Valentine Hat Centerpiece

NOTE:  If you are looking for My Shabby Tea Room post
please go HERE

Happy February 2nd!!

Only two weeks until Valentine's Day!

Wow, can you believe it??

Time for chocolate~roses~love!

But wait, if you are like me, you would tell the hubby you want

paper~dies~stamps...lol....am I right (though chocolate is good, too)!!

Also February 2nd happens to be the first Monday of the month

which brings us to our "Crafty Secrets February linky party"!!

Our theme for the Design Team this month is

"Love Is In The Air" A Valentines and Music theme!

The linky party is a place where you can see all the

Crafty Secrets Design Teams inspiration projects, all in one place!!

Also by clicking on our names, you will be taken to each designers blog

where they will have a tutorial for you about how they made their project!

I will have all the links at the bottom of my post...don't miss them...

and leave some "love", after all it is the month of "LOVE"!

So, that brings us to my project.

A Valentine hat centerpiece....just perfect for your table!

My tutorial is a bit of how I put it all together using my wonderful

Crafty Secret products and a few "treasured" things from my stash!!

   

First you will need to find a container to alter.

I used an empty Mortons salt cylinder, as the width fits the printed digital

Crafty Secrets paper perfectly!

I measured the height of my container, then trimmed off the excess.

Don't worry too much about the top part being perfectly "trim"

as we will be covering that up later anyhow!

Trace the top (or bottom, they are the same) of your container

on your Crafty Secrets digital paper.  cut out and set aside.
The paper I used is from Crafty Secrets Digital Vintage Valentine Kit.

Cover your container with Modge Podge, I am using Matte for mine.

Really cover it well, after all, with all the work you are putting into it,

you will want it to stick securely.  Once you are happy with the amount of

Modge Podge you have on, start gluing your paper on by pressing down

and working the paper around the cylinder, making sure to add extra

Modge Podge to the seams.....

you can kind of "feel" the glue grabbing onto the paper.

Set it aside to dry and we will work on the base of the "hat"

I found a plate about the size I wanted for my brim

and traced around it on my cardboard and Crafty Secrets Paper, 

then cut it out.

 glue your paper to the cardboard.

Set aside to let dry.

A little TIP:  It makes it faster if you trace and cut ALL your pieces,

then apply your  Modge Podge, it saves on having to clean your

brush in between each step!

It should look something like this by now.

Well, a couple of hours have passed, so I think we can move on.

The next thing I did is "ink" the edges of my brim.

I used TH Distress ink on mine...Frayed Burlap.

Before gluing the top to the brim (base) I decided to add my top trim

thinking it would be easier to do it before they were attached.

Now you can glue the top to the base and let the fun begin

decorating anyway you like!

I used Crafty Secrets Creative Scraps Love Mail for mine,

fussy cutting all the cute images I thought would work for the hat!

There you have it....hope you like it!

Now it’s your turn! Visit each of the design team blogs listed below.  Then create a NEW project of your choice featuring ANY Crafty Secrets product and link it up to the blog (http://heartwarmingvintage.blogspot.com/)no later than 11:59PT, Sunday, February 15th. You do not need to follow this month’s theme to play along. If you do not have any Crafty Secrets goodies, check the FREE DOWNLOADS located in the sidebar of the Crafty Secrets blog.  Be sure to link to the Crafty Secrets Blog in your post, and let us know what Crafty Secrets product you are using in your project. One lucky player will be randomly selected to win our fabulous Vintage Valentine Digital Kit.  To thank you for playing along, we've included one free digital stamp and paper to get  you started. Feel free to use these images, or any Crafty Secrets goodies in your creation! 

Here's the link to the Valentine Kit:  http://craftyvintagegirl.com/index.php/d-117-vintage-valentine-digital-kit.html

Here's a blurb about the kit:

Our Vintage Valentine Digital Kit contains everything you need to create fabulous Victorian, Retro, or Vintage Valentine Projects.  Loaded with 9 papers, 2 printable sheets of full color images, 2 sheets of printable shabby chic tags, ticket strips, cupcake liners and heart toppers, 2 styles of party invitations, and lovely frames.  

Kathy Clement, DT Leader 

Darlene Pavlick, Dar’s Crafty Creations    

Diane Hover, Nellie’s Nest  

Elizabeth Lincoln, Paper Past Times   

Ginny Nemchak, Polly’s Paper    

Gloria Stengel, Scraps of Life   

Melody Clement, Paper Melody’s   

Michele Kovack, Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker   

Shantaie Fowler, Inking Pink    

 Sheila Rumney Design and Photography  

Guest designer: Vicki Chrisman 

Entering the following challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon .... Hearts and Ribbon
Craft -Dee Bowz .... Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow
Craftin' Desert Diva's ...Red~White~Pink linky party
Make My Monday .... Hearts and Flowers
Simon Says Monday Challenge .... "H" is for HEARTS