Mini New Year's Top Hat Placecard Holders

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Party and soirée season is officially upon us, and I for one cannot wait until the new year!  The new year for me not only signifies renewal; it's also about change and resolutions I don't intend to keep 😊.  I cannot end the year without the traditional countdown...so much fun!  Today's post features how to make mini top hat place card holders.  If you are planning a get together this season, I hope you enjoy this post.  

You will need:

Empty paper towel rolls

Black felt

Scrapbook paper of your choice

A ruler

Pencil 

Cup

An Exacto knife

1 gift box

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Small clocks

Wired ribbon

Begin by measuring your paper towel roll and marking it at every two-inch interval. 

Once marked, draw a line around the parameter of the roll. 

Once you have completed all the lines, cut apart the roll using your Exacto knife. 

You should now have several mini rolls.  Discard any excess.

Next, flatten out both sides of your gift box.

Use the cup to draw a circular template. Your cup rim should be larger in diameter than the paper towel roll, by approximately 1/4 inch.  

Done.  

Cut out your circles. 

Next, bead glue onto the edge of a mini roll.

Place the roll onto your felt.

Trim around the felt, leaving a small bit extra.

Next, glue the extra down by beading glue onto it, and folding it over and pressing down.

Now, bead glue onto the side of the roll and place the felt.  The felt should cover the portion you just glued down; this will make it appear seamless.

Wrap the felt around so that it is long enough to cover the roll,

and trim it.  If you like, you may want to do this process without gluing it first, and use the first strip as a template.

Turn and glue, turn and glue, until the whole roll is covered.  Trim.

 Glue the final piece down, and press.

 Voilà!  Set aside.

Next, place your pre-cut circle onto the scrapbook paper of your choosing. Trace to make a template. 

Make one for each of your hats. Set aside. 

Now, to cover your little brims, bead glue onto one of your pre-cut circles.

Place onto your felt.  I did more than one to save time.

Cut around each circle. 

Bead a small amount of glue around each edge

and push upward, gluing down. 

Bead glue onto the surface. 

And place your scrapbook paper circle onto it. 

Trim. 

If you are making these hats for other occasions, you may glue your hat top onto the scrapbook surface, like so

However, since these are for New Years, I wanted my top hats to be completely black. Bead glue on the bottom edge of your hat top. 

And place onto your surface. 

Your hat is nearly complete. At the top of each, bead glue.  

Adorn each with one of your small clocks. 

Finally, add a strip of ribbon to each.   Make sure that directly on the front of the hat, you leave the ribbon unglued.  Glue the ribbon down everywhere else except that specific spot.  Complete!!  

Finally, place a labeled place card into the front of the top hat just underneath the ribbon where you left it unglued. 

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Easy Diy Clock Plates

Hello, friends!  Thank you for dropping by my blog!  Around March, I finally moseyed onto Pinterest, with the hopes that posting pics from my blog would increase and drive traffic back.  I am now a full-fledged lover of the site; there is just so much inspiration there!  While perusing one day, I came across a few wonderful pins. There were a plethora of pins showcasing decorative plates or cups made using dollar store serveware and a Sharpie. Unfortunately, not all of them offered a tutorial and were uploaded by pinners.  With New Years just a few days away, I wanted to do a quick post about how you can make your own whimsical plates festive for the holiday.  I hope you enjoy the post. 

For my plates: 

Four plates from the Dollar Tree

Silver Sharpie pin

Clean towel

A couple of stencils 

A credit card or other small straight edge

Begin with a clean plate.  I used a stencil to imprint numbers onto the plate.

Once I stenciled the numbers, I used the Sharpie to fill in the numerals a bit more, thickening and widening them. 

Here is the plate with the numbers stenciled on.  I placed a small circle right in the middle of the plate. 

Next, I used a credit card to draw the arms. 

I decided to make one modern,

one classic,

one with Roman Numerals,

and the final one I drew free-hand.

 Once the drawing was complete, I used a clean towel to remove any fingerprints.

Place plates into a cold oven and heat to 350 degrees. Fire for approximately 35 minutes.  Turn off oven, but do not remove the plates until the oven has cooled completely.

All set!  These plates would make a fun addition to your New Years Tablescape, or even an Alice in Wonderland theme!  

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