The Mad Hatter Meets Christmas

 How about a Christmas tree full of Mad Hatter Hats 

 Or perhaps a few Mad Hatter lovelies put out on display.
(these great little stands are made by my hubby from Styrofoam)

Here's what you need to make your own Mad Hatter Hats:

Vintage Christmas sheet music - download HERE
White musical notes on black background - (will use a lot of black ink) download HERE or  HERE
Sale tags for hat band - download HERE or HERE

Instructions:

1.  Download, print and cutout the hat pattern pieces.
     Large hat pattern - download HERE or download HERE
     Small hat pattern - download HERE or download HERE

2.  Cut patterns out of scrapbook paper, Christmas sheet music and the white notes on black background sheet music. (1 crown, 1 band and 2 brims for each hat being made) refer to pattern pieces.

3.  Cut pattern pieces from cereal box board (1 crown, 1 band and 1 brim for each hat being made) refer to pattern pieces.

4.  Apply Elmers glue to decorative paper pieces and adhere to their matching box board pieces. The brim will have paper applied to both the top and bottom. Press pieces between heavy books until the glue has dried to avoid warping.  After pieces have dried trim away any overhanging paper.

5.  Using the hat band pattern piece mark the glue line onto the papered side of the hat band.

6.  Shape the hat band piece by pulling it down along the edge of a table until the left and right edge of the band come together with little effort.

7.  Apply Weldbond between the lines indicated on the brim and press the edges together until the glue adheres. Add a piece of masking tape along the inside seam for more holding power. If the box board refuses to bend try peeling away the glossy paper from the inside where the seams meet.

8.  Mark the center point on the crown and brim pieces (refer to the pattern pieces). Poke a hole through the crown piece with a pin or the tip of  your scissors.

9.  Attach the band to the brim by applying Weldbond along the edge of the band with the smallest opening.
Press the band into place by centering it over the hole marked on the brim piece.

10.  Apply glue along the upper edge of the band piece. Lay the crown piece onto the glued edge of the band and press into position. Flip the hat over so that it rests on the crown, weight everything down as shown. NOTE: The crown piece is slightly larger than the band at this point this allows for a more stable application. It can be trimmed to the same circumference as the band when the glue is dry.

11.  Cover the raw edges of the box board with Tim Holtz Ink, at the same time add ink along the top of the hat band and around the edges of the crown to add and aged appearance.

12.  Apply ribbon around the hat band, cut out and glue on the appropriately sized sales tag from the downloaded sheet (above).

13.  Shape the brim by gently rolling it towards the center of the hat. Keep rolling until the desired shape is obtained.

14.  Make hat pins by threading beads onto the dressmakers pins. Glue them in place by adding a small amount of Glossy Accents between each bead and under the last bead. Use white glue to secure the completed hat pins under the ribbon running around the brim.

 

15.  Shape wire into hook, (this is my weird way of making hooks, makes removal easier when I don't need a permanent hook), by following picture below. The length of wire I used for each hook was about 4 inches. Thread the hook into the small hole you made previously in the crown.

 Your done, now go "mad" hanging hats everywhere!

My feline bumped the table when this picture was taken - thus the wiggly focus - damn cat.

Wire Tree Form available from Stampington & Company - $14.99ea ( I have many ♥♥)

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