Y'know... if I would have looked, I would have seen the super glue in the picture. I'm a dork like that
Anyways, thanks for the advice. I told my roommate that I had the same worries about hot glue you mentioned. I'd think that super glue would work better in the long run.
Eventually, we'll have photos. We're heading to ACEN this May, she'll be Bilbo and I'll be Gandalf. Then it's off to work on Fili and Kili's costumes for our local con in November.