I was asked to make family friendly centerpieces for a community Halloween party. Since I was making 30 of them, I needed something that was simple, inexpensive, and fun. This darling witch’s hat makes the perfect Halloween centerpiece!
Materials
I purchased the hats for $1.99 from the Halloween section in Wal-Mart. They had colored hair attached underneath in the back. The leaves, berries, and pumpkins were also found in the same section at Wal-Mart. The glitter leaves were $0.99 each while the other leaves and berries were sold in small bundles for $1.99.
I purchased 5/8 inch, sheer, non-wired ribbon from Michael’s. They were originally $4.99 each but they were on sale so they cost me less than $4. There’s 20 yards on a spool so I was able to get 20 hats out of one spool. The ribbon only cost me $0.20 per hat.
All together each hat cost me less than $6 to make!
Assembly
To assemble this darling Halloween centerpiece, I first cut off the colored hair that was attached to the hats. Next I cut the ribbon into 1 yard strips, and took apart the bundles of leaves and berries. I laid out all my supplies and separated them into 30 piles. This would ensure each hat would have the same amount of leaves, berries, and pumpkins embellishing each one.
Next, I wrapped the ribbon around the base of the hat (where the hat band would go). I attached it with a drop of hot glue in the back, and on either side. This would help hold it in place and I tied it in a large, loopy bow on the front. I secured the bow in place with a drop of hot glue on the back of it.
Then it was time to adorn the hat. I started by placing the 2 pumpkins where I wanted them and attaching them to the hat with hot glue. Be sure to just attach them on the bottom side of the pumpkins so you can tuck items behind them. Since I was only using 1 glittered leaf per hat, I attached it in place next. I only put glue on the bottom ( around the stem) because it’s stiff enough to stand up on it’s own. Finally, I tucked and attached the berries to either side of the glitter leaf. I also added a few faux fall leaves tucked under the ribbon on the brim.
Standing It Up
Since the base hat isn’t one that will stand up on it’s own, I had to think of something else. I crumpled up a black trash bag and stuffed it loosely inside the hat to keep it upright. Tissue paper would work too. No one wants a droopy witch hat. To help keep the stuffing from falling out, I made an X with 2 long pieces of tape. I stuck to the bottom side of the hat in an X.
This darling little witches hat looks SPOOKTACULAR sitting either directly on the center of your table, or perched on a small cake stand or candlestick!
Happy Haunting Witches!