| Mini Plastic-foam Hats |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-118 |
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Whether used as a centerpiece at a Mother's Day luncheon or just for Mother's Day fun at home, these little hats are fun, easy and inexpensive to make. Even if you don't have a special event on your calendar, you might make these for a Barbie doll, for place-card holders or just because they really are fun to make. Carol Duvall, host of The Carol Duvall Show on HGTV, demonstrates how. Materials: Plastic foam cups
Acrylic paint, nylon net, ribbon, rubber stamps, etc. for decoration
Cookie sheet
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cups upside down on cookie sheet and place in oven for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes. Different lengths of time will give you different results.
- Decorate as desired.
Variation suggestions
- Cut off the band from the top of the cup before baking.
- Cut the cup in half before baking.
- Cut the band using decorative scissors.
- Paint or rubber stamp the cup before baking. Be certain to use acrylic or other water-based paint (figure A).
- Give the hat a larger head size by placing an aluminum-foil ball under the cup before baking (figure B).
- "Plant" a tree of bare branches (lilacs are excellent) in a flowerpot and "grow" a tree full of hats (figure C).
- Cut a 3" x 4" piece of card stock or construction paper, and draw a face on it. Roll into a cylinder, tape or glue to hold, and place a hat on top. A pill bottle filled with a weight can be placed inside if more stability is required.
- Paint faces on eggs, and place a hat on top (figure D).
- Make a hat for a Barbie doll.
- Use individual hats to decorate place cards.
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