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Halloween Hat-ettes

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A guest post re-post originally hosted on Project Run and Play. __________________________________________________________Hi Project Run and Play readers!
I’m Delia from deliacreates and I am excited to be here for Halloween week!
Today I’m sharing a fun Halloween accessory that you can make for your kids or for you.

It’s not quite a hat, but it’s too big to just be a clip/bow/hair flower, so I’ve dubbed it the Hat-ette.

 

For this project, I made three looks.

And here is a quick run-down on how I put each of them together.

First, the Pumpkin…
 
For all three hat-ettes you’ll need circles of strong corrugated cardboard. I used a bowl as my stencil and just cut these out of a box.

Stack a circle of felt {doesn’t have to be perfect}, a few layers of quilt batting and the cardboard circle together.

Hot glue like so.

 

Then poke a hole in the middle.

 

And thread some yarn through to create the grooves of your pumpkin.

Cut about 1 1/2 yards of ribbon and lay it across the middle.

Seal up the bottom of the hat with another, slightly smaller felt circle.

Now adorn with a rolled brown felt stem and a cut green leaf.

 

Done!

Next up, the Witch…

Make it with our without the lace.

Wrap some felt around the cardboard circle with hot glue.

 

Take stiffened felt and roll it into a cone.

The stiffened felt costs a little more, but you only need one sheet. Glue it into that cone shape and cut off the excess. I tried it on top of my head several times to get the height I wanted, and  just cut off a little bit as I went.

Glue to the hat and adorn as desired.

I used some black feathers and then cut the ring off a spider ring for this look.

I added a strip of lace across about 3/4 of the underside of the rim of the hat, and then finished off the bottom like I did with the pumpkin.

It’s best to use a fairly wide piece. After you glue it on, try it on and cut the lace back to where you want it to be on your face.

 

 

And lastly, the sunflower.

Do the same as you did with the other hats. Cover with felt. Then cut and glue pinched petals on like so…

I added some brown tulle and an autumn flower – see Cheri’s tutorial here – to the middle.

It’s a cute hat for a girl who wants to be a flower but not be too dressed up, or it can serve as a great addition to any flowery fun costume.

If the bonnet ties are bothersome, you can also attach these hat-ettes to a headband. You will have less control on where the hat-ette will sit on your head, but it’s a lot easier to put on.You can also glue a clip to the bottom for more stability if you like.Thanks for having me Micalah. Good luck to all the participants tomorrow. I have been in awe of what you gals have been cranking out every week!

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  12. I love these hats! I definitely shared this with a friend who wanted to make her own classic pumpkin costume this year. I'm having a hard time deciding which one I want to try making…!

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  24. Great Blog! Informative and a great read. Love the Shabby Apple Dress… perfect for any event or vacation!
    Thanks for how-to's on making the hats can't wait to make them myself.

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  27. These hats are fantastic.. we don’t celebrate Halloween here in Australia – but that doesn’t stop me from adoring those hats!

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  30. Hi, I am a new follower! I am making a Halloween costume & may make the witches hat-ette. Love all three. I am going to blog about your tutorial & use 1 image & link back!
    Thanks for sharing, Theresa
    @ DearCreatives.com

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  31. Thanks for sharing this project! I made two pumpkin hat-ettes last night, one for me, and one for my son's pumpkin costume. They were so fast and easy to put together, and I never would have thought of it myself.

    I also love your frankenstein hat … I might be making one for my husband's costume. You are totally saving me this halloween! 🙂

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  35. Hi Delia,

    Thanks for this awesome post. It inspired and helped me to create my own fascinator/headpiece for Halloween.

    I also wanted to let you know that I posted about this tutorial and used 3 images. I did a feature of my creation today. Both of them link back to your blog.

    Have a lovely week.
    Elouna

    http://www.moinoiblog.com

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  36. What a great post! I just finished my pumpkin "hat-ette" in about 30 minutes, including cleanup! I usually just throw on a pair of animal ears to take the kiddos out trick-or-treating, but this year I'll be looking that much cuter. I'll be posting about it on my blog in the next couple of days and will certainly be mentioning your post. Thanks again!

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