Hats for Mom

Monday, December 9, 2019

Hat 251!

Most of my hats are made with a HDC this year and I don't think I used any patterns. Simple hat that gets a boost from cute buttons!

Yesterday was Mom's Birthday! It was a Sunday so I wasn't able to take my hats in. I plan on going tomorrow with my sister. It's been a tough year and I was down the wire on the last few hats, but luckily I was able to finish all of them in time! It was a hot hot summer, so a lot of the hats this year are a bit holey because I tend to crochet airy hats when it's hot. I have so much yarn that I really didn't buy much for my hats, just tried to use up some of the yarn I have, so a lot of the hats have yarn that I have no clue what it is or where I got! I also bought a bunch of cute buttons this year so I threw them on a lot of the hats for fun! Happy Birthday Mom, I miss you

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Disney Fish Extender Gifts!

Breakdown of what I did to make the FE gifts from my previous post!
https://hatsformom.blogspot.com/2019/03/

Items used
Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Resin
Small eye screws
1" hole punch
Satin Ribbon
Satin Cord (2mm & 1mm)
Feather or Eyelash yarn
Key-chains
Glue-gun

Resin "Buttons" used for making magnets, buttons, and charms.
I bought some Alumilite Amazing Clear Cast Resin off amazon after seeing this DIY post of making Resin pins. I printed out 1" circles from my printer and used a hole punch to get nice little circles of differing pictures.

Women - Crochet lei
I made a lot of the leis using the Easy Spiral Crochet Lei pattern using 2mm Satin cord. I got a large lot off of Ebay for a very good price, so i was able to make all different colors. I would wrap around a single strand of the either the satin cord, eyelash yarn or feather yarn to make it a bit nicer.

Satin Flowers for Crochet Lei
I used Nbeads Satin Ribbon Flower tutorial but just did one flower instead of 2. After making the flower I would use a glue-gun to put a button on the middle of the flower and then a pin on the back.

Men - Key-chain
I also got some small eye screws to make charms and key-chains. I would glue both sides together with the eye screw glued in between, then resin 1 side, let dry, and resin the other side. If the eye screw seemed a bit loose, I'd do another coat of just the edges so it wouldn't fall out. Add a key-chain and it was done!

Kids - Bracelet with Charm
I used the same lei pattern but with a thinner cord to make the bracelets. Made a adjustable sliding knot at the end and then added the Resin Charms.

That was everything! Not sure if everyone liked their gifts, but it was fun learning different crafts and how to make Crochet Leis!

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

No hats yet!

I have not made one hat this year yet! I have to get on it! I went on a Cruise on March 15-20 so I learned how to make Crochet Leis. All the women in my Fish Extender Gift Exchange got a crochet lei, the kids got a bracelet and the men got a keychain. I learned how to make the Resin Buttons to make into keychains and the bows. I also learned how to make the little flower bows! It was a complete crafty project!

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mama's birthday! Yesterday I went and dropped my hats off at the Chemo ward, along with some doughnuts for the nurses! Today is always a hard day for me, but making the hats makes it just a tiny bit easier. I miss you mom!