I have seen these sunhats everywhere. I’m pretty sure the original idea is a knock-off of a quite expensive version (I think it is by Eugenia Kim). I saw one at Holt Renfrew for hundreds of dollars. They are so cute and quirky, but the likelihood of me spending serious cash on a beach hat is slim. Especially an item that is likely to get wrecked or lost on the beach. So I present to you my DIY sequin sunhat.
I’ve seen lots of funny sayings on them like: “Do Not Disturb” “Go Away” “Beach Please” and many monogrammed versions. Since the hat seemed overpriced and I could never find the exact one with the colour, phrase and shape I wanted I decided I would need a DIY sequin sunhat.
The DIY has simple supplies. A sunhat (duh!) I got this one last season at H&M for $7 and have been saving it for this craft. Trim of your choice, I bought my sequin trim at a fabric store by the yard. E6000 glue because it holds up to water.
I thought this craft would be easy, but it was so much harder than I expected. When I glued the trim it wouldn’t easily stick down but stuck to everything else together. I had to use tweezers to push the trim to the hat because it kept sticking to me. I almost thought this was going to be a craft fail. I also have horrible penmanship (and trust me it is really bad) so I was worried free-handing the writing would be disastrous. But I think you can tell what I wrote!
Video Tutorial
Supplies
- Sunhat
- Sequin trim
- E6000 glue
- Masking tape (to temporarily secure the letters)
Directions
- Decide on the phrase you want to write. I went for “hello sunshine” Just Google and you’ll find lots of cute examples.
- Slowly write the words with the sequin trim and secure with masking tape to the hat.
- Glue the sequin trim to the hat and remove the tape as you glue.
- . Let dry for at least a day.
Note: If you are comfortable you don’t have to tape the letters first you can go straight to gluing. But I knew I would mess that up; so I wouldn’t dare be that bold. If you can go straight to gluing, you are way more talented than I’ll ever be. I wore the hat while in vacation in Jamaica.
