Make: Party Hat
by Designing Mom Kate
One year ago – I was uber pregnant and doing everything in my power to birth my baby on time (eating hot wings, makin’ love, scarfing hot fudge sundaes, acupuncture, massage). I was reading all the expecting books, reviewing my birth plan, meeting with my doula and getting excited for the big day. I kept wondering if I would know when labor started and how that would feel. But mostly, I just wanted to meet the little person growing inside of my body for all these months.
And now – that little person is turning ONE! This first year has been one of the most amazing and delightful and challenging and hilarious and sleep-deprived of my life. My heart has expanded and continues to do so every day as I fall more and more in love with Oscar.
We’ll be in Mexico for his 1st birthday – so I decided to make him a little party hat. I had some leftover denim from a botched hemming job that inspired the hat. I’m not as crafty as some of the moms here – but give me some cute fabric and some glue and even I can make something original and cool.
Kate’s steps to a cool party hat:
1. Buy a cheap card stock party hat at any party store
2. Un-staple it and use it to make a pattern for any fabric (I chose denim)
3. Cut out the number you’re celebrating in a contrasting fabric (I chose denim in reverse)
4. Cut out other designs (stripes, dots, shapes) in various fabrics/colors
5. Staple the hat back together with the main fabric.
6. Fabric glue your design onto the hat
7. Make a little hoo-haw for the top (I just chopped up a square of felt – bunched at one end and fanned out)
And voila! An easy, adorable, original birthday hat for your favorite little one.
2 comments:
that is just about the cutest thing i've ever seen!
happy birthday oscar and to you! great hat.
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