Celeborn's collar.

[mellymell]

I'm thoroughly enjoying this project now that I've gotten into it. Expanded pvc (sintra) is a DREAM to work with! I love it! I might remake my Batgirl armor out of it. I've got a rather large sheet. Plenty of room to play. I started thinking last night of all the other LOTR jewelry I could make with it. Galadriel's brooch, Arwen's Requiem

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[lordofhaladin]

looks amazing!!!

[mellymell]

Thanks! I'm kind of amazed by it, if I may say so. I keep looking at it thinking, "I did NOT just make that!" Drawing out the design was the hardest part. Once that was done, everything else has been cake so far!

I highly recommend this stuff. Couldn't be easier to work with and only $8 or so +S&H for a 24"x48" sheet!

[lordofhaladin]

yes, you did. :)

O RLY?! how hard is it? would one need to have power tools to work with it? I may want some, where did you find it? (online I assume as you mentioned S&H)

[mellymell]

My original plan was to use a coping saw and cut it by hand, but then I thought I'd give the dremel a try and it worked so well, I didn't bother using anything else.

I think you could totally cut it and even sand it by hand. If you were doing something not so intricate, like armor, you could probably even use tin snips or something. I have no idea how the other thicknesses would be, but I was even able to cut out a section with heavy scissors to lay out my pieces on (since a 2'x4' sheet would be a little unwieldy to work with).

You can get it in various thicknesses and even some different colors. This is the thinnest (.040") that usplastic.com sells. Here's the link to their whole range of the stuff.

[padawansguide]

Wow, looks great!

[mellymell]

Thanks!

[pinkrouge]

Wow that is incredible!!!

[mellymell]

Thank you!

[branflake]

I want to be like you when I grow up! You're amazing! This is gorgeous! :)

[mellymell]

Aw, shucks. You're too kind. :)

[laughingmagpie]

This is looking gorgeous!

[mellymell]

Thanks!