Madhatter!

Mar 10, 2010 14:18

I've always been as HUGE fan of Alice in Wonderland... as if the business name didn't give it away! And I'm a HUGE Tim Burton fan too, so when I heard that Tim Burton was working on a new version of the film I was very, very excited! Then I saw the first images of Johnny Depp as the Madhatter, being a milliner I fell in love with the hat he wears in the film. I make a lot of mini hats, which are very flattering for female customers and decided to make my own mini version of the hat. I'm off to see the film on the 14th March at the Imax in Glasgow so really wanted to have the hat ready to wear for then!

Pics are here on Flickr...  www.flickr.com/photos/14228731@N03/sets/72157623375712481/

A lot of work went into this one... from dry brushing lace fabric with gold fabric paint to hand-painting daisies on to the pink shantung silk hat band, creating various hat pins and creating the trademark 10/6 ticket. Creating the hat base was done in the same manner as for my tilt hats using buckram. I'm so pleased with the final piece and can't wait til the weekend now!! There will be more pics of me wearing this at the Imax I'm sure!

I have enough materials to create two more of this gorgeous hat... price will be £45. Message me if you are interested in owning one!!

alice, madhatter, mini top hat

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