Before I found the nerve to start working on the Lord Elrond
costume, I decided to make the circlet. It was easy enough, looking at the
photos, and at some finished products other people have made and put up for
sale online.
I figured that I could make the crown using polymer clay
,
but it would need to have an armature, or a wire skeleton, so that the clay
pieces don’t break. So, that’s what I did.
,
but it would need to have an armature, or a wire skeleton, so that the clay
pieces don’t break. So, that’s what I did.
Because my toaster oven for baking clay was just that, a
toaster oven, a whole circlet would not fit in it. Therefore, I decided to make
the crown in three segments. I baked the three pieces, glued them together
afterwards, and painted the crown with metallic gold acrylic paint.
The crown came out
very nice. I added a gold-colored chain that I found at Michaels. Looks
handmade, but serves the purpose, I think.
