Special lawrence.com fun-time masks!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

It's time once again, dear readers, to (1) conceal your true identities, (2) meet up with others doing likewise, and (3) request "treats" and/or imbibe freely. To facilitate your speedy progression on to phase 3 of your Halloween celebrations, we avail these special lawrence.com fun-time masks. Please follow instructions carefully to avoid accidental maiming, etc. Have fun!

What you'll need:

- Scissors

- Rubber band, elastic, or string.

- A good stiff piece of chipboard (lawrence.com recommends a Hamm's or Old Style box - the kreusening adds increased durability).

- Some sort of adhesive. (thistothat.com recommends 3M 77 as the best choice for strength and avoiding wrinkles and stiffness, and its high toxicity adds to the Halloween scariness!)

How to make a scary mask:

Fun-time masks!

(Masks are PDF files. Free Acrobat required). 2008 editions Sarah "Hockey Maim" Palin
Barack "Trick or treat, infidels!" Hussein Obama
John McSlain
Joe "Hidin' the body" Biden

1) Roughly cut out the mask(s) of your choice. You'll trim it more carefully later. And don't cut out the eyes yet! Or the eyes on the mask!

2) Spray / brush the adhesive of your choice onto the back of your mask.

3) Place mask (glue side down) onto chipboard.

4) Place under weight until adhesive dries (consult glue packaging for product specifications. You'll have to get your face right up to the nozzle in order to read the tiny print.)

5) When dry, carefully trim around mask, cut out eyes (while laughing maniacally), and punch out holes where string, elastic, or rubber band will go.

6) Affix string, elastic, or rubber band to holes.

7) Commence frightening.

(Masks are PDF files. Free Acrobat required)