aBeesSide Story: Steampunk Goggle Tutorial: Easy Level

Steampunk Google Tutorial #1: Easy Level by AJ

First gather your tools and supplies.

1 pair of inexpensive swim goggles.

I got mine at our local dollar type store for, you guessed it, a whole dollar.

Metallic colored spray paint.

Your choice in colors. I use a silver and a gold to enhance the style and give the goggles a layered aged look.

Ribbon or leather cording

I used a metallic colored ribbon with metal threads.

(If you use the leather cording you may have to sew it onto the plastic so a needle and thread will be added.)

Hot glue gun and glue sticks.

Wire, Nuts, Gears, and such to use as embellishment.

Total cost of supplies should be $7 to $15. Of course that depends on the embellishments you use. I had the spray paint on hand so I didn't have to purchase any for this project.

Directions:

1. Take the goggles apart by pushing the lenses out and removing the head strap.

2. Spray paint the frames with your choice of metallic spray paint.

BE SURE YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA.

I layered two colors, gold and silver to get a aged look.

3. Pick whether you want to use leather material or cording or ribbon. I chose a metallic ribbon because I wanted to keep this simple and didn't really want to sew today.

If you chose to use leather or leather cording you will need a thick need and thread that matches the color of your leather. You will then hand stitch the leather to the suction area of the lenses.

But like I said I didn't feel like sewing today so I opted for ribbon. I chose a ribbon with metallic threads.

4. Using a hot glue gun attach the ribbon to the suction area of the lenses. Be Careful not to get glue on the actually lenses, especially if you want to actually see out of these.

Make sure to fold over the ribbon and finish the inside as well as the outside.

5. After the paint is dry and the suction area is covered in the material, pop the lenses back into the frame.

6. Reattach the head strap to finish reassembling the goggles.

Now you could finish here.

But that is NOT much fun now is it?

7. So now for the FUN part! Embellishments!!

I chose gears, a washer, a nut, and some copper colored ribbon wire. Wrap the wire around your embellishments and through the side strap slits. wrap wire tightly and in a pattern you like.

Finish up with some hot glue to stabilize the embellishments if needed.