How to make Steampunk goggles

All right people, as Halloween is getting closer, today we are going to set out step by step how to create a pair of Steampunk aviator goggles.  A bonus for people that like doing wood/metal working is that these are perfectly functional goggles, I use mine now whenever I am sanding or woodworking.

Step 1: The first thing you need is a foundation, something to build around.  It is much simple to re-imagine an everyday item than to try crafting it all by hand.  I choose to start with a pair of welders goggles which I purchased from amazon for about $8.00

Step 2: Disassemble the goggles, then lightly sand the plastic in preparation for painting.

Step 3: After sanding, paint the plastic with color/style of your choice.  I went with a Rust-oleum tm
Hammered Copper spray paint.

Step 4: using my dremel I bore a set of holes which will allow me to connect the nose-bridge later.

Step 5: Using a piece of leather (bought at Hobby Lobby) draw out and cut the leather for the nose-bridge

Step 6: Using a waxed thread attach the leather nose bridge to the goggle shells, and then run the waxed thread through the bore holes, tying them off at the end.

Step 6: cut two even leather straps adding the connectors of your choice (I went with snap buttons purchased at Hobby Lobby).

Step 7: Technically your goggles are complete at this point.  You may wish to add some additional features to give them some extra style.  I am adding a set of clip-on magnifiers purchased online for about $5.00

 The main items needed to add this feature are a small dowel peg (painted with copper colored paint) for the magnifiers to clip onto, and some copper wire (also found at Hobby Lobby) to connect the dowel peg to the goggles.

VIOLA! You are now the proud owner/creator of a set of functional Steampunk aviator goggles.