Wednesday, October 26, 2011

{Tutorial} Mod Podge Witch Hat

With all of the excitement I’ve been brewing for Halloween, it seemed only fitting that I dress up for the occasion, and as a witch, of course.  A standard black witch hat wouldn’t do, though, so I’ve put a little home.made. spin on it – it’s a Mod Podge Witch Hat!

Want one of your very own?  Here’s the Mod Podge Witch Hat tutorial for you!
You will need:
  • plain black witch hat
  • Mod Podge
  • plastic shopping bag (large or several small)
  • paint brush or foam sponge
  • hot glue
  • glitter
  • black feather boa
  • sheer black fabric (chiffon, nylon, etc.); 1/2 yard
  • assorted decorations
Instructions:
1.  Crumple up your plastic shopping bag(s) and stuff the inside of your hat.
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2.  Paint on a layer of Mod Podge to the hat portion (not the brim), shaping the hat as you go.  Allow to dry.
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3.  Now paint on a second layer of Mod Podge, and add glitter.  (***Note – you’ll want to do this over some newspaper or other covering.  It gets messy!)
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4.  Once dry, shake off excess glitter.
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5.  Next, you’ll attach your fabric by running a bead of hot glue along the edge where the hat meets the brim and pressing down the fabric, being careful not to burn your fingers!
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6.  At this point, you can either fold the fabric under the brim and glue to the underside, or you can let it hang for a veil effect.
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7.  Using the same glue technique, add your feather boa along the seam where you glued your fabric.  Trim excess.
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8.  Now it’s time to add your embellishments!  I randomly hot glued some sparkly beads; then I added some of these critters, cause every witch hat needs some stretch rats, right?
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9.  I couldn’t find plain old spiders, so I used spider rings and simply cut off the ring portion, then glued on the spiders.
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Love how this one’s about to crawl up my nose!  *snort*!
10.  Once you’ve embellished to your heart’s content… that’s it.  Put your hat aside until it’s time to get your costume on!  (And fyi, I will have pictures of my full costume ~ hat included ~ after Saturday’s Halloween bash!
Hope you’re able to use this tutorial to make yourself a fun new witch hat – Have a Spooktacular Halloween!!


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3 comments:

  1. This must be what all the best-dressed witches are wearing! Love it.

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  2. Very cute...can't wait to see the whole outfit!

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  3. So fun! Thank you for visiting my link party. :)

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