The black cat is a symbol of superstition, but how could a creature as charming as this bring bad luck? Crepe-paper markings play up the feline features of the mask, and the eyes peering out are rimmed in black makeup for a shadowy effect.
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I'm very partial to cat masks.
how old was that magazine and where is the sweater in the picture
to lacyKat-definitely is spelled with an "i" not an '"a". Words and their usage are important. It is not a matter of being hard to please.
Frenchie18, what is your problem? Many people alter things, I would definately say you are "making" something when you alter something. And so what? Boy, if something as little as that makes you sadly disappointed, you must be a hard person to please, and what a sad life that must be.
Dharma Trading Company sells the white paper mache cat mask. You can paint, add glitter, metallic paints, raised foil areas, crystals, feathers, whatever. Rather nice to leave options open for tabbies, calicos, black cat interpretations....whatever matches your outfit.
www.dharmatrading.com
I totally agree with 3. ideasbybecci "That's not 'making' something, it's 'decorating' something. I have come to expect better quality from Martha Stewart, and am sadly disappointed."
I agree with both the other comments about this being a totally misleading craft.
I believe that we could make our own cat mask from scratch: You would need plaster of paris strips, a kind of cat-face mannequin upon which you would mold the features. Depending on how artistic you are, you could try to mold a human-sized cat face out of either play-doh or plasticine and then use that to lay on the strips of plaster of Paris. Once dried, you'd end up with a cat mask waiting for paint and Martha
I agree! If I'm going to buy a mask, I may as well buy a ready to wear mask! Perhaps "decorate your own" should be used instead of "make.:
I'm extremely disappointed when I click on your "How To" crafts of late and find I'm not really learning how to actually make the item as you indicate, but instead I must go out and buy the item and change it somehow. It's misleading and greatly annoying. That's not 'making' something, it's 'decorating' something. I have come to expect better quality from Martha Stewart, and am sadly disappointed.