Mini Top Hat for Steampunk style Mrs. Claus
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:59 am
Hey there! I don't get to craft all that often, but when I do I do it UP! 
I'm going to an event where everyone has to dress up like Santa or Mrs. Claus. This year my Mrs. Claus will be steampunk! I'm sewing this Simplicity costume: http://www.simplicity.com/p-6060-misses-costume.aspx. I also made spats, I don't have a picture right now. But anyway, I did make her a mini top hat (information follows), and steampunk goggles. The rims on the goggles are made from laundry detergent bottle caps, LOL!
Okay, the info:
The top hat is made from scrap paper, cardstock, a bit of felt at the bottom (to sew in a comb), wired wide ribbon for bow, and feathers.
top hat tutorial: http://diyfashion.about.com/od/diyhats/ ... op_Hat.htm
The band around top hat was embossed (then inked): http://craftstofavor.com/item_895/12-Ge ... orders.htm (I'm linking to that site because I can't seem to find it on ProvoCraft's site. I did not buy it from that site.)
Gears - cut from cardstock and cereal box: SVG file from: http://freesvgs.blogspot.com/2011/01/st ... -file.html (Used SCAL to cut the gears.)
I'm going to an event where everyone has to dress up like Santa or Mrs. Claus. This year my Mrs. Claus will be steampunk! I'm sewing this Simplicity costume: http://www.simplicity.com/p-6060-misses-costume.aspx. I also made spats, I don't have a picture right now. But anyway, I did make her a mini top hat (information follows), and steampunk goggles. The rims on the goggles are made from laundry detergent bottle caps, LOL! Okay, the info:
The top hat is made from scrap paper, cardstock, a bit of felt at the bottom (to sew in a comb), wired wide ribbon for bow, and feathers.
top hat tutorial: http://diyfashion.about.com/od/diyhats/ ... op_Hat.htm
The band around top hat was embossed (then inked): http://craftstofavor.com/item_895/12-Ge ... orders.htm (I'm linking to that site because I can't seem to find it on ProvoCraft's site. I did not buy it from that site.)
Gears - cut from cardstock and cereal box: SVG file from: http://freesvgs.blogspot.com/2011/01/st ... -file.html (Used SCAL to cut the gears.)