AJuff Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 As it takes me so long to complete crafty things I thought I'd better start now. For the past few years I have had to parade in front of my class on an Easter bonnet parade. Many staff have beautiful hats whereas I always had a paper tat hat. Last year I thought enough is enough so I purchased a posh straw hat. Now what should I decorate it with? Crotched flowers? Ribbons, buttons, eggs, chicks????? Arrrgggghhhh!!! help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 if you flick through the pages here http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/Pages/Ideas/Search.aspx?Skill=1&Occasion=3 There's lots of Easter bonnets, it might give you some inspiration. Good luck, I'm hoping Daniel doesn't need one this year, his school didn't bother last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Egg shells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I did something similar for our toddler group easter bonnet parade Ajuff. I had an old posh straw hat and just added crochet flowers, those little yellow fluffy chicks and some pretty polystyrene eggs I was judging though - some of the competitors were much more inventive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Oh lots of ideas on Hobby craft's website. may start on Tuesday at my stitching group. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Basic boater hat, then scrunch/roll newspaper into papier mache 'sticks' - they can be messy. Paint them brown (poster paint) and then arrange them nest-style on top of the boater, gluing them down. Fill with eggs (and a couple of cadbury's creme ones to bribe - sorry, IMPRESS the judges:oops: ) et voila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 So far I've got two crotcheted flowers . . I'm going to make loads more for the back of the hat. Buy some ribbon and see what else it lacks!! My only judges are the parents of the kids in my class!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Sounds cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
