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DIY Cat Mask
My love for Halloween costumes
I LOVE dressing up for Halloween. When I was younger, I was lucky enough to have a mom who made all my Halloween costumes. I had some difficult requests, by my mom is a great seamstress. I went as Snow White one year and won a costume contest (with my best friend as the Evil Queen in witch form). Another year I was a genie and she even sewed little gold charms along the waistline of my pink genie pants. One year I was a flapper and she made me a dress with rows and rows of fringe. And then there was the year I asked her to make me the Cat in the Hat…with two days’ notice!
Family Costume time
I try to make my family pick costumes that coordinate. If all four of us are not coordinated, I at least like us to match two and two. This year, my son is matching with my husband, and my daughter asked me to match up with her. So I am dressing up as a black cat. Well luckily, I still have (and fit) that amazing furry Cat in the Hat costume. Even luckier is that my mom made the white belly detachable. Voila! Black cat costume – check!
Accessories are Key
But there were two pieces missing. The Cat in the Hat wears…a hat! So I did not have any cat ears to go with the costume. But I do have a little girl. And if you know little girls these days, there is no lack of cat ears in their closets.
I also decided I needed a cat mask. I searched online for one but was unsuccessful. The mask options either looked like they were for a masquerade, or from a DC comic. I decided to make my own.
Supplies
I gathered my supplies and went to work. First, I drew out a mask template. Then I placed the template on the adhesive backed felt and cut it out using sharp scissors. I used a craft knife for the details (the eye holes and the string holes). Adhesive backed felt was all that I had on hand. Regular felt would work just fine as well.
Using the pink embroidery floss, I stitched a pink nose onto the mask. I used long stitches to create the nose shape.
Then, I used the light grey thread to create the whiskers and hair lines. I used short stitches to create the lines with texture and the curve shape.
Finally, I tied the elastic string on to secure the mask when wearing. I would have preferred to use black, but I only had white on hand. If you are using regular felt for your mask, it is probably easier to thread the string through a large eyed needle and poke it through and tie it. Cutting a tiny hole into felt is a bit tricky.
Now I am all set to be my daughter’s black cat for Halloween!