How to make plague doctor mask

We found this pattern for a gorgeous "Plague Doctor Mask," and I learned THREE things from it today. Courtesy of suntree a-ok on Tumblr FIRST -- The pattern is made by mctreeleth's page on Tumblr,

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My first attempt at making a plague Dr mask. Next, leather, not paper!

Leather Plague Doctor Mask: For this project we are creating a pair of custom leather Plague Doctor masks. Quick history lesson: During the bubonic plague in Medieval Europe cities would hire masked Plague Doctors to tend to the infected. More information on Plague Doctors c…

Tom Banwell—Leather and Resin Projects: Making a Plague Doctor's Hat

Starting to look a little creepy now, particularly with the big round eyes... O_O More papier mache added to the beak, fixed the eyes (kind of) so they're big and not so wonky anymore. I need to clean up that table. Because the cardboard structure underneath the newspaper wasn't completely smooth, I also have to build up layers of paper to smooth some of the bumps on the surface. This is the long part, pasting glue and paper strips, waiting for them to dry, add more paper, wait for that to…

Everyone should become a Plague Doctor at one point in their life...