How to Make a Mummy Decoration
Gather your supplies., Cut, with scissors, a basic mummy shape., Punch a hole at the top., Pad out the mummy's body., Wrap the mummy using a roll of white crepe paper streamer., Draw facial features., Ornament with red marker, if desired. , Locate...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Gather your supplies.
Include scrap cardboard, masking tape, a glue stick, scissors, a paper punch, string, a roll of white crepe paper streamers, newspapers and a paper clip for hanging. -
Step 2: with scissors
The cardboard should be approximately 4" x 10" and not so heavy it can't be cut with scissors. , This will be for a string for hanging your mummy. , Wad up loosely, a whole sheet of newspaper. Set it onto the mummy cut-out and mold it to fit the shape. Wad up a quarter sheet of newspaper into a ball for the head. Mold with your hands to make the padding fit the cut-out. Using masking tape strips, going from side to side, secure the newspaper to the backing. , Start at the feet and work upward.
Use your hands to mold the crepe paper to conform to the cardboard form. Use a glue stick to tack the binding on the back, as you go.
Then, go down the mummy and add plenty of crepe paper.
For realism, criss-cross the binding strips. When completely bound, turn to the back side and glue or tape your crepe paper securely. , Use black marker. ,, Use the scissors or your fingers as a "feeler." Put a string through the hole and tie it. , Put it in a location to be seen often and by many.
It will remind you of making this fun ornament. -
Step 3: a basic mummy shape.
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Step 4: Punch a hole at the top.
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Step 5: Pad out the mummy's body.
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Step 6: Wrap the mummy using a roll of white crepe paper streamer.
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Step 7: Draw facial features.
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Step 8: Ornament with red marker
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Step 9: if desired.
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Step 10: Locate the hole you punched in the top of the mummy.
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Step 11: Hang your mummy as a decoration.
Detailed Guide
Include scrap cardboard, masking tape, a glue stick, scissors, a paper punch, string, a roll of white crepe paper streamers, newspapers and a paper clip for hanging.
The cardboard should be approximately 4" x 10" and not so heavy it can't be cut with scissors. , This will be for a string for hanging your mummy. , Wad up loosely, a whole sheet of newspaper. Set it onto the mummy cut-out and mold it to fit the shape. Wad up a quarter sheet of newspaper into a ball for the head. Mold with your hands to make the padding fit the cut-out. Using masking tape strips, going from side to side, secure the newspaper to the backing. , Start at the feet and work upward.
Use your hands to mold the crepe paper to conform to the cardboard form. Use a glue stick to tack the binding on the back, as you go.
Then, go down the mummy and add plenty of crepe paper.
For realism, criss-cross the binding strips. When completely bound, turn to the back side and glue or tape your crepe paper securely. , Use black marker. ,, Use the scissors or your fingers as a "feeler." Put a string through the hole and tie it. , Put it in a location to be seen often and by many.
It will remind you of making this fun ornament.
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