Mannequin Head Take 2 (And ~August Give Away)

So the mannequin head that I decorated in purple patchwork got several down votes from friends and family.  I am still using it at the faire because I like it.  But I also made several mannequin heads with a “wood look” affect.  These were actually much easier than the patchwork.  I have instructions for them below if you’re interested.

Finished mannequin head.

Speaking of the faire, our first weekend was lots of fun!  We met lots of fun and interesting people and made many people smile playing dress up with our hats.  Today the faire is closed due to the horrible weather and wind caused by Tropical Storm Hermine.  This means we get an unexpected day off!  I’m catching up on life and household chores since the last month has been so busy. Hope you all have an enjoyable Labor Day as well!

Oh and you may have noticed I neglected to put up the August Give Away!  Oops.  This one will be awarded at the end of the faire (just in time for my Medieval Feast party).  One winner will receive a hat of their choosing of any style left at the end of faire (see this post for all the options).  To enter post a comment below describing your favorite historical person from the renaissance and why they are your favorite.  Whatever makes me laugh the hardest wins.  You have until October 1 to enter.

DIY Faux Wood Mannequin Head

Materials

• Foam mannequin head
• foam brush
• 2-3 sheets of brown tissue paper
• mod podge
  

  Cut strips of tissue paper and mix mod podge with water.

1. Cut strips of tissue paper approximately 1.5 inches wide.
2. Mix mod podge with water in a 2:1 ratio.  You want the mod podge to be easy to paint on, but still sticky.
3. Using the foam brush, paint a stripe of the mod podge mixture from the base of the neck under the chin, over the crown of the head then down to the back of the neck.
4. Gently apply a piece of tissue to the stripe of glue.  You’ll want to gently press the tissue paper down to the mannequin with your fingers.
5. Using the foam brush gently wash over the tissue paper with more mod podge mixture.
   

   Overlap strips in front then cross over strip on top of head.

6. Start another stripe slightly to the right of the first one. At the crown of the head cross over the other stripe and continue down the other side overlapping the first stripe.
   

   Top portion of head finished.

7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 until the entire face of the mannequin is covered.
8. For the neck of the mannequin, follow a similar procedure as above, adding strips from the chin down to the base of the mannequin head, slightly overlapping each.
9. Let dry.
   

   Finished mannequin head.