Guess what all the ladies on my Christmas list are getting this year? A sleep mask! Ok, ok, not exactly groundbreaking, I know. But I’m also giving them my new favorite thing – a silk pillowcase. A beauty trick I just learned from my hairdresser, the pillowcase is a miracle for morning hair. It feels amazing AND you don’t wake up with hair standing straight up. This is life changing for a gal with high voltage hair every morning!
The sleep mask design is straight from my obsession with Criminal Minds. (Though I seriously don’t recommend watching that show late at night.) Tech goddess Garcia sported this mask and I had to have it! So order a few pillowcases and whip up a few masks – it’s super easy!
DIY Sleep Mask
You’ll need:
- Download Eye Mask Template
- Felt in white, black, pink and tan
- Short piece of elastic
- Gold sequins (optional)
- Needle & thread
- Pink ribbon
- Scissors and hot glue gun
1. Download the template and cut out 2 eyelashes and 2 eyebrows. Also cut 2 face mask shapes – one in white and one in black felt.
2. Hot glue the white and black mask pieces together and add the felt eyelashes and eyebrows. Tie a pink bow with ribbon and attach with glue. Add sequins if using.
3. Cut a piece of elastic that fits your head and sew it to the felt on both sides.
Voila!
So darn cute, right? Have finished up your make + give gifts?
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I’m gonna stuff these with lavender then I’m going to sew them up.
So cute! I can’t sleep with any lights on so I need a sleeping mask. I’m ready to make this sleeping mask, it is much cheaper than buying them. Thanks for sharing each step briefly to make this sleep mask.
I made three of them for my teenage daughters, I did change it a little….. instead of glueing the felt together I sewed them together with a little cotton between, for extra comfort!!
I don’t know what the pink ribbon is for, and I don’t see a pink bow anywhere on the mask. Sorry and thank-you!! Cute idea!!!
I don’t know if maybe i’m missing it or what, but what is the pink felt used for?? Super cute!! I’m about to make these with my youth group for a Pinterest party!! :)
if you look really close at the last pic you can see the outline of a really small almost invisable bow!!!!
Its hard to see but the top of the mask the De is a tiny pink bow 🎀🎀🎀
Seriously, I love a good sleeping mask. Wouldn’t mind receiving one of these for Christmas! It’s so very cute, Steph.
Ronnie xo
I love that this DIY was inspired by Criminal Minds! That has to be a first, right? :) These are so adorable. I’ve heard that silk pillowcases are good for wrinkles too.
These will look fabulous on me when I’m jetting off to an exotic holiday on a jet plane! You know, just visualizing…! :)
Those are great steph-good stocking stuffers :)
I love it! My optometrist told me I have to sleep with a mask now (because I’m a freak and sleep with my eyes a little open) so why not sleep in style!
Oh my goodness. This is the cutest little mask ever! Love it!
Super cute!!! I don’t wear a sleep mask, but I’ve been wondering about them as I like my room super dark and sometimes it’s not dark enough.
Love this! I made these for my daughter’s spa birthday party this summer–or I made most of it and had the ladies glue on the eyelashes and sequins and stuff. It was a huge hit!