My friends and I already have tickets to the midnight showing of the final movie in July, and we are planning a little shindig beforehand. There was talk of costumes, which brings us to the next topic of importance. Luna Lovegood's obnoxious lion hat. This consequently propelled me into a little research to see if I can reconstruct this item for under $15. No luck so far....unless, of course, I want a lame replica.
First of all, for those who don't give a rip about Harry Potter, this is what Luna's hat is supposed to look like...
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1) Create this puppy from scratch. Uh...forgive me but no.
2) Purchase a child's lion costume, detach the head and embellish it. Uh...maybe.
3) Buy a massive stuffed lion from Goodwill, decapitate and embellish the head. Uh...possible but not yet convinced.
4) Choose another character.
5) Paint a lighting bolt on my forehead and call it good.
Now. Of all those options, nothing and I mean nothing has topped the advice I stumbled upon last night. My quest led me to a blog with several comments filled with advice for how to construct the lion hat. Get this. One blogger recommends I simply purchase a taxidermy lion head and "just carve it out." Uh....dude.... The blogger added that I should only attempt this if I'm good at sculpting. ??? The blogger then provided several instructional links, which I refused to check out.
Now why didn't I think of that? Oh I know! It's because I'm pretty sure my neck would break under the weight of a real lion head strapped to my skull while we wait in line for several hours to get good seats. Dude. This is Harry Potter, not the freakin' circus. Plus the other midnight movie-goers might not like their view in the theater blocked by a massive lion silhouette during the show. Plus the lion head might stink considering it was once real. Plus I don't sculpt so it might end up warped and stinky.
Second to this recommendation was the Luna Lovegood Lion Headband, pictured here:
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*sigh* Goodness gracious. *shakes head* Muggles.....they are everywhere.
3 comments:
So how's it feel to be gradyeeated? I love Harry Potter...wish you could get it for Kindle and I'd read them again!
Options 7: Go to the theater early, find someone who has built the most impressive looking lionhead, take a blackjack to them, pull them in an alley and walk out with a new lionhead.
But option 6 of the kids band isn't bad.
A few years ago, I made a lion costume for Matt for Halloween. I have the hat but I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and say it's probably not what you're looking for. My vote: Buy a stuffed lion and decapitate it. Then use fabric and ribbon remnants to create the mane. You can rebuild it, Ann, you have the technology!
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