Recycled Magazine Mini Top Hat

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  Step 1

  Okay so first things first.
  Get your magazines and cut them into little strips.
  In a bowl, mix together some warm water and glue. (I used just plain o' Elmer's glue)

  This little hat will be put together like paper-mâché.

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  Step 2

  With a paint brush, brush some glue on the strips of paper to glue them together. Make two round ones, one bigger (this will be the brim) and one smaller. (this will be the top) And one that is a long rectangle. This will be the middle. (the height of the hat)
  The size of these really depend on how big you want the hat to be.

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  Step 3

  When it's still wet, take the one to be the height of your hat and wrap it around something round so it will be a nice circle shape when it dries.
  (♪♫ you spin me right round baby, right round.. ♫♪)

  For mine I used a soda can! It was the perfect size.
  You can also take the one that will be the brim and shape it at this point as well if you don't want it to lay flat.

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  Step 4

  Now just wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... Maybe look at the birds... Ladybugs..
  Very lovely....

  Wait! Forget that! Grab a SNACK!!=D

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  Step 5

  When all three pieces are done drying, take your scissors and cut off the rough edges.

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  Step 6

  Now glue all the pieces in place.....

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  Step 7

  So you have this! Pretty cute huh?

  Okay so the next thing to do is decorate it!!!! I spray painted mine and decorated it with little findings around the house and pieces of magazine.

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  Step 8

  Once I finished decorating it, I cut a slit on the bottom (it looks awful!:) and glued the hairband in place.
  I just added more magazines on the top of that so it wouldn't look so bad and also for extra support.

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  Step 9

  And there you go! You're cute little top hat from magazines(:

  <3 RECYCLING! (=

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Carol · Stoke-on-Trent, England, GB · 1 project 14th December 2015

Love it! Thank you for sharing with us.

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NomBieCraftz 31st January 2012

I made a similar mini top hat with the bottom of a pringle can and a circle of thin carboard for the brim. Yours is soo cute!

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courtney c. 14th September 2010

I love the fact that you are recycling magazines to make this! This will be a great art project for my daughter who is 8 and I to do together!

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CO + K User

September 12th, 2010

This is going to be very helpful for my hub's Halloween costume! He's going to be Captain Spaulding from House of 1,000 Corpses, and I don't want to buy a mini uncle sam hat!

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Almost Insane · 5 projects 22nd July 2010

Great idea!

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Tainted Towey · Magnolia, Texas, US · 4 projects 30th June 2010

This is adorable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Autonomous · Phoenix, Arizona, US · 22 projects 29th June 2010

Great idea, thank you!

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Sheila Squirrel 29th June 2010

Bee-uatiful

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