Now that you've procured the head & a base to which you can form the mask you'll want to reach for the BIGGEST bottle of PVA glue that you can find.

Here in the States Elmer's is the best choice. (After I completed my mask and looking back on it, Carpenters PVA glue would have been my next best choice. It's a bit more water resistant.)

For the Glue mixture to apply to the mask you'll want a 2:1 ratio. 2 parts glue to 1 part water; your mixture can vary after the initial coat. You'll want to also grab a container to pour the mixture in, then add your fabric & give it a good sloshing around to make sure it's saturated.

Once you have it wet, but not to the point that you're able to hand wring it out, place the fabric over your sculpted bust (it should be laying flat) and let it drape off the back of the bust. Be sure to pay attention around the eye sockets and the mouth, pressing firmly in place.

You can let this air dry a few hours, or speed the process up by using a blow dryer set to low.

Check to make sure the initial coat is dry by running your fingers along the mask, there shouldn't be any sticky spots! Once it is dry use a painters brush to reapply the glue/water mixture and dry again. You will want four or more plus coats to make the fabric stiff to sustain prolong usage of the mask.

After several reapplications of glue and dry time you should be able to make an educated guess as to the durability of the mask.

then proceed to the trim work of cutting out the eyes, the mouth & decorate how ever you like. I put a decent coat of airbrushing on my mask, which is something you may want to consider before proceeding to the next part.

In this example I used twine for the mouth and Lycra for the eyes (it's see through-ish) and the innards of the mouth.

Pro Selection Tip For The Eyes, You May Want To Consider:

Scrim Fabric

Chiffon Fabric

Buckram Fabric

If you're following along so far, you will notice this is only half the mask, but the back of the mask, I repeated the process then stitched the back to the front after I was done decorating. For the back I would recommend however once it's dry enough to cut a strait slit 3/4" of the way up and add wooden buttons. It'll make getting the mask on and off much easier.