Steampunk Gypsy Fortune Teller
This year for Comicon I decided to create a new costume. I wanted to do something a little different, and I didn’t have a whole lot of time. After a few days of brainstorming, I threw together a Gypsy Fortune Teller costume!
Costume as a whole:
Steampunk Gypsy Fortune Teller costume
The outfit itself was pretty simple. I had a chemise from my Ren Faire days that I used as the Gypsy’s top. Over it, I used one of my professional wear vests. I added a green cotton and lace skirt, some black and white striped leggings, and my Doc Marten boots. Voila!
Now you might be thinking how that could possibly make a steampunk outfit. I haven’t gotten to the good part yet! The accessories are what made the costume. I am a firm believer in less is more and not overdoing it.
In order to draw in the Gypsy and steampunk elements, I created several additional pieces. I layered 3 necklaces, added a coin skirt (for a nice jingle), and created a crystal ball in a box.
Now, the necklaces were definitely fun to create. I started off with the choker. I had some white lace lying around, so I took my alcohol inks and just went crazy. It ended up all tie-dyed looking. I sewed it onto some black ribbon and added some off white pearls.
The second necklace was a pretty quick and easy one, too. I used blue dyed quartz, silver beads, and some copper wire I coiled. The look was a kind of spiked hippie chic.
The third necklace is my favorite. I used a tie-dyed woven thread and attached all different kinds of charms. I included some “silver dust” (silver sparkle in a bottle), twigs and berries in a bottle, a monocle, keys, a metal bug, coins, and a sand glass timer. It’s a jingly hodge podge of everything a Fortune Teller in a steampunk world would need. It also went all the way to my belly button. It’s pretty big!
I also created a slave bracelet. I used a nice dark copper/brass colored chain, some gear charms, and a really cool pendant I found.
Steampunk slave bracelet
I also made large hoop earrings. I took pre-made silver hoops and added a few coins and a gem to each. They turned out really pretty, and they jingled!
Steampunk Gypsy Earrings
For the cherry on top, I created a “crystal ball in a box.” I found this fantastic box at Hobby Lobby that has a pyramid top that you can look into. I added some nice beads and embellishments to the box.
I used hard foam to create a base for the crystal ball. The “crystal ball” is a frosted glass ornament with string lights inside. I cut a hole in the foam for the top of the ornament to rest and a corner was cut out for the battery pack/switch. I added a wonderful black felt that had velvet swirls as the bed, and then added some colored crystals and moss.
Steampunk’d calculator Update
So I broke it. I knew I would.
The really cool wires sticking out at the top popped right off when I tried to put the calculator in a bag.
So I decided to update the look. I got rid of the really cool blue tin and went instead with copper tubing and brass.
Updated steampunk’d calculator
Updated steampunk’d calculator
Steampunk’d calculator
Howdy!
With Comicon this weekend, I decided somewhat last-minute to make a costume! A Steampunk Mechanic’s costume to be exact.
The first totally completed piece of my costume is a steampunk’d calculator. (It’ll have a better name eventually.)
Modified calculator to look cool and steampunkish.
I didn’t want to keep it looking too obvious. Yes, it’s still a calculator, but now it could be a scanner or a log or whatever else I want it to be. (Also, it still works!)
So, what do you think? This is the first time I’ve ever made a prop. Any feedback would be great!
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