Tasha’s Costuming Blog

So the other day I made a few try-out Shinra lapel pins out of printer paper printed with the Shinra logo (thank God I have a fairly high-quality printer), and covered in hot glue. They turned out okay (I apologize for the crappy picture, my camera phone sucks):

What I want to do is make real versions of this – the lapel pin, cufflinks, and tie clasp (and anything else I can think of), with the paper glued to high-quality foil or other sturdy backing, and then hot-glued onto pre-made polyester resin. For the cufflinks I was thinking I would only use the diamond in the center, whereas with the lapel pin and tie clasp I would use the whole square.

The lapel pin I would put on tie tacks with butterfly clutches, and the cufflinks, clearly, would require blank cufflink findings. The tie clasp could actually just be a barrette of the correct color. And I’ve already designed “Shinra ID Badge” graphics as a gag a long time ago that were actually quite cool.

I want to be a Turk for Halloween, but more importantly, I want to make my three best friend “Turk Kits” for Christmas – a lapel pin, tie clasp, set of cufflinks, and ID card (and anything else I can think of – I’m totally willing to accept ideas! I’m thinking of doctoring up cheapie Nerf guns to make them look real-ish but plastic for the full Turk effect) all in one purty little box. Can anyone think of anything else that would be cool for a project like this?

Edit: Cally suggested sunglasses. I could do that, I think, and it would look rather neat if it came out properly. HMMMM!

Another Edit: I just came up with the idea to make personalized neckties. Ties are super easy to make and I could also include little cute “Shinra Electric Power Company” tags.

For those who may be reading this from Square-Enix: These are intended for PERSONAL USE ONLY. I WILL NOT BE SELLING THESE AND IF I DO IT WILL BE FOR SHIPPING AND MATERIAL COSTS ONLY, NOT FOR A PROFIT.