Thread: help on Halloween princess cone hat

Hello all, I have been searching the sites and these posts in here and I have not found quite what I am looking for.

I am looking to make a basic cone princess hat for my daughter. I am planning on using 2 ply bristol board (poster paper). I am going to put streaming ribbons down from the top and wraping the light weight fabric around the paper and glueing jewels to it.

My question is this. How do I do the bottom of the hat? I wanted to have either an elastic string for the under the chin (like a birthday hat) or use ribbons to tie it. BUT how do I do this without the paper ribbing it is really windy? Do I just use packing tape on the underside to reinforce it? I mean just the holes or the whole thing?

Any suggestions you have would be great!

Thanks alot you crafty people!

EC

I would maybe cut out an extra square of cardboard to glue inside the hat, right where you are going to punch out the hole or maybe don't even punch out a hole, just staple the rubber band to the cone?!

Princess

lacy or frilly nightgown
nylon scarf or crepe paper streamers
ribbons, sequins, fake jewels
gold foil
poster board or party hat
string elastic
tape
glue
cardboard tube/paper dowel from clothes hanger

Tape together a poster board cone hat or use a party hat. Decorate with glued on sequins, fake jewels, glitter, etc. Attach scarf or streamers to top point of hat. Punch holes on sides of hat, tie on elastic string. To create a princess scepter, use cardboard tube covered in foil, glue on sequins and fake jewels and attach ribbons to the end.
http://www.mainstreetmom.com/seasons...n/costume8.htm

Thanks a million!

While we were out today to buy the bristol board, we found a fabric princess hat fo $2.00 at our local dollar store! I will be sprucing it up and adding the ribbon trailers and some sparkles and a different tie for under the chin, but for the money it was the time and saved me the aggravation of trying to get it right and then worring about the rain or snow that may or may not fall on the 31st.

Thanks so much for the imput!



EC