Ram Horns

Alice In Wonderland. The Sheep Shop.

Just to make things interesting, I decided to make the Sheep a Ram. The performer playing the part is actually female but she agreed, a Ram seemed more visually interesting. So, YAY, HORNS!

First, the frame. Chopped up a coat hanger and bent them into the basic shape.

(Not pictured: I went back and added another 'V' to the base for stability so it sort of looked like a tee-pee with a long curly top.) Then I squished a bunch of aluminum foil around the wire frame and extended it to the length I wanted.

Next, after surfing the lovely world wide abyss, I combined a couple of techniques and came up with my preference. I wrapped twine around the horns to add texture. Just needed a little glue at the start and the end to secure it. As you can see, I wasn't trying for total coverage.

Next, ahhh, paper mache!! This time I used paper towels instead of newspaper because I wanted it a bit softer. I wanted to be able to squish the paper towels into and around the twine.

I was very happy with how it turned out! Two steps left, adhering it to a headband of some sort and then painting. I'll let you know how they turn out. ;-)