Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Derby Hat












If you don't know, I live in Kentucky. Friday starts the big celebration of the derby, with the Oaks and Saturday is the Derby. It is so wrong but I am working all weekend! My Mom is headed off to a Derby party and needed a hat to attend. Last year I held a derby hat swap on my old blog. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed creating a lovely hat, knowing this my Mom called on me to create a hat. While this vintage wool felt hat is out of season I chose to use it. I have been wanting to use coffee filters for a project for so long and this was the perfect opportunity. I dyed coffee filters with tea bags and starting working. I added ribbon, a vintage horse ribbon and a poker chip from the Kentucky Club. I hope she enjoys it~

19 comments:

  1. Wow how fabulous it looks. Amazing coffee filters.
    Alison

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  2. LOVE IT!!!!!!! I went to the race in Virginia last year and my fave part was all the hats! love yours!!! so great!

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  3. Wow, that is amazing! You're so crafty!

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  4. Bristol, your derby hat is gorgeous!!!

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  5. Morning Bristol, that hat is amazing!! I am sure your mom will love it, you are very talented my dear...~

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  6. This hat is awesome....my daughter is working on a paper shoe and i think i will recommend coffee filters for some of it...to give it a ruffle bow..thanks for the tip...You are so lucky to live where you do...i have always wanted to go to the derby!!!

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  7. WOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE HAT!!!

    HUGS FROM MAINE

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  8. Beautiful hat....your mom will look fabulous!!

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  9. That hat is wonderful! I love it and I bet your Mom did too!

    -c

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  10. hey sweets,

    eeekkk this is gorgeous!!
    i love it.
    oxoxo,
    jessi

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  11. that is gorgeous!!!
    xoxo, Tiffany

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  12. Hi Bristol :)

    That hat is amazing! I've always wanted to go to the Derby and wear a hat like that :)

    Have a great week!
    rue

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  13. That's amazing!!!!! Coffee filters?????????????

    Great job!

    Clara

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  14. tell me all about it. I was drinking my mint juleps the week before.
    xo

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  15. Thank you for visiting my blog. It's great to hear from you. If you are ever in Milford on a Weds. my friend Bren works in the shop then and I work in my both. We would love to see you. Bren also has a blog. You can get to her blog thru mine. It's under Embellish.
    I love your blog. The derby hats are beautiful!!
    Take care,
    Stephanie (mypiperdog)

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  16. Thank you so much for stopping by to say HI! I thoroughly enjoyed your blog. LOVE the hat you created for your mom! Glad to have found you.

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  17. That hat is adorable...so clever!

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  18. I can't believe you made that! Even though I am a crafter, it still amazes me to see what people create!

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