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Progress on Amidala's headdress - nearly there!
Its made in 2 pieces - I can't drive the car cos it's too high, so I will get the wig and costume on, then drive round to Expo and then put on headdress - simples!

1 This is two frames made of cardboard, shaped to fit over my head.
2 Cover them with kitchen roll using PVA glue. Thread ribbon/tape through the bottom frame - this secures it onto the cotton doily.

3 The hair is from a cheap long black witch wig from eBay. This was cut into lengths about 10" long and sewn down the middle on a strip of thin card. I made 2 of these (they resemble giant hairy caterpillars). One of the caterpillars is lightly varnished on one side (to stick the hair together and help it to stand up).

4 Then glue the two pieces of hair (caterpillars) together, fold in half with the varnished side outwards and glue into the arched frame that sits on your head.

5 Paint and decorate the frames. Add the other curved frame over the hair and stick into place.

6 I added another light coat of varnish to help keep the fan shape together.

7 The lace cap is a cotton doiley which is covered in wood glue (PVA) - I put a plastic bag on my head and then the gooey doily to mold it into shape and wait for it to set. (Make sure no one sees you like this!!) Once it is fully dry it goes quite hard - you don't need to wait that long with it on your head, just long enough for it to stay in shape when you take it off.

8 Add a fringe of beads and two plastic egg shapes (again from eBay), trim the top of the hair into a neat blunt cut and there you have it.

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Beads Beads and more Beads

Progress on Amidala's headdress - nearly there!
Its made in 2 pieces - I can't drive the car cos it's too high, so I will get the wig and costume on, then drive round to Expo and then put on headdress - simples!

1 This is two frames made of cardboard, shaped to fit over my head.
2 Cover them with kitchen roll using PVA glue. Thread ribbon/tape through the bottom frame - this secures it onto the cotton doily.

3 The hair is from a cheap long black witch wig from eBay. This was cut into lengths about 10" long and sewn down the middle on a strip of thin card. I made 2 of these (they resemble giant hairy caterpillars). One of the caterpillars is lightly varnished on one side (to stick the hair together and help it to stand up).

4 Then glue the two pieces of hair (caterpillars) together, fold in half with the varnished side outwards and glue into the arched frame that sits on your head.

5 Paint and decorate the frames. Add the other curved frame over the hair and stick into place.

6 I added another light coat of varnish to help keep the fan shape together.

7 The lace cap is a cotton doiley which is covered in wood glue (PVA) - I put a plastic bag on my head and then the gooey doily to mold it into shape and wait for it to set. (Make sure no one sees you like this!!) Once it is fully dry it goes quite hard - you don't need to wait that long with it on your head, just long enough for it to stay in shape when you take it off.

8 Add a fringe of beads and two plastic egg shapes (again from eBay), trim the top of the hair into a neat blunt cut and there you have it.