Hat decorating ideas – turn a plain straw hat into a beautiful creation
Create the Perfect Party Favor- Decorated Straw Hats!
Here are some hat decorating ideas to create the most awesome party favor ever. I made them for our daughter’s Kentucky Derby themed Bridal Shower, but they would be great for a tea party, garden party, an Easter bonnet or even a Halloween costume or decorate yourself for a 4th of July party with a patriotic themed sunhat!
The Kentucky Derby and Fun Hats are synonymous.. so what better favor
for our daughter’s Kentucky Derby themed shower than hats for all the
ladies. I bought 50 plain, colored straw hats .. added ribbons, toulle,
artificial flowers and leaves and created the most fun and beautiful
party favors ever. Decorating hats was a group effort as I enlisted my
girlfriends to join me in a hat decorating party. In one afternoon, we
made them all and had so much fun!
Hat Decorating Tips and Ideas
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For hat decorating, all you need is a glue gun, some floral wire, ribbons, flowers, buttons
or feathers and toulle and you can start decorating hats. The toulle is
so inexpensive and easy to use. Just snip off a length.. tie it in a
knot and glue it on wherever you want. You can trim the length once it
is set. Thin floral wire will help you to create bows of any size, just
loop your ribbon back and forth into a s-shape and tie the wire tightly
around it. Then pull out the loops of the bow. Wired ribbon is easiest
but you can use plain ribbon as well. One of the first hats chosen was
the pink and black one above. I simply glued a piece of a boa around the
hat and how fantastic it looks!
With 50 hats.. how to display? We strung some garland and clothes pinned
the hats across the windows, as you can see in the photo at the top. Not
enough room so we just clothes pinned the hats on all the curtains too!
Make sure to have a mirror handy as everyone begins hat shopping!
Where to find the straw hats
We get so many requests about Where can we buy the straw hats ? Amazon has lots of possibilities at various price points. Here are some that you can decorate with lots of colored ribbons, tulle and flowers!
Look at our bride and these adorable Derby Dolls.. so cute!
See how we used this Hat Decorating idea for our daughter’s bridal shower!
They would be perfect for a Day at the Races or Garden Tea party themed shower too!
Look at how you can use these decorated hats for a tropical destination
wedding or beach location wedding.. they can be part of the wedding welcome bags for out of town guests! Decorated hats would be the perfect welcome gift for the pool or beach bound guests and just so thoughtful!
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Look at how cute this patriotic themed decorated hat is – perfect for 4th of July! To further the theme for a bridal shower or tea party..Buy extra ribbon and when you are done decorating your hats, use ribbon to color coordinate your table with this easy
table decorating idea.
Use this idea to make your own Easter bonnet.. See more
Easter Celebration Ideas here
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