Elf ears!
October 13, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Home & Living
Make Art Monday!
My wonderful daughter came home a few weekends ago to start the process of making elf ears for me for Halloween. Not just out the goodness of her heart…she’s actually doing an independent study through her college art department on mold making and casting. She has tons of experience working with resins, fiberglass, bondo, plasticine, latex, and other modeling materials, but she decided that she needed to put it all together and get some professional guidance. Looks right now like she’s heading towards special effects prop making as a career 
Making the ears is actually going to be a five-step process, including multiple positive and negative molds. The upside of going through all the extra steps is that you can then crank them out in quantity once you’ve got the molds made. We only went through the first step when we were together. Dani mixed up the mold making powder, poured it around my ears (minus all of my earrings…oy!), and let it set up. The first trial hardened too quickly, the second hardened too slowly, although it did end up being a usable mold, and the third trial was just right!
It took the rest of the day to wash the vaseline out of my hair!
Dani’s next step will be to make a plaster mold of each of my ears!
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How cool! Really interested to see the end result if you post them.
Wow- what an exciting profession to go into. I wish that I had an ounce of artistic ability.
Oh how I love surprises! Thanks for the giveaway.
How Cool!
count me in.
EeeeeeKkkk, that looks freaky! I get pretty scared when it comes to my ears…even q-tips scare me, LOL….But I cant wait to see what they turn out to look like! Very creative!!
Oh and Cheers to surprises!!
Thanks for the opportunity!!
I want to be a winner!
I love surprises and to win one would be spectacular.
I love anything creative like this, I have saved you in my favorites because I want to see the finished product.
I hope your daughter does great on her project (like you have any doubt!!).
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P.S. Can you give us a date she will be finished so I can add that to my bookmark so I don’t miss it?
Hi Ann! The final product will be showing up here on Friday
Great idea and looks fun to.
Cool!!!
Cool project!
Cant wait to see the finished ears!! Thank you for the chance to win such a great suprize!
I love surprises! Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow, that looks like a lot of work!
…somebody has low “elf” esteem
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now i want elf ears!
Looks like a great project. Maybe one day this gal will become a surgeon and support Mom, for a switch!
Elf ears sound cool and I know the costume will look cute and very original. Thanks for the great giveaway!
good idea.. fun !
That’s a great idea, elf ears and they are cute. Thanks for having the great surprise contest!
I’d love a surprise!!!
Wow, look at that canal!
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What a fun art project. I love halloween!
I’m moving over the next couple days, I hope I remember to check back!!!
Have a lucky day.
Whoa! I’ve never heard of this before. Do you think I could make a pair for hubby that will work so that he’ll actually HEAR what I’m saying when I talk to him? LOL
A fun idea…and a fun prize (surprise).
It looks like you are getting you ear candled. LOL! I think that is very sweet your daughter is creating this for you! How fun.
Now what could this surprise be?
What???
please enter me, thanks
I hope you wil have pictures of the finished product. Thanks for the contest.
Well so much better then buying them what a sweet gesture from your daughter.
Make extra ears to sell on eBay for Gas Money!
Kudos to your daughter and her “model”, you. I bet you’ll look elfadorable.
You’ve picqued my curiosity! lol
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!