DIY Juju Hat
by
Tara Marie
(IC: blogger)
6 Materials
Juju hats are not a new trend but they are speaking to me right now so I decided I needed to try my hand at a DIY juju hat.
It is pretty easy to buy one off of Etsy and they run anywhere from $200-300. The authentic ones are even more expensive. You can also get a variety of colors. Of course, in my DIY heart of hearts, I had to challenge myself to create my own version for as little as possible.
First, I used a large embroidery hoop to trace on my poster paper. I estimate that the hoop is about 14-16" in diameter. Then you cut a sliver of paper out like you are cutting out a super skinny piece of pizza.
Then, you will pull one of the edges over and hot glue it down so that you are making a large cone. Basically, you do this so the base has some convexity and it is not completely flat.
Next, you will start gluing your feathers on your circle.
This is what it looked like after the first two rows.
At this point, I kind of started to panic. I realized that the goose feathers really didn't have the "look" I was hoping for next to the coque feathers. So then this project sat like this for about 2 weeks until I decided that I was determined to make this version work. So I ordered a string of the ostrich feathers to add between the 2nd and 3rd rows of the goose feathers. Then I put a row of the ostrich feathers on top of the coque feathers. (I apologize for my lack of pictures on this part of the tutorial. I finished this project on a whim at 11:00 at night and I did not have the correct light nor the time to grab my camera and snap some pics. Also, I was not yet convinced this would turn out at that time.) Then I used some more goose feathers and I just bunched them up in the center and glued them down along with some more of the ostrich feathers.
I hung it on my awkward wall in my sitting area in my dining room.
So that is my version of a DIY Juju hat. I spend about $53 on feathers. I had everything else on hand so that was the total cost for this project. It is definitely different than the real thing but I think it turned out pretty good for a fraction of the cost!
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Published January 17th, 2017 2:02 PM
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