This is something different, eh? ^_^

This is a prop I made in about six hours, and it is a huge "first of firsts" for me. I have never done any leatherworking, and the last time I did any metalworking with metal that isn't wire was back when I was 17 and making my Sailor Jupiter tiara for my Halloween costume.

Anyway, to sum up - This is a prop for the Pittsburgh Stage Combat Society. We needed a crown, and I realized, "Hey, I've got some sheet copper laying around!" so I volunteered to make it. Later, upon looking at the copper, I realized that it was far too thin to make into a crown. Thicker than aluminum foil, but I can still score it with my fingernail. We DO have really thick leather and antique brass finish rivets laying around, though.
"Aha! I can rivet the copper to the leather and then I can do nifty things to the copper!"

Ta dah! ^_^ I am quite proud of my hare-brained scheme, and it looks nice, too. The only problem is that it's a bit small, but the fabric roll does a good job of keeping it in place and making it fit well. At least it looks masculine; it's supposed to be a king's crown, after all.
I wanted to make a prop that would last, and one that looked nice. Everyone is up there in cool costumes and armor and waving around steel blades; you can't have a cheezy crown, you just can't.

Materials:
Leather
Copper Sheeting
Brass Rivets
Glass Marbles
LOTS of Wire
Gold Ribbon
Brocade
Fiberfill
Epoxy
Fabric Glue

It was really hard to categorize - It combines leatherworking, metalworking, jewelry and fabric skills, so I put it in "Other" under Artisan Crafts. Mods, if this is in the wrong place, please move it.