Ever since my 2010 New Year's resolution to wear more hats, my home has become a veritable dumping ground for colorful hats of all shapes and sizes. I do hang some on the wall, and others are kept in hatboxes, but I really thought it was high time some of my pretty hats received proper stands all their own. After checking online and in local antique stores to see what sort of hat stands were available, I was struck with the thrifty idea of making my own. Here's how I did it:
When I first started shaping the wires, I was frustrated with their refusal to bend perfectly, as I had envisioned in my mind. Each piece had weird bends and wouldn't sit quite right. Luckily I kept pushing through, because after wrapping the yarn around the whole connected piece, the metal was much more agreeable, and little variations became less noticeable.
You might try wrapping the wire before connecting each piece, if you want to save time (it would probably be easier), but I liked the continuity achieved by wrapping it all at once in the end. Curse of perfectionism, I 'spose! As always, if you have any questions, I will answer them in the comments section below.
I like this! So cute and creative!!
Posted by: Michelle Sexton | October 13, 2011 at 03:26 PM
Wow, this is so much fun! Now maybe I'll have a reason to buy more hats!
xx.
Posted by: Julia | October 13, 2011 at 03:43 PM
Oh brilliant! These look great - thanks for the instructions :D
Posted by: Stef | October 13, 2011 at 03:56 PM
What a great idea! I like how the stripes aren't all even!
--Jaclyn T
Nature Inspired Jewellery
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Posted by: Jaclyn T | October 13, 2011 at 03:57 PM
such a great idea!! I need a place for all of my winter beanies...
Posted by: andrea | October 13, 2011 at 04:01 PM
Very cool!
Posted by: Joy | October 13, 2011 at 06:53 PM
Wow! These are incredibly cute & clever!! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Elizabeth | October 13, 2011 at 07:39 PM
this is soo cute! love the idea. I'll save the project for next year when I finally get my own apartment :)
Posted by: Mademoiselle Marie | October 13, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Holy cute! I KNOW that wrapping was time intensive, but so worth it!!
Posted by: Cookie Louise | October 14, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Really cute. You're adorable and so creative!!!
Posted by: Victoria / Justice Pirate | October 14, 2011 at 02:54 PM
It never occurred to me to make my own hat stands; what a great idea! Thanks for the inspiration :-)
Posted by: Rachel | October 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM
Oh my gosh, it's so beautiful! I love the color combination <3
Posted by: Kokos | October 15, 2011 at 03:17 PM
This is brilliant! I had been lamenting recently that I didn't have any hat stands (and cute or vintage ones are rather expensive--considering I have a lot of hats too! ;), and didn't have enough wall space to hang all of them. I think I'm going to have to give this a try soon!
Posted by: Casey | October 18, 2011 at 05:15 PM
Wow! Love them! I've also have started to wear hats more often and I've been thinking of how to display them when not wearing them. Thank you for sharing such a collorfull way to show them of :D
Posted by: Nadja Eleonora | October 27, 2011 at 08:23 AM
I featured a link to this on my blog today! Hope you don't mind:)
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<3 Leney
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Posted by: shuyu | November 03, 2011 at 04:00 AM
i LOVE this!! wee weekend project for soon me thinks, ta much lady. (your blog-tales are a great wee read!)
Claire @be-eventful.com
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