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DIY Mustache & Lips ~ Oh My!
I created mustaches and lips for my guests at my own Gender Reveal Party. If I was in a pinch and didn't have the time, I would have spent $15 or so on Etsy. However, during the early part of summer 2014, I had just moved to Virginia. I had no job, little $$$ and plenty of time on my hands for DIY and crafts. This ended up being a fun project, they were really easy to make, and personally, a bit therapeutic for me.

With four, $0.33-$0.59 cents each felt fabric sheets and a bag of $0.99 cent bamboo sticks - you can create your own do-it-yourself mustache and lips.

I started off with a design of how I wanted the mustache and the lips to look. I cut out the silhouette and cut the shapes out onto the fabric sheets. I was able to make 20 mustaches and 30 lips! This project was a lot of fun and doesn't break the bank. It was well worth it!

Ta-da~! Your very own DIY mustache and lips prop for silly photos. So you decide: buy these for over $15, or do it yourself for under $4.50.

https://sunshinebelinda.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/diy-mustache-and-lips-oh-my

Posted by Belle D. • Published 24th July 2016

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Belle D. published her project Mustache & Lips ~ Oh My! 24 Jul 06:07

Step 1
First:
I'm excited! If you are ready to make some mustache and lips for your party, this is how it is going to look, for under $5!
Step 2
Gather your materials.
4 - 8.5" x 11" fabrics from Michaels (with coupon, about $0.33 cents per fabric)

Most of the felt I have found are cheap and flimsy.
Step 3
Cut in half, hot dog length.
Step 4
Cut hamburger style, per two inches, in rows.
Step 5
Get your template and trace onto the fabric
Step 6
Cut out the mustache/lips
Step 7
Stack them nice and pretty, and move onto the lips
Step 8
Pucker up!
Step 9
Gather your materials, should you need to stiffen the fabric. No one wants a flimsy mustache that guests would have to hold with two hands.
- Elmer's Glue
- Container to mix
- water
Step 10
For 20 mustaches, you would need:
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1/4 cup of elmer's glue
- mix with the end of the bamboo skewer or chopstick
Step 11
Squeeze gently, the excess glue by hand. You can wear gloves, if you do not want to get your hands all messy.
Step 12
Afterwards, I placed each individual piece, dipped them into the mixture and laid them out onto the wax paper.
Step 13
You can let it air dry overnight, or put them outside in the sun to bake. I did the latter to speed up the drying process, I put the wet shapes onto my patio, and let them bake in the sun. I ran some errands and came back to the dried shapes.
Step 14
Gather your bamboo skewer. I got this bag from the Asian grocery store for $0.99!
Step 15
Get your hot glue gun ready and affix it to the corner.

I was able to apply the bamboo skewer sticks onto the corner/side of the shapes - by using the hot glue gun. Because we had kids coming over for the party, I snipped the pointy-sharp stick with scissors.
Step 16
Ta-da~!
Step 17
Your very own DIY mustache and lips prop for silly photos. So you decide: buy these for over $15, or do it yourself for under $4.50.
Step 18
guests having fun with the props!
Step 19
here's me with my mustache, hoping for a boy - and it was a boy!