A Hat and Some Snowflakes

Hi Everyone
Generally I do not post personal stuff here on my blog. However, even though this is of a personal nature, it is also on the crafty side of the house as well. LOL

Monday I attended a fund raising event that that is held annually for a hospital in my area. The proceeds aid breast cancer. The event always has various vendors selling jewelry, hair accessories, scarves, gloves, home decor for Christmas, make-up and so many other things. Besides vendors selling great items, there is a silent auction, a luncheon with yummy food, a fashion show and an award is given to the person with  the most unique hat.

Unique hat ........ music to my ears. LOL

Well since I have made this type of hat before, I decided to make another with a winter theme. I made a fascinator.  Not familiar with a fascinator?? You know, those cool little hats we see the English ladies wearing - those are fascinators.  Well I won the prize for the most unique hat. I won a GC and an oh so warm throw that my cat seems to have taken ownership of already. LOL

Here is a pic with the hat on me at the event.

Here is a closer view of the hat. This was hard to photograph. 

Definitely harder than photographing a card. (LOL)

I used tulle, wire, snowflake foam stickers, fun foam snowflakes (cut from my AccuCut die) used at the base of the hat. I also used a blue glittered drink koozie, (yep a drink koozie, you know one of those drink  can holders), white glitter paper, 

snowflakes used for home decor and a plastic headband.  

A little hot glue and a snip here, a twist of wire there and vwela - a fascinator. 

This took me about 1 hour to make and I love the way it turned out. Hope you do too.

ps. here are links to 2 other hat projects I've done

Derby Hat My first go at making these type of hats

The Snowflake Hat - I assisted a friend Denise on this one.

I am submitting this in the following challenges:

• A Snowflakes Promise  #46- Anything Goes (#66)
• Creates and Makes - #16 - Anything Goes (#148)
• Lemon Shortbread   #55 - Always Anything Goes (Week 1) (#7)
• Retarte  #110 - Anything Goes   (#13)
• The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge -  #19 - Anything Christmas Goes (#92)
• Artistic Inspirations -  #190 ANYTHING GOES +  OPTIONAL THEME unspecified  (#141)
• Crafting from the Heart -  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#50)
• Crafty Cardmakers -  #200 ANYTHING BUT A CARD  (#33)
• Make My Monday - #59 SNOW FUN (Week 2) DT CALL (#57)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges -  ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES (#31)
• World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Always Anything Goes (#40)

Well it seems we crafty ones can come up with a lot of things other that cards. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you soon.

Barbara