Even though it’s raining here today, I thought I’d share with you this quick and easy sunhat refashion. I am not a hat wearer. You know there’s some people that wear hats all the time and they look AWESOME. And then there’s the rest of us that love how hats look but never actually wear them. Whether you don’t think hats look good on you, they’re not comfortable, or whatever- I just forget that they’re an option. Growing up we wore hats when we didn’t wash our hair. So now- no matter how nice the hat, I think people will assume I’m hiding my hair because I didn’t shower. Ridiculous, right? I never think that when I see other people wearing their fabulous hats- but that’s what how I feel every. time.
So even though I’m loving the sun hat trend, I didn’t want to spend much on one because I wasn’t sure how much I’d wear it. When I saw this black one at the dollar store, I thought- I can work with that. It had this black raffia with beads on it, so that was the first thing to go. I bought this grosgrain ribbon from Indigo and stamped it myself.
I used the same stamping method as I did when I made these onesies. Using a carrot as my stamp and my trusty Tulip Paint Soft Matte Black fabric paint, I painted an arrowhead pattern (I don’t know if I’ll ever get over missing out on those Nate Berkus rugs). I got to stamping enough of the ribbon to wrap around my hat. When I was done, I used a lighter to stop the edges from fraying. I used to do this all the time when making hair clips and it works SO WELL. The trick is not to even touch the ribbon with the flame or you get a brown burnt look. You want to hold it just close enough to melt the fibers so none will fray.
I originally just fastened the ends to the hat with a glue gun but there is a bit of a gap and the ribbon flapped around (that’s how it’s done in these photos) so I went back and ran a thin bead of glue behind the whole ribbon. Much better :)
Who knows, I might get on board with this sunhat trend yet! Are you a hat fanatic or do you steer clear? I’d love to hear! And yes, I’m rhyming my dear.
Ana Love Craft
Really awesome !! I love this kind of hats :) Thanks for sharing great tutorial!
Hope your weekend is awesome!
Hugs from Portugal,
Ana Love Craft
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Colleen Pastoor
Thanks so much Ana! Hugs from Canada :)
Erin
Love hats and think you look great in this one!
Colleen Pastoor
Aren’t you sweeet ;) Maybe it will make an appearance on our wine tour!
Kala
I am not a hat person. And my reason stems from the fact that I have big ears and thin hair…so when I put a hat on my ears stick out of hair. True story. But when I was in Mexico on our honeymoon, I really really really wanted a floppy hat. But you know how much those things are on the resort, so I didn’t get one. I vowed to buy one when we got home, but it still hasn’t happened.
Colleen Pastoor
If there ever was a place for a floppy hat… Mexico is it!
Jenny
What a cute idea…and so creative!
Colleen Pastoor
Thanks Jenny! Glad to have you here :)
jennifer prod
this look so, so good on you! love the hat, love the fun pics, and really really love how creative the idea is <3
Colleen Pastoor
Thanks Jenn! You guys are so nice I’m getting the nerve to wear it out in public ;)
Erin
This is such a fun change and that hat looks great on you! I think we have some hat updating to do now too! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!
Erin & Emily
Colleen Pastoor
Thanks so much Erin, I so appreciate it! I’d love to see your hat updates!