Pair of Steampunk-like Gauntlets From Dollar Tree Halloween Accessories.

Several Years back, I bought a set of kids gauntlets- or rather forearm shields- From a local Dollar Tree store.

On one I mounted an electronic candle, the type that glows multiple colors, into it. Then I took a child's ring, the type with a large hollow diamond-shaped fake gem on it, and cut off the fake gem and hot glued it over the LED of the electronic candle.

I then spray painted it gold.

This year I took it out again and decided to alter the other gauntlet to use with the first one.

On this I decided to mount one of my older MP4 players on it. Although a digital picture frame would do also. First I found a piece of solid plastic and cut it to fit my player, then hot glued it to the gauntlet. I masked it off and spray painted it gold to match the other gauntlet.

Afterwards I hot glued Velcro to both the back of the MP4 player, and onto the piece of plastic I had hot glued to the gauntlet.

The MP4 player is visible in front of it.

Next I cut the Velcro into four strips roughly 5 inches long. In order to make them fit into the slots on the gauntlet I taper the ends of the strips.

I then threaded the strips through the slots on the sides and glued them down, making sure the proper sides were facing each other.

These are pics of the two gauntlets.

I left the Velcro long so I could go in later and cut them to fit my arms.

The MP4 player has not been altered in any way and still works.

The Flashing Gauntlet flashes different colors and the reflective plastic "Gemstone" does a very good job of focusing it. The bottom of the candle is on the underside, which makes it easy to replace it.

The MP4 for this gauntlet I didn't alter in any way: So it can still show pictures, play music, display books in txt format, and so on. I did try to find some appropriate steampunk videos to add to it but the AMV conversion program is five years old and doesn't work most of the time. So I contented myself with downloading appropriate steampunk-style pictures, music, and a number of classic novels in txt format from Gutenbergpress.org.

There is no speaker on this but I am working on converting a battery-powered amplifier I bought at a local Dollar Tree store into something that looks steampunk-like . It will go when finished onto the U-shaped space onto the back end of the gauntlet.