Friday, November 23, 2012

Santa Hat Instructions

I decided to include instructions on how I made the Santa Hat table centerpiece. I wanted to add it to my pinterest stuff and I personally hate when I click a pin and it goes no where.

First of all list of supplies I used.

3 Styrofoam cones. You can choose different heights or all the same.
Red felt.
Black ribbon
Silver Ribbon(now the supplies for the buckle were forgotten at the store so we had to get creative. My friend, whom I was making these for, had a big bag of Christmas gift bows. We just pulled the staple out and I placed strips of it into a square).
White pompoms
Christmas ornaments
Strips of white fur
Hot Glue
Some fluffy snow look a like material
And some kind of platter(although I think if you wanted to expand the piece you could lay down a pretty table runner and place these all the way up and down the table with the ornaments around).

Once I had all the materials, I started by covering the cones in the red felt. I found the easiest way was to start at the tip and folded it over(gluing as I went) and then went on to simply wrap the rest.
Next I wrapped a strip of black ribbon all the way around about a third of the way down.(its a belt so whatever looks like good placement to you). I then cut and created the buckle. On the bottom I cut and glued the white fur. Lastly I added the pompom to the top. I do advise putting the pompom on last. You have to turn the cone upside down and things to put the other pieces on and so in order for it to stay on securely, its best to do it last.

Once the 3 cones are all completed, its time to create the scene on the platter. Add a layer of "snow" and arrange the hats to your liking. Lastly, add the ornaments around the cones. Use as few or as many as you like!

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