Here's my entry for today. Garden party, anyone? For me, it's more like "gardening party," but who said you can't be stylish while pulling weeds?
Stenciling on straw couldn't be easier. I used the Black Eyed Susan stencil (LJ902) and blocked out the placement on the brim, using one or two flowers to fill in the blank spaces. Then, following my template, I applied white embossing paste to every other section. When that paste had dried, I paste embossed the remaining sections. The ribbon band was a piece of cake. Cut ribbon to fit and, starting at one end, paste emboss a single flower as many times as needed. Since you are only pasting one flower at a time, it's not necessary to wait for the first one to dry before starting on the next flower.
When dry, replace the stencil and apply Splendor Inks by Tsukineko in your desired colors. I attached the ribbon using fabric glue and added a bow to cover the two ends.
You can find all the supplies I used and more here and right here.
Debbie at http://debfs.blogspot.com
Deborah at http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com
Kristi at http://www.kristiscreativecafe.blogspot.com
Liz at http://blackcatsstudios.blogspot.com (you're here)
That's it for today. Come back tomorrow and start at Lynell's blog DREAM it UP! Lynell has also listed all of the hoppers on her blog, so it's a good place to go to if you get lost or miss a day (we know that won't happen, but just in case) and need to catch up.
I hope you've enjoyed the hopping with us and don't forget hop tomorrow through Saturday!
Happy Crafting,
Liz
WOW! This is extremely clever, Liz! Great work.
ReplyDeleteI am stunned! I new that the Dream Team were clever but well I am speechless!
ReplyDeleteOh, LIz! this hat is darling!!! Country weddings are so "in" right now and this would be a great look for a centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteWhat a very clever idea. I would never have thought of doing something like this. Your hat looks so fresh and pretty!!
ReplyDeleteSiobhan
This is really lovely Liz. Would never have thought of stenciling my hat or even trying too!!
ReplyDeletehugs Diane xx
OmiGOSH Liz, this is absolutely positively FABULOUS!!!
ReplyDeleteGREAT IDEA!!! To bad I am not a straw hat wearer....maybe I could so something with my baseball hats. Hmmm....this is fab. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful project! It turned out so lovely!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous -- this is much too pretty to wear in the garden!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz, another wonderful idea. I'm a card girl really but I might just be tempted to expand my horizons.
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs
Kimx
OK this is tooooooo fun! love the hat idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! You did a fabulous job.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, this blog hop is giving me lots of ideas....
ReplyDeleteThis is just darling! You did a wonderful job, love the flowers on the ribbon too!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely inspiring I would never of dreamed of using a hat. Beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteLiz these is beautiful, I would wear this hat I love the colors you used.
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