Hello, Upscale Party Readers!
Let's finish up you beautiful hat and have tea at the nearest TEA SHOP!
You should now have a big fluffy bow!
You have already fluffed the loops and arranged them so the bow has a sort of back area that can be glued to your hat.
Try on your blank hat and decide which will be the front and which will be the back. Mark a spot at the back of the hat where you will glue the bow.
It's time to fire up your glue gun!
If you have never used a glue gun before, the two sites below provide instructions. The wikihow article is very quick and basic. The craftsunleased article has more detail.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Glue-Gun
http://www.craftsunleashed.com/craft-basics-main/how-to-hot-glue-tips/
The important thing to remember is that even a low temperature glue gets VERY HOT! Don't use a hot glue gun around small children. DO handle the glue gun carefully. The glue gun and the glue itself will be very hot.
NOTE:
I tried using FAST DRYING TACKY GLUE on this project. Hot glue sets up MUCH FASTER and allows you to finish your gluing much more quickly. Fast drying tacky glue dries very, very slowly compared to hot glue. I do not recommend it for this project.
When your glue gun is hot, pull the trigger to test it on a paper plate or some other disposable surface.
If the glue seems to be flowing easily, it's ready to use.
Glue the bow to your hat.
- Hold the bow by its loops with one hand, (you can fluff them out again later), and hold the glue gun in the other. Squeeze the trigger and apply glue to the back side of the bow. At this step, you will need to put a lot of glue on the back side of the bow, but do it quickly, because it sets up quickly. Press the bow to the spot on your hat that you have marked.
- You will probably need to put down the glue gun and hold the hat while you press the glued part of the bow against the hat. Hold the bow against the hat firmly while it sets up. The glue will be very hot, and may seep through to the inside of the hat. If you must put your hand inside the hat while pressing on the bow, wear a glove or an oven mitt. After less than a minute your bow will be attached to your hat.
NOTE: You may notice thin strings of glue that are created when you pull the glue gun away. Don't worry about those now. Later we'll check for strings and excess glue and remove it.
Attach the roses.
- Each small rose must be cut off of its stem using your wire cutters.
- Use your glue gun to add some glue around the center where you cut off the stem and press it to the hat.
- Start by placing the first small rose just forward of the widest bow loop on one side and add the second small rose in approximately the same spot on the other side of the bow. These small flowers should be glued just at the fold of the brim.
Add more small roses, one at a time. In order to keep the ring of roses somewhat symmetrical, glue the next few roses at the center front of the hat, then add one rose at a time next to the roses you glued back by the bow loops. Add small roses, one at a time, close to each rose that you have already glued, alternating side to side, from back to front, and front to back. You will find that some of the roses on each stem are smaller than others. For a more attractive look, alternate the sizes in a semi-symmetrical pattern.
Finishing touches!
1. Cut some of the same ribbon used to make the bow into about 8 to 10 inches. Glue the end of one piece of ribbon and carefully lift the lower loops of the bow and slide the glued end under the bow. Hold it still for a few seconds until the glue sets, then do the same with the next piece of ribbon.
3. Cut the large rose from its stem, but this time leave about an inch of stem. Hold it by its petals and add glue to the back of the rose and down all sides of its stem.
4. Separate a few of the bow loops and insert the stem of the rose as far into the bow as it will easily go. Hold it a few seconds while the glue sets.
5. Cut a few of the leaves from the stem and glue them just under the rose. Add another leaf or two so they peek out from under the rose.
PERFECTION!
1. Well, not perfection, exactly, but to make your hat look more attractive and professionally made, you must check carefully for any empty spots that might need a small rose or a few little green leaves added. It is much prettier if some of the flowers overlap and a few green leaves peek out from behind a few flowers than to have empty spaces.
2. Finally, look over your hat for any strings or globs of glue. Hot glue guns are difficult to use and I usually end up with some glue that needs to be removed. Use a pair of tweezers to carefully just pull the dried glue away. That is one of the best things about hot glue - it comes off easily, usually with little or no damage to your project.
Now you can feel very accomplished at having made your beautiful hat! And you can feel beautiful wearing it!
If you don't have a tea shop nearby, or even if you do, it's time for you to plan to
HOST A TEA PARTY!
 |
| Queenisms.com |
No comments:
Post a Comment