Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Missy continued - accessories!

Missy has a few accessories that need to be addressed.  There's her hat, complete with hatpin, her device (which a fellow Missy cosplayer dubbed the "MPDA" - Missy PDA), and lastly, her jewelry, including cameo, spiky bracelet, and her cyber bracelet.

For reference:
 photo IMG_2145_zpsixsa5wgt.jpg  photo IMG_1810_zpsfcd0c571.jpg  photo mpda_zpsp9f0w0ao.jpg  photo IMG_1811_zpsb9c9f372.jpg  photo IMG_1906_zpsb547bfff.jpg  So starting with the hat, after searching around more expensive options, I decided to remake a >$4 trilby from my local big-box store. I turned it inside out and used a seam ripper to remove the top half, flattened it with a steamy iron, and stitched it back on by hand. I used that same steam iron to press out the brim's original curl, then press in the new side flip:  photo IMG_2165_zps2qpkwafs.jpg  photo IMG_2166_zpszeq5q1ft.jpg  photo IMG_2167_zpsouytw1fz.jpg  photo IMG_2319_zpsialxv0vd.jpg

To make the hatpin, I used Sculpey to form the black spike at the end, forming it over the head end of a 5" hat pin. Since JoAnn's only sells those in packets of 3, and allowing for the risk of damage in the forming/curing process, I went ahead and made 2. I could not find teardrop shaped pearly beads in time for the con, so I went with a basic round shape, and hit it with some Krazy Glue (the Kragle!) to stay in place. The final stage was to add purple flowers, daisies, and dark and light cherries to the hat. In retrospect, it also needed netting around the crown, but I stitched the flowers on, so I will have to go back at some other time to add the net.

Next up, my MPDA... I cut the shape out of several layers of balsa wood, and used the original prop design image (not totally SA, since the final version was more silver), and mod podged it to the (painted) wood. For a 3-D effect, I cut the "lens" side into two layers.

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For Missy's cameo, I continue to be on the quest to find the simple-edged cameo setting used onscreen, but lacking that, I went with this ebay find:  photo IMG_2327_zpscrfurlin.jpg I picked up some black cameos to go in the brooch, and more recently, ordered some orange ones, to keep up with the evolution of the costume in the coming season.
I believe the closest match to her spiky bracelet is this little number from Hot Topic, but since I came across a thrift store find that was "close" when I was still shopping hats, I have not purchased this... yet. I might not since future evolution of the costume appears to drop the spiked bracelet.
Missy spiked bracelet photo IMG_1938_zpsdd5c6e5b.jpg
The cyber bracelet is on my "future projects" list. For the time being, I have been using a plain silver colored cuff bracelet. It's delightful, turns my arm a lovely shade of green *smirk*

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