Cut Out + Keep

Too Sexy For Valhalla Hat

viking swag

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/too-sexy-for-valhalla-hat • Posted by Jello

I got the studs on eBay from China. They're serious. Inch long and sharp as hell. I may hurt myself. But they look cool so it's worth it. The acrylic paint also water proofs FYI!

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 15

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium 2012 11 30 13.17.57 Medium 2012 11 29 18.23.50 Medium 2012 11 29 18.33.25 Medium 2012 11 29 20.01.35 Medium 2012 11 29 20.04.33 Medium 2012 11 29 20.08.03 Medium 2012 11 29 20.05.16 Medium 2012 11 29 20.50.02 Medium 2012 11 29 21.18.59

Description

I got the studs on eBay from China. They're serious. Inch long and sharp as hell. I may hurt myself. But they look cool so it's worth it. The acrylic paint also water proofs FYI!

Instructions

  1. Small 2012 11 29 18.23.50

    First I found a boring Dickie's hat on sale at the store and ripped off that stupid label on the side.

  2. Small 2012 11 29 18.33.25

    Then I grabbed my Metallic paint and went to work randomly adding it all over and letting it dry. This step can be skipped if you don't want that cool fake-hammered-by-viking-blacksmith effect. If that's the case I'm seriously judging you right now. What's wrong with you?

  3. Small 2012 11 29 20.01.35

    After it dried the first time, I went over it with a layer of the same paint all over. Like... even the edges of the brim. kill that ugly taupe or whatever. Kill it dead. Just to add to the texture, use cris-crossing brush strokes. Let it dry. (obvious)

  4. Small 2012 11 29 20.05.16

    Add those scary Chinese spikes to those little holes already made on the top. Why are those there, anyway? China does NOT care about consumer safety. Pretty sure those things could kill a person.

  5. Small 2012 11 29 20.50.02

    I penciled in the text first because I'm a smart lady and didn't want to mess up with paint. Just to add to the awesome, I used viking runes to spell it. Obviously, it doesn't translate directly.

  6. Small 2012 11 29 21.18.59

    Go over the pencil in black paint! Try to be clean, but you can clean up mistakes later with more metallic paint. Let it dry!! (obvi...)

  7. Small 2012 11 30 13.17.57

    Wear awesomely.