Showing posts with label Costume Making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Costume Making. Show all posts

Monday, October 30, 2017

Bat Wings - Vampire Queen Costume Tutorial For Halloween

I made these vampire bat wings and Vlad the Impaler accessories for the Vampire Ball in Heidelberg, Germany.





Here are the steps for making the vampire bat wings:

1. The Idea:


2. Wire hangers:


3. Masking tape for "the bones" of the wings:


4. Mod Podge and tissue paper to create the "membrane":



5. Once it dries (I used about 5 layers of Mod Podge), cut the bottom of the wings into the shape you want and wash off the tissue paper.



7. Paint the bones:




8. Paint the wings black:




9. Use a glue gun (and sew) to attach straps for wearing:


10. Finished. This is what the back looks like:


The Vampire Queen in action:





    (Vampire Queen photos by Paul Allan Ballard)

Now for some Vlad the Impaler accessories.

The bat scepter:






Notice Vlad Tepes' glowing, ruby eyes....muahahaha

The Vlad Tepes fascinator:


The Vlad Tepes brooch:



More Vampire Queen photos:






The Vampire Queen's Kitty Cat snack:






And finally some pictures of the Vampire Ball in Heidelberg, Germany:









Happy Halloween & Guten Appetit! Muahahaha

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Star Wars Paper Jewelry

Since everyone is Star Wars crazy this week, I think I should post the Star Wars themed things I have made. These were for Celebration Europe in Essen, Germany.
Since this convention took place in Germany, I felt like I should combine German cultural kitsch with Star Wars and made a Star Wars Dirndl and matching jewelry.

Star Wars Paper Jewelry: