Pirate Party Hats!

As you may know my littlest guy turned a big 5 on Tuesday!

 And now it is time to have a party.. so we picked a Pirate theme.  Since it is in two weeks.. I have plenty of time to get ready.. Of course I am sure it will come down to the wire.. but a girl can always try dream!

So the first thing that I decided to make was the pirate hats for all of my little swashbuckling partygoers.

If you have seen them in the store they are upwards of $3 a piece (making a total of $66) so for $6 for two yards of felt.. I get 22 pirate hats!  Yay!

Here's how I made them!

Ingredients

Black, white and red felt

Hot glue gun

Fabric paint

I started by making a pattern for the hat.

Then I pinned it to my black felt and added several inches to the end so that it would wrap around the kids' head.

Next I glued the bottom in a bit so that I could add the red felt for a bandana look.

Next I glued on the red felt.

Then I glued on my pirate skull that I cut out of white felt.

Next I painted white around the top and added features to my skull.

Then I found meself some pirates.. Arrgh!

Shiver me timbers!

Walk the plank!

Now if you'll excuse me only 21 more to make!

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