When I last showed you my paper mache mask, it was still pretty crooked here and there - larger cheek on one side, more sunken eye, no upper lip.... basically, his facial symmetry was a mess, so this weekend I did a little reconstructive surgery. Last night in the kitchen, I applied scrunched up table napkins to the hollows of the face and then added my friend, Bounty paper towels, to smooth it all out. While I was doing this, my huband passed through the kitchen on his way our of the garage.
"What are you doing?" What was he getting at, exactly? He's seen me up to my elbows in flour and water from before we even went on our first date.
"Making a mask."
"For what?"
"For the hell of it," I said.
"Ah, cause you've got to much free time to kill?"
"Yes, exactly, I have too much free time on my hands."
When I was done, I put a load of laundry in the dryer, and put Mr. Mask on top. In the winter, when it's dry enough in the house to crack your skin, this works really well, but in the fall, when it's raining like Noah is planning to take his ark out for another spin, it's not such an effective method. Mr. Mask was pretty much dry today, except for his rather large nose. If you paint before your item is completely dry, you risk a cave in or worse, MOLD, so today I put him in the oven for a while on WARM with the door open. I put the heat on for about 3 minutes, and then turned it off for about 10 to 15 minutes. After about an hour there was much improvement. I gave Mr. Mask a white base coat tonight, you know, with all the free time I have, and maybe tomorrow, after trick-or treating, I may begin his paint job. But you know, I don't like to fill up all my free time with too many activities, so it may have to wait till Tuesday night.
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