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Jack Skellington Face Mask

This year has been an incredible challenge with trying to achieve some sort of normalcy in our lives as I’m sure it has been for so many. My son’s school Halloween celebration is coming up and there’s a lot of rules about the what type of costume he can wear. As an avid DIYer I’m not only working on his Audrey 2 Halloween costume but a costume that will fit all the rules his school as requested. They must obviously be wearing their non-medical masks so he requested Jack Skellington which is a perfect way to tie in his mask into his costume. In this post I will show you how to make your own Jack Skellington Face Mask!

For this project you will need:

Step 1: Cut your Mask Pattern

I found some great mask patterns you can print out online and cut from. You can basically google “Children’s Non-Medical Mask Template” and find a bunch to choose from. I chose this template because this DIYer has a great video on how to make the mask and I was looking for something to accommodate my son’s glasses. I found that this one didn’t go to close to his eyes and the bridge raised up enough to fit under the glasses in order to minimize fogging. I also recommend these great anti-fog wipes they really work! I also liked how this pattern bows out away from his mouth so his mask doesn’t suck in when he breathes.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

I did not pre-wash my fabric so I cut about a 1/4 larger than the pattern to account for shrinking in the wash. They definitely shrink so I recommend this approach if you don’t feel like going through the hassle of pre-washing and ironing all your fabric. Pre-washing is for sure the safest way to do it, but I always opt for easier! You’re going to need 6 pieces of this pattern. I just double, then quadruple fold my fabric… cut out 4 and then double and cut out another 2. You could try to do it all in one cut but it might be too thick.

Step 2: Assemble Mask Pieces

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Stack 4 pieces together and pin for sewing. Then stack the remaining 2.

Step 3: Sew Mask Front Seam 

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Step 4: Fold & Sew Sides of Internal Liner

Take your piece that only has two layers and fold the side once…

Jack Skellington Face Mask

and then fold it agin…

Jack Skellington Face Mask

and pin down. Do this on both sides so it looks like this…

Jack Skellington Face Mask

You will then sew a straight line where the pins are. This is your internal liner piece.

Step 5: Assemble Mask Front and Liner 

Sandwich the two pieces together so that all raw seams are on the outside.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Sew the bottom and top to the end of the inner liner. It should look like this…

Jack Skellington Face Mask

You will then take a piece of pipe cleaner and line it up where the nose bridge will be. I suggest bending the ends in so there are no sharp points that can stick out of the fabric.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Use a zig zag stitch to sew on the pipe cleaner to the edge of the nose bridge section.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Step 6: Flip Mask Inside Out

Step 7: Sew Around Mask Edges

Fold in the raw edges of the front piece and pin them.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Then stitch all around the top and bottom edges of the mask. This will keep the materials in place and keep the overall shape of the mask.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Step 8: Prepare your Elastic & Assemble on Mask

Jack Skellington Face Mask

The easiest way to get the elastic through the silicone cord holder is to follow these directions in the Amazon description. I simply used a nail and pushed it through.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Next you’re going to place your elastic loop onto one of the mask flaps and then roll the fabric twice over it to create a little pocket.

 

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Make sure when you place your stitch you move the elastic all the way to the right and stitch all the way to the left so you don’t actually sew down the elastic. This way if you ever need to replace the elastic you can do so.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

It should look like this. You’ll have to do it for both sides.

Step 9: Create and Cut Design with Cricut

If you do not have a Cricut you can still accomplish this mask using a little good old fashion black acrylic paint and a paint brush. It should hold up in the wash.

I found an .SVG file of his face just by doing a quick google search. Heres the one I used… Jack Skellington SVG.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

I imported it as a simple image for cutting. and selected the eraser tool to get rid of the eyes for my Jack Skellington face mask.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Before you cut measure your mask. I sized my image at a little less than 7 inches. Make sure you size your design correctly before you cut.

Remember for cutting vinyl you have you but the plastic sheet side down and do “mirror image.”

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Once you have your cut you will weed out the design.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

Step 10: Iron 0n your Design

In order to iron on the design smoothly I folded the mask in half and ironed it. Then I placed the design on top like so.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

I used a mini iron to iron on the one side, wrap it around and iron on the other side.

Jack Skellington Face Mask

And voila! You’ve made your very own Jack Skellington face mask!

Jack Skellington Face Mask

If you have any issues with placement I watched this video on how to remove the vinyl and replace it.

 

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