Creative Thinking #2

{Creative Thinking #2}

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Simple Yet Swanky!

Simple Yet Swanky

So first let me start by apologizing for my lack of posts lately!! Ah! Sorry!! My photography business had picked up since the start of the year and that with a lot of other things has kept me very busy! So here we are.. a sweet little simple yet swanky way to make one of those vintage looking cocktail hats.. What is a cocktail hat you ask?? Cocktail hats are small, extravagant hats for women. They are usually worn as evening wear and are intended as a alternative to the large brimmed women's hats. These hats are often decorated with beads, jewels and/or feathers. Veils are also a common feature of cocktail hats. ...Why would you or i want to make one? Well i needed one for a friends photography class assignment.. and you might want to make one for a tea party or maybe for a little girl to play dress up.. or maybe just because.. anyway, here is how it is done...

Things you will need-

A straw hat (Goodwill is a great place to find one)
Some Scissors
An onion sack/bag or any other kind of mess type sack
Some paint
and a glue gun

I first started by removing the embellishments off of the hat, if you have any and they go with your design feel free to leave them. I needed a plain hat though :/

Then I cut all around the brim of the hat making sure not to cut into the sew edge of the top piece so it would stay together..

Next I cut one end of the onion sack open and then glued the tied end to the inside center of the hat.. if this seems confusing sorry, just take a few minutes to think about it and you will figure it out..

After the glue has dried you are ready to paint.. choose any color you like just make sure you get a flat paint because i had a ton of problems with the satin.. Also, to make it easier to paint i put my hand in a walmart sack and then placed the hat over it so i would avoid overspray but still be able to freely turn the hat to get coverage from all angles.

Let your paint dry, add a few more coats if needed, and there you have it.. a cute little cocktail hat :)