Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Cute Hat!!

It has been raining cats and dogs here as we get the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida off the coast. While I was getting ready this morning I could hear the rain over the TV, shower, and ceiling fan. Now that's a downpour! In a rain like that, what is a girl to do with her hair? Sport a cute hat! (Truth be told, if I hadn't had to take Connor to Charleston for a doctor appt., this girl would've stayed home!)

I didn't really have a cute hat, so I decided to make one on the fly. Literally, we are talking 10 minutes here. I had 2 baseball caps from the summer. They were 2 for $5 from Wal-Mart.

I took a fabric scrap, ran a piece of thread through it along the bottom, and then gathered it into a flower shape. Sewed a button in the middle, and stitched it right onto the hat. When I get tired of it, I will just cut the thread and have a solid black baseball cap again.

I tried to take a self-portrait, but pointing the camera at your head while you look away is impossible. This is the best I could do.
Connor thought he was really big stuff because he was sporting some of Walker's old shoes. We are all about some hand me downs. Connor has a bit of shoe fetish, like his Aunt Wewe. These are Nike Shox and Walker barely ever wore them so they are like new. They are a couple sizes too big, but I could not convince thiS HARD HEADED child of that. He says they made him "super fast" so I let him wear them. To my surprise he only tripped once.
So what do you think of my new hat? I think it would work just as well with a pin, but I didn't have any on hand. Cheap, easy, and quick. Just my kind of craft.

10 comments:

Staci Griffey said...

Love it!!!

Heather L. said...

That is so cute! I can't believe you made it on the fly like that. I used to do that with my girls back when I made hairbows for them alot. We would be walking out the door and they'd have a bow in their hair that I had just made and the glue wasn't even dry yet - ha! I need to make myself one of those cutie hats. Although I think it would take me ALOT longer!!!

PS - did you get my email?????

BlueCastle said...

It's adorable, Mandi! Great job. :)

Stacie said...

Very cute--the hat and the redhead!

Mandi @ Sweetly Home said...

Oh Mandi, it's darling! I don't wear hats that much bc I don't look good in them....but I want to wear one soooo badly now with a cute fabric flower. Gosh, so cute! Ok, I've got to find a hat that I look decent in. You are so creative!

Melissa said...

Adorable! This would make me feel even cuter when I need to hide my greasy, non-showered head :)

Amanda@Imperfectly Beautiful said...

I am LOVING this! What a cute way to hide when you don't have time to wash your hair. And by you, I mean ME! I am totally going to make some of these! You have the best ideas Mandi...you are a craftin genius!

~Amanda

Lana said...

What a fabulous idea! What a great Christmas gift for a friend! Perfect for a rainy day! Lana :)

icandy... said...

Mandi!
You are soooo creative and do such wonderful things! I am really inspired to get into my studio now, THANK YOU!!
Hugs,
Christina
xox

Sarah said...

You must be the most creative person I've ever "met". I need a rainy day and empty to do list so I can read your blog top to bottom! Thanks for keeping me inspired and God's blessings, Sarah :D

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