day of the dead skull

From JoAnn Fabrics instructions here

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Flat skull mask
• Flat brush
• Smaller rounded brush
• Bottle of black acrylic paint
• Bottle of white acrylic paint
• Assorted artificial flowers colors of choice
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks
• Wire cutters
• X-Acto® knife

DIRECTIONS:

1. Using the flat paintbrush and white paint, apply paint to the paper mache skull mask and allow it to dry.
2. Using the black acrylic paint and a dry brush, barely put any paint on the brush, rub excess off on a paper towel or scrap piece of paper and lightly paint around the eyes, openings and teeth.
3. Decide where to place the flowers around the crown of the mask.
4. With the wire cutters, trim the stems of flowers to about 5" in length.
5. Once the decision has been made as to where to place the flowers, use the X-Acto® knife and pierce holes to slide the stems through the mask.
6. Hot glue the stems from the inside of the mask to hold them in place