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by Pete Prodoehl

Introduction

Make and customize your own Light-Up Black Cat Mask with this template. This guide is an overview of this design. For a more detailed circuit tutorial, see the Light-Up Spider Mask Guide.

If you like this mask, check out these other designs:

You can make this project (and many more!) with our Paper Circuits Kit.

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  1. Print out the Cat-Eyed Mask Template.
    • Print out the Cat-Eyed Mask Template.

    • Note: You don't *NEED* the embellishments sheet, but you could use the ears on it if you would prefer paper ears instead of using pipe cleaners.

    • This guide is an overview of this design. For a more detailed circuit tutorial, see the Light-Up Spider Mask Guide.

  2. Use a glue stick to glue the template to the back of a piece of glitter paper, then cut it out. Follow the template to build your circuit. Follow the template to build your circuit.
    • Use a glue stick to glue the template to the back of a piece of glitter paper, then cut it out.

    • Follow the template to build your circuit.

  3. Use hot glue to glue pipe cleaners around the perimeter of the mask on the front and the back. Look for the extra-fuzzy variety that is about twice the width of a normal pipe cleaner.
    • Use hot glue to glue pipe cleaners around the perimeter of the mask on the front and the back. Look for the extra-fuzzy variety that is about twice the width of a normal pipe cleaner.

    • Use the eye template to cut the eyes out of a contrasting texture of black paper or other matte material.

    • Glue the eyes in place.

  4. Make two triangles with another piece of pipe cleaner to make the ears and glue them in place. Make two triangles with another piece of pipe cleaner to make the ears and glue them in place.
    • Make two triangles with another piece of pipe cleaner to make the ears and glue them in place.

  5. Wrap pipe cleaners around a wooden dowel, then glue the dowel to the back for a masquerade style handheld mask. Wrap pipe cleaners around a wooden dowel, then glue the dowel to the back for a masquerade style handheld mask. Wrap pipe cleaners around a wooden dowel, then glue the dowel to the back for a masquerade style handheld mask.
    • Wrap pipe cleaners around a wooden dowel, then glue the dowel to the back for a masquerade style handheld mask.

  6. Hold the mask to your face and become a cat!
    • Hold the mask to your face and become a cat!

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