How to make a Top Hat? or how I got to finish my Slash look?
Today I woke up, had breakfast, argued with my code, showered and made my way to Arely’s. It’s been a while since I went to her house, so I was excited.
The plan for the day was to work on the Slash top hat that I need to finish my Slash outfit for the photo shoot I’m doing on my birthday. Arely has always been the master of manual crafts so I knew that she was the perfect person to help me make my top hat. I got to Arely’s and we went to her room, talked and fooled around a bit and then started working.
Does it fit? Yes, it does!!!
Yup, I think we have a winner.
No tutorial on how to make a hat because I suck at explaining things. Still, this is the raw form of the hat. It is made out of cardboard that Arely had lying around. Then she covered everything in newspaper and glue. I just cut newspaper strips for it. I’m totally hopeless at doing anything handmade. Codes are great but crafts… no thank you.
Newspaper covered hat!
This was done to give it strength and a better shape. Arely got her fingers soaked in glue and I cut way too much paper while we gossiped. Gossip is always good, specially when it’s about your old high school friends.
Drying the hat n_n.
Then we left her house (hat in tow) to buy some spray paint and ribbons to paint it. We took my car and went to the paint store, then to the fabric store. Rosma was supposed to meet us at Arely’s but she got there, then left and disappeared until 5 when she came back to Arely’s. Meanwhile we spray painted the hat and dried it again.
Painted hat.
After that we put on pink ribbon on it, it looked really cute, but not very Slash-like.
Oh, so cute n_n.
The we got some studs and proceeded to put on black ribbon instead of pink ribbon, then we glued the studs on and it was done. Here’s the final product:
It looks good doesn’t it?
This picture just cracks me up!
Once the hat was done, we had a meal, and the played Lips and Scene it! in the XBOX 360°. I had a lot of fun but had to leave early because my mum needed my car :(.
Kisses,
Julie.
on July 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pm Said:
no inventes te hubieras quedado me prestaron el mini cooper y nos fuimos cantando summers boys a todo volumen!!!! wow estubo genial!!!! vamos llegando osea!!!! y el maiking the hat fue genial quedo de no mams!!!!
te quiero nena beshos
on July 29th, 2009 at 8:41 pm Said:
Arely – Ya me las imaginoo XDDD. No pos no se pudo :( al menos pudimos cantar Summerboy en Catarino, no es un Mini Cooper pero se mueve, no?
on July 29th, 2009 at 8:55 pm Said:
Wooooooooow! quedó bieeen chido el sombrero.
n_n /
on July 29th, 2009 at 9:08 pm Said:
Orales, le quedó bien chido mis respetos!
on July 29th, 2009 at 9:42 pm Said:
love it love it!!!
on July 29th, 2009 at 10:17 pm Said:
Awesome, it looks really good.
on July 31st, 2009 at 3:54 am Said:
How creative! Love it
on July 31st, 2009 at 5:00 pm Said:
ya las manuelidades de are te hacen mas famosa que nunca jajajaja joke!!!
besis
on July 31st, 2009 at 5:00 pm Said:
jaja escribo mal jajaja
on August 1st, 2009 at 1:16 am Said:
I LOVE THAT HAT! :D Julie, you’re so clever! I can’t wait to see your photoshoot..
on August 3rd, 2009 at 4:59 pm Said:
you are so creative, love your hat and you look soooo great! But I don’t think I can do this myself, seems not easy
on August 3rd, 2009 at 5:03 pm Said:
Thanks everyone for the comments on the hat. I didn’t make it, the craftsmanship is 100% Arely’s. I just cut strips of newspaper and held the dryer :P.