Presents Abound

My aforementioned little sister also took it upon herself to make a few Christmas gifts this year. I was the lucky recipient of 2 handmade hand flowers. This is the first and is completely her own design.

The Infamous Mask

As I mentioned in my previous post, I finished a mask to accompany one of my Renaissance Festival outfits. I may add feathers to it at some point, but it's complete enough to stand on it's own as is.

I can't even begin to describe how long it took to string all those beads! Which must make me a glutton for punishment as I'm now making a second one for my sister for Christmas.

If anyone is interested, the mask itself was formed with a rolled out piece of paper clay using another mask I had as a guide. Once it was shaped and sanded, it was painted with acrylics, textured, painted some more and the jewel was added. The beads were added next and then I sprayed a clear gloss coat over the mask to make it glossy.

Inflating my ego...

I can't normally say that I've ever really been happy with a photo of myself before. That is until my sister took this one for me!

The costume I'm wearing is the culmination of an entire season of visiting the Michigan Renaissance Festival. I bought one or two accessories each time I visited, purchased the mask on E-bay and made the cloak myself. Not bad if I do say so myself!