A few quick coats so you dont miss any parts, this will also allow you to smooth out the styrofoam balls a bit so they don't have that little bumpy pattern on them you tend to get. Easiest way to do this would be with PVA or similar. Īs for the staff, there's no reason you couldn't use Styrofoam balls for the base of the staff head, just be aware they will need to be sealed/coated before painting if you're using spray paint as a lot of rattle can paint has a nasty habit of eating styrofoam. Good luck with your build, seems you're well on your way. I have promised that, when she's ready and feels comfortable to do it, I will make up the armour to accompany her as Darien. I will keep at it and will post more as I build this costume! I plan to make a staff as well using a PVC pipe and clay.Īwesome Princess Serenity is my fiancee's 'dream' costume that she wants to do. *I used a cheap plastic girl's comb-tiara that I bought at a local fabric/craft store as a base, sanded it down, removed the gems, clipped off a few of the loops of plastic with wire cutters, painted it with primer and then silver and silver glitter paint (the original metallic silver paint job was really cheap-looking), and finally hot glued on pearls and Swavorski crystals on to the tiara to create the final crown in the last two pictures below. The crowning (har har) achievement so far: custom tiara I've been wearing them around a little bit to break them in and they are quite comfortable for the heel height.Įarrings (handmade with gold wire, faux pearls and E6000 glue): *These are sort of a cream-white color and are coated with white glitter. Trying on the wig with and without detachable pigtails (you can see that the color is actually a bit more of a golden blonde than the lighter blonde from the product image): For this wig, I will need to figure out how to shape the base of each pigtail into Serenity's signature "odango" buns. *This company makes pretty high quality costume wigs for the price. My plan is to make a long ivory satin circle skirt with a layered sheer tulle overlay to go with it. *I'll be using this corset to form the bodice of dress. White angel/butterfly wings (medium A-style feathered wings by Mother Plucker Feather Company)Ĭorset: Ivory Satin Overbust Corset with gold detailing from Corset Story Here's what I have made and purchased so far: I'm building a manga-style Neo Queen Serenity-inspired costume, but I will also be drawing from the anime version of Princess Serenity for some of the details:
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