masks

I have finished my latest Ice Queen mask, this one is blue and it is now listed in my Etsy shop along with my other masks and mini Santa hats!

  My Etsy Shop

The Icicle masks are perfect for a masquerade ball or Winter Wonderland fancy dress event, they can be an Ice Queen, Ice Maiden, Snow Queen or Jack Frost, they tie with long organza ribbon and suit teens to adults.

A very sparkly mask! 

My miniature red and white Santa hats are made from felt and are mounted on an Alice band and set on the angle, they look so cute and are a really festive accessory for the holidays! 

If you would like to see more of my makes please click on the Etsy shop link to see my full collection of masks and mini hats etc..

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! :)

Party season

My latest mask is black and silver with Christmas décor, it looks lovely and sparkly!
I love the black and silver together, it looks like winter swirls of snow. :)

It really sparkles and looks lovely and Christmassy!

SOLD! :)

Jack Frost/Ice Queen glue mask masque masquerade masked ball tutorial tips

Glue mask making tips/tutorial.
I have been dying to try this out, so I bought some extra long ( 30cm) x 11 mm hot glue sticks and had a go!
You need greaseproof paper and a template or just draw your design onto the paper if you can!
Heat your gun right up and off you go!
I used white organza as a base but you don't need to have a base as the glue builds up to a thick layer anyway, but I thought shiny white organza would look effective.
Do the outline first concentrating around the eyes and edges, and then just build up until you are happy with your design.
I put glitter in between the layers but you can wait and do that after.

Once it was dry, I roughly cut away the excess organza, I say roughly because it is too fiddly to be neat and it also leaves a nice raggedy edge that fits in well with the style.

This is the mask finished with long white sheer organza ribbon to tie.

I topped up the glitter as well ...for lots of sparkle.

You can add rhinestones, pearls and buttons, in fact anything you feel works with your design, just go mad with your glue ! lol

Once it is dry you can also use spray paints or nail varnish for your metallic and glittery effects.

Looks fab in all sorts of colours and is great fun to make! :)

 

Snow Queen?

I think perhaps I am heading towards an Ice Queen!?