Stove Pipe Tophat

In this blog I will be telling you how I made the hat .You can put your own spin on it .I love Americana so I made mine Modeled after  the  Uncle Sams hat pictured in the " I'm Counting On You Don't Discuss ", propaganda posters from world war 2. 

You will need 

One large cardboard oats container 

A ruler

X Acto knife , scissors ,Masking tape, strips of newspaper ,Mod Podge ,paintbrush ,

Corrugated cardboard , a good  fast grabbing glue ,paint red (old world Christmas )  ,Silk flowers ,a can of some kind of spray  Foam Insulation . n a long thin  blade or knife 

                                                                                















Measure put a mark all the way around than put masking tape around  to mark where to cut .

I cut above the taped mark with my XActo knife

I was so into making this I forgot to take
pictures of some parts .
So after I have my oat container all done
 I find something round and about 2 inches larger
 than the oat container ,I used a pot top.
Trace onto your flat corrugated cardboard n cut out.
Now cut your newspaper into strips mine were about 1/2 wide
and the length of  the shortest side of my daily newspaper.
Center the cut oat container onto your cardboard circle and glue
in place .

Once dry you can start layering you paper strips with Mod Podge. Allow to dry thoroughly before applying your next coat .Repeat process 3 times 

To get the stripes I used masking tape at some point towards the end you wont have even spaces

Once the paint has dried for 24 hours I aged my hat buy wiping thinned out, with water brown paint then wiping it off .Repeat the process till you get the look you like .

Add you spray canned insulation. Let Dry a few days .

Than cut down even with the top of your hat .

If it's still wet on the inside , let it dry and trim .Now you can decorate it the way you like .Hope you liked this pictorial and it was easy to follow .Remember to share it with your friends. 

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