Fancy Cat Mask

This Halloween be the cat's meow. Create this cat mask and no one will know it's you. Using acrylics, rhinestones and a boa this DIY mask can be the hit of the night.

Materials:

• Liquid Beadz
  • BE05C - Purple
  • BE30C - Crystal Pearl
  • BE39C - Kiwi
  • BE40C - Blazing Orange
• Americana Acrylics
  • DA229 - Jack-O'-Lantern Orange
  • DA235 - Citron Green
  • DA236 - Grape Juice
  • DA239 - Warm White
• Palette Knife
• DT02 - Palette Knife
• #6 shader brush
• Large purple rhinestones
• Purple feather boa
• Wooden Halloween mask by Michael's
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Water container
• Paper towels
• Palette or plastic plate
• Scissors

Steps:

1. Paint mask face and handle Grape Juice.
    
2. Paint cat's ears Jack-O-Lantern Orange.
    
3. Paint pair of Citron Green almond-shaped eyes and a Citron Green line from inside corner of each eye down to each side of nose.
    
4. Paint inverted triangle in Citron Green for nose.
    
5. With Warm White, draw fang on either side of cat's mouth.
    
6. Stirring Beadz thoroughly first, spread Purple Liquid Beadz with palette knife over entire Grape Juice painted area (except mask handle) and allow to dry.
    
7. Cover ears with Blazing Orange Beadz.
    
8. For eyes, spread with Kiwi Beadz. Also spread Kiwi Beadz along Citron Green line running from eyes to nose.
    
9. Apply Crystal Pearl Beadz over fangs.
    
10. After mask has completely dried, hot glue large purple rhinestone between each of cat's teeth.
     
11. Cut length of purple feather boa long enough to line bottom half of mask and hot glue boa's edge to back of mask.
     

Tip: Allow each Americana Acrylic and Liquid Beadz color to dry as you go. You may want to speed up the drying time with a hairdryer.