My daughter was invited to go foraging for mushrooms with some friends to celebrate a birthday (with a proper guide who knows her mushrooms). So, obviously, she needed a mushroom hat.
I went at it in my mother’s style - looked up some inspiration and tutorials online, dug through stash for materials and wing it with wild abandon and lots of glee.
Here’s the resulting mushroom child:
Started with some pizza boxes, which were the biggest pieces of sturdy cardboard I could find. Created a huge disk and had fun trying it on and not fitting through doorways. So the circle was trimmed down a bit at a time, until it was an acceptable size for the kid.
Made the insides of the hat from more strips of pizza box, and the larger arches for the mushroom dome from a produce delivery box. Staples and hot glue hold these things in place.
A huge round of red fabric for the top, with a bit of batting inside to give it a better shape. I did a running stitch all around the fabric and pulled it tight. Then sort of folded up the left over edges and sewed them all around.
Added a fabric strap to tie the hat if needed (good idea, as it was pretty windy that day).
As is traditional, this was completed about an hour before the event, and there was much joy!
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words
I do tell my daughter that I’m the best mom she has (and sometimes I tell her I’m the most annoying mom she has, it balances out).
Mother of the Year!
. I love that that was the conclusion you came to, because this hat is so much fun!
Well, lookie here! Your cool craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! Congratulations! 