making a lion mask at etsy craft night

Last Monday I went to my first "Craft Night" at the Etsy Labs here in Brooklyn (DUMBO).  It was wonderful.  We learned from artist Maria Berrio, who, oddly enough, went to High School with my husband's brother in Bogota, Colombia.  She taught us the simple paper-maché formula: one part flour...

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uh oh...

This morning I was adding the finishing touches to a painted doll, when I took a moment to answer a phone call.  Meanwhile, our little two-year old hopped up to my work station and added her own finishing touches... needless to say we had to re-paint the doll...

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