DIY Steampunk Goggles
There are several ways to create your own Steampunk Goggles for a Steampunk party, Halloween or Cosplay for ComicCon. I’m sharing the pair of welding goggles I steampunked for my “Stopping Time…Forever Thirty-Nine” birthday party
I purchased a pair of Welding Goggles along with a pair of Jewelers Clip on Eye Loupes at my local hardware store. After removing the lenses and straps, my husband spray painted the goggles metallic bronze and the lens pieces a metallic silver. Once the paint dried, I reassembled the goggles and “aged” them by dabbing black, gold and silver ink all over the goggles with a cloth and then rubbing it in to create an “aged leather” look.
I then lightly brushed silver metallic paint over the air vents and let dry. Once the paint and ink dried, I added metal gears and brads on both sides of the goggles with super glue then attached the Loups. For the strap, I found a brown pleather belt in my closet that fit perfectly,
I punched several holes on the belt and added metallic brads for embellishment.
I was so happy with the first pair I made, I went on to make a pair for my son. I used the same technique, but added mason jar lids for the lenses, copper wire and extra hardware to make it a bit more masculine.
I blacked out the lenses with black paint and placed them on an oversize hat.
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@Michelle Stewart Steampunk is such a Fun genre! Great job on the goggles!
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Whoa, these are cool!
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