Elven Circlet painting and aging!

Hey guys! This is just going to be a picture-heavy follow-up on my previous post. Enjoy!

That elven light, amirite? :P

A recent side project

My apologies for the silence! I've been out for the past week, courtesy of a sinus infection that's knocked me on my ass. I'm starting to finally feel a bit better so I thought I'd post pictures of the side project I'm currently working on. A friend of mine is doing an elven ranger cosplay but couldn't find a circlet that fit the image in her head, so I've attempted to help out.
I can't stress enough that I really don't have any experience making something like this, so I thought it would be an interesting challenge. I actually really struggled with cutting the worbla evenly... so much so that I took a detour and resorted to lining the worbla with a soutache ribbon to see if that would force me to keep my lines straight. That plan backfired pretty quickly and I went back to stage one but, if nothing else, I'm finally becoming comfortable wielding scissors.
My friend said she wanted something similar to the simplicity but stature of Galadriel's crown and so I researched my images and got to work. My poor styrofoam head is rather the worse for wear, having been melted by the heat gun too many times and I think it might be about time to pick up a second one, but I still found it manageable. I didn't prime the surface with anything before setting the strips of worbla on top of it, and I think that might have been what salvaged the project: it didn't budge from it's perch atop the mannequin head until I pried it free.
I'm pretty sure I'm teetering on the edge of a ramble here, so I'll just post the pictures. As always, I'll be more than happy to answer any questions that are posted in the comments. That'll mean that someone is reading this, at least :P
Okay. Picture time!

Tanto Progress Part 2

Hey there, nonexistent readers! Nah, I know the blog's new and pretty nondescript so far.
Anyway, I've got a few pictures to post on the sword progress, so I figured I'd share them now! Still waiting for the final layers of acrylic to dry on the scabbard before I get to work figuring out the sageo knot and beads and stuff. First, here's my mace all coated in Gesso and my tanto all coated in PlastiDip

I colored the blade using Rub'n'Buff and polished away at it until I was happy with the finish.

I coated the scabbard in red PlastiDip (which is darker and more vibrant than it appears here -- blame my phone's camera flash) and let it dry, then flipped, sprayed and waited some more. I'm actually really happy with the way it turned out!

As I said, I'm waiting for the acrylic on the scabbard to dry. I want it to have a finished, lacquered look before starting on the decorations. If you have a minute, I'd love some feedback or a shout to see if anyone is actually reading this. Have a nice midnight/morning/second breakfast, y'all!