How Do You Make A Believable Vintage Microphone Stage Prop?
There are few props that can help indicate the era or period setting of a stage play quite as well as vintage electronics. Of these, one of the most quintessential is the old-fashioned microphone. Real vintage microphones are valued antiques and generally too expensive and fragile to be used in a stage play. Instead, build your own vintage microphone using craft supplies for a fraction of the cost—one that’s good enough to fool your audience into thinking you’ve managed to get ahold of the real thing. Melt 1 cup of plastic craft beads according to the instructions on the package. Moisten your smooth work station with a layer of water to keep the plastic from sticking. Form the soft plastic into the basic shape of the microphone head. Once the plastic is soft enough to handle, shape it into a ball. Then stuff the metal ball bearings into the center and close the ball shape around them. Shape the ball into a rectangular box by pressing the six sides against your work surface. Repeat th
