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DIY party hats

December 18, 2019~ DIY and craft projects, New Years Eve, Parties & entertaining

Almost every occasion calls for party hats! NYE, Christmas Dinner, Birthdays, promotions and more. If you can get away with a cake at the event, you can get away with party hats. Since we seem to have a lot of those in our life, I made these DIY party hats so that we’d always have some on hand.

*Fiskars sponsored this post, but all thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make PMQ for two possible.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

DIY Party Hats

I whipped these up in a jiff while JB was napping, so you know it’s an easy enough project. Better yet, I used the right tools, so it went even faster.

For the final photos we got JB in on the fun, and dedicated this party shoot to the ultimate in event photography – the bathroom selfie.

How to make Party Hats

I made these from glitter cardstock – a notoriously tricky material to cut, using the Fiskars Comfort detail knife, a hot glue gun, yarn and a pom pom maker.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Creating the hat

I used an existing party hat to create the pattern to cut around. I’ve tried in the past and have always gotten something wrong with the proportions, so using a template made it easy peasy.

I use the comfort detail knife to cut it open, and then laid it flat on the cardstock.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

The nice thing about the blade is that it gives you so much more control for curves. Scissors are great for straight edges, but I find I can never get as clean a curve as I’d like.

Because you hold the comfort blade like a pen, you can get more control and detail.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Pro tip: pull don’t push when using a utility knife like this. I did all my cutting on my Fiskars cutting mat so that I didn’t ding up the table, and it worked beautifully.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Assembling the hat

I folded over the little edge, applied a bead of hot glue, and then folded it under.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Making the Party Hat Topper

I used existing pom pom makers and yarn from my collection. I chose colours that complimented the cardstock. Of course, I used my Fiskars Craft Scissors to cut the yarn.

Check out my DIY Pom Pom Wreath

What can I say! The right tools make everything easier.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

I secured the pom pom inside the hat, and with a big dollop of glue on the outside.

I pulled the tail in through the top of the hat, and glued each side down.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Finishing the party hats

I then added pieces of yarn to use to tie the hats on. I glue each end in, right where I secured the tails from the pom poms.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Bathroom Selfies

Like I said above, what better place to take a picture of our DIY pary hats than in the bathroom! They used to be a staple of going out, so with tongue firmly planted in cheek, we got dressed up in our festive best to shoot some bathroom selfies.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

I am now accepting any and all compliments about how cute my baby is. Thank you.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

Make your own party hats using glitter cardstock and the right tools from Fiskars! You can be party ready in a few minutes.

 

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  1. gerard garneau says

    December 18, 2019 at 11:42 pm

    Totally priceless! This lights up my day…and, what a handsome family!

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    • Ariel says

      December 19, 2019 at 6:59 am

      Merci! She is truly a precious little gem

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  2. at home with Ashley says

    December 26, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Love those detailed pics of how you made the hats. And yes your baby is the cutest!

    Reply

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