A Hat ??? Make mine a Crown...

Dearest Blogettes,

Morning all - hope this Monday finds you all happy, healthy and half-awake. I need the week to recover from my weekend...teaching workshops, visiting Hobbycrafts and my new DT piece for Simon Says Stamp & Show...the theme this week's challenge is "A Hat". So here is the full shot if you saw the sneak preview last week!

 I fancied a frolic in 50's fashion and veered straight for this stamp From Mr.T which I just love. She's such a glamour-queen and a bit of a Diva. So with that in mind and a little hat chat, I decided to go for a modern twist on the usual Mother's Day gifts! No flowers, butterflies, glitter or choccies, but a lady in need of some serious attention!

So the words Queen for the Day and a crown seemed very fitting indeed...and what better place to announce such a headline but on the old TV of course. The letters are all stamped and cut by hand and laid onto the TV image which I found in a vintage mag ages go - but just had to keep! Now I know why...

This was all I gave away last week - just love being able to stamp on Metal...

I have gessoed an old book page and then the image has been stamped and embossed with ultra-fine black powder. Love that glistening effect. Then went straight in with some pretty vivid red - but she almost demands it herself. Claudia Hellmuth Studio paints are just fab and they give really good results - watered down too!

I then tore and distressed the edges and layered everything up with some old brown paper, various polka-dot papers and another book page. Stopped half-way to do a few random rounds on the sewing machine! The red paper was a bit dull so I gave it a quick wash with the red paint - and bingo! - just right.Then it was onto my normal button and ribbon hunt for the perfect partners...

I then added some ribbons, ric-rac, buttons and of course two memo pins just for fun! Added a few more stamps here and there for an extra hint of the crown...I then decided I needed the mini metal tag and clip for a little bit of a sparkle and shine

So see - a lot of fun to be had in the hat department. I really hope you like it. More importantly I hope you feel inspired to create your own "Hat" piece and share it with us... So put your thinking cap on (see - free hint there...) and show us what you've got!!!!

You might even end up as A Top Three Winner  or be the lucky person that gets $50 worth of stash.
Be sure to check out the other DT pieces here!

Looking forward to seeing your work,


Sarah.