How to Make a Dr Plague Mask

Hello everyone, Cinnamon here and I am going to show you how I 

created this Dr Plague mask, obviously inspired by current events.

Materials: Creative Paperclay®, cling wrap, masking tape, Exacto

Knife, Sand paper, E600 Craft Glue, Acrylic paint, Sealer, Varnish

I made a mold of this doll's head a while back and created a series of 

ornaments with it. I sculpted on top of the ornament version of my 

doll in this case since the head is the same. As long as you cover 

your piece with cling wrap, you can sculpt a mask on top of whatever 

you would like to customize. I took the easy way out since I normally 

man handle my work.

Take your cling wrap and wrap it as tight as you can over the 

surface of your piece so that you can get a good fit for your mask. 

Tape it in place in the back so that it is nice and snug.

Add your first layer of clay on top of the cling wrap. At this stage, 

worry about the basic shape of the mask and not the details. 

If you plan to have the eyes out for your mask, press into where the eyes of 

your face is to expose them while the clay is still moist. It took me a few tries 

to find them, but keep pressing and shaping the clay around them in this stage.

After you are happy with the shape of the eye cutouts you can start to build

up the nose here. I wanted to build the nose of the mask gradually, so I started

it out pretty small with intentions of adding more after it dries. When the clay starts

to dry while you are still trying to work with it, just dab it with water as I did here.

If you plan to add string to the sides of the mask to tie it onto your piece,

add the holes to it while the clay is still moist. It is a lot harder to add 

them after it dries, you will risk breaking the mask in the process.

Sit the mask out to dry. The top of the mask will dry but the bottom 

layer that is sitting on top of the cling wrap will take longer to dry. 

When the mask is completely dry, try it on your piece to check the fit. 

If it is too big, you can add a little more on the inside of the mask and

sand it away as needed. In this case the mask shrunk a little while

drying, so I had to sand a bit of it off to get a good fit on the doll's face.

I went back to revisit the nose, it's much easier to work on top of

dry paperclay when you are adding to your work. Just add a few

drops of water to the dry clay to attach the new clay to it.

I added a little definition to the eye sockets on the mask using the

same method as I did for the nose. 

Set the mask aside and allow the new layer to dry. Once it dries

you can rework it as much as you like. At this stage I decided to

finish it off by sanding it smooth. I used a mix of rough sand paper

to sand down the rough parts and fine grit sand paper to get 

the piece nice and smooth. I left a little bit of grit on the piece so 

that it didn't look perfectly smooth. I wanted it to look a little worn.

Use your paint and varnish at this point and you're done. The fit for this

mask was snug enough for me to just snap it on to the doll, rare for me!

Thank you all once again for stopping by, and I hope that you 

enjoyed today's tutorial! You can find Creative Paperclay® at 

the following retailers Creative Paperclay® Online Store,

Michael's, Amazon, Joann's.

See more of my work at Melandolly.com and be

sure to catch updates on my Instagram page! 

 

How To Make A Home Office Sign

Hello everyone, this is Cinnamon here and today I want to show you how I created this home office sign. Like many of us out there, I have been trying to convert a place in my home into an area that I can work efficiently. I felt like I needed a sign to remind me that I am at work to discourage me from lollygagging and taking multiple trips to the fridge.

Here are the supplies that I had on hand for this project.

Materials needed

• Basswood strip
• Hole puncher or drill if needed
• Creative Paperclay®
• Thick stencil
• Twine, ribbon, or string
• Acrylic paint
• Metal ruler
• Masking tape
• Exacto knife

I started out by doing a rough sketch with the stencil on the wood to figure out what wording would fit on the space that I had available.

Once the lettering was set up with the space that I wanted to use, I trimmed the excess wood off with my exacto knife. Next I began to create my letters with the stencil. I chose to push the clay into the stencil to create the letters and carefully remove them instead of allowing them to dry in the stencil.  Either way would be fine, just keep a close eye on how the clay dries. The clay has a tendency to warp when it is in thin sheets.

Since I have a really thin piece of Basswood, I am able to use a plain old hole puncher to get my holes into it. If the wood that you are using is too thick, opt for using a drill to get the holes into it.

While the letters are drying, paint your piece of wood the color that you would like it to be. I decided to paint over the pencil instead of using an eraser.

This is how the letters dried. If your letters warped upwards, you can dab a drop of water on the back and put something with a little weight on top to help flatten them down while it dries again.

When the letters were completely dry, I used a sanding stick to smooth out some of the edges.

I looped a piece of masking tape and painted the letters on to the top layer to keep them from moving around.

When the letters dried I used wood glue to paste them onto the piece of wood. You can also use plain old white school glue, either one works.

I wanted to draw a nice border around the sign, to pull that off I used masking tape like you would use painter's tape. I knew that masking tape wouldn't interfere with the layer of paint underneath and it was the only tape I had on hand.

After the top layer of paint is dry, move on to adding the string that you will use to hang outside of your door. I wanted the sign to be a bit playful, so I turned a few of the letters backwards and made sure to not follow any straight lines with their placement. 

Thank you all once again for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoyed today's tutorial! You can find Creative Paperclay® at the following retailers Creative Paperclay® Online Store, Michael's, Amazon, Joann's.

See more of my work at Melandolly.com and be sure to catch updates on my Instagram page! 

Be Well, Stay Safe and Stay Home if you can!