the hats

Okay!  This is the last of the Tea Party details and I’m getting anxious to show you some of the new things I’ve been working on, but since I know you want to make some of these hats just. for. fun., I’m sharing some close-ups and a little photo step-by-step.  The supplies I used included:  felt, tulle, pearls, feathers, silk flowers, flower ribbon, plain headbands, and some pieces off a feather boa.  Basically, I just started with a piece of tulle and tied or fluffed it into something “big.”  Then, holding it in my hand, I started grouping some flowers and/or feathers around it.  When I thought I had a grouping I liked, I hot glued it into place on a small square of felt.  Wearing the headband and looking in the mirror, I held the glued arrangement up and figured out the correct positioning on the headband.  Then I ran back to the glue gun and glued it right in place onto the headband, covering the back with another piece of felt.

 For Addie’s hat, I glued strips of flower ribbon onto a circle of felt, then glued elastic to the bottom, with the ends meeting in the center of the felt circle bottom, and then covered the elastic ends with a backing of felt.  I knew she would never keep a headband on her head, and this method worked out perfectly.