DIY Black Maleficent Horns with Faux Leather

BY admin on October 27, 2015

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With Halloween only days away, here’s a few quick last minute DIY tutorials using vinyl or faux leather for a stand out Maleficent costume. Amber, blogger over at Reuse and Restyle for Crafty People, designed a great DIY tutorial for the Maleficent Headdress on a Budget. Using a hot glue gun, tin foil, masking tape, newspaper, elmer’s glue, water and stretchy spandex vinyl, she crafted a gorgeous headband that’s perfect for Halloween.

First, she used tin foil to create the overall shape of the horns.
Then, she covered it with masking tape and hot glued the horns to a headband.
She added more tin foil and shaped it around her head to create the front portion. Then, she added more foil and shaped it around the side of her ears.
After all the molding process was done, she created paper mache with strips of newspaper.
You’ll have to let it dry for at least 12 hours, and make sure there is no left over moisture on the piece.
Next, she glued the vinyl fabric to the headband, strip by strip until the whole piece was finished.

The result is equally sinister and delightful, we’re sure that Angelina would approve! Go glam with smoky eye makeup and pair with an all black look to complete your magnificent Maleficent costume.

For a detailed, off-the-screen look, read through this DIY tutorial for Leather Wrapped Maleficent Horns. This tutorial for Leather Wrapped Maleficent Horns was originally created by user “sinansoykut” and published on Instructables.

Using wire, sinansoykut advises creating an oval shape to fit on the top of the head.
The next step was creating an outline of each horn using about twelve pieces of wire. He used masking tape at the ends to hold them together while he bent and molded them into the exact shape of his liking.
After that, he covered the horns and headpiece with cardboard strips, which he then covered completely in epoxy.
While letting it dry for 24 hours, he focused his attention on preparing the leather fabric.
The next step was to cut the leather into long rectangular strips, measuring about 2 cm wide, and hiding the edges by folding them inward and gluing them together.
With most of the hard work completed, the next step is to wrap each horn with the leather strips, working slowly to ensure a clean job.
After the horns are completely wrapped, the next step is to add fabric to the back part for the head piece. The final head piece looks completely authentic, giving off an ultra luxe vibe that looks straight off the screen.

While he used an old leather coat, we recommend checking out our own faux leather options available for sale here at MJTrends!Pucker up with a bold red lip and perfect your poses, this is one costume that’s bound to be paparazzi ready. Look fierce and fearless this Halloween with a bold Maleficent costume. Whether you choose to go for a vinyl look or prefer faux leather, we have plenty of fabric to peruse from available online at MJTrends!

Written by Jade Nicolette