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Mad QUEEN of Hearts BEER CAN Party Crown!  Crochet Hat Tutorial Mad Queen of Hearts Beer Can Party Crown! Crochet Hat Tutorial I Love a Crochet Design Challenge I’ve had some requests for a Beer Can Hat in a Mad Hatter style , which I am working on. But I knew I wanted to make a Crown in this shape as well, a proper giant crown the regal queen that I am. Epic! I know, isn’t it??  I tried to show you some of my design process in this one. But I ended up remaking the whole thing 3 times so… there will be a few Design Lessons from the Future and notes about some of the changes I made on my journey.  I definitely did figure some tricks out along the way, dude there is some serious crochet engineering  going on in some of my hats. Ha! My builder hubs was impressed even. I love the challenge! So fun. [Full written tutorial and pattern coming soon!]     If you're curious about how I became a world famous and published beer can hat designer, see my promo video here:   NEW *Creative* Be

 I'm kind of freaking out right now. How can this be? I'm just idk... stunned. Last year I started a youtube channel for my weird or uh creative craft tutorials. When I started I knew I wanted to put myself and my personality into it as much as possible. The phrase I think of is "lean in". That's where i am in my life right now... I'm leaning in to who I am. ok midlife stuff whatever. So when feel like it, I curse. I've made a few sly dick jokes. I've taken the lord's name in vein. I talk a little shit. I make stuff that nobody else is making. Idgaf. I do what I want. But before I started making videos, I honestly did not watch craft channels at all. I just do my thing on my own. Now, of course, I started following channels mostly to see what other folks are doing out there. And I have a few good ones, there are tons of good ones. But a few I resonate with a bit more.  But none of them are uh... weird enough. There are def some with personality sur

My Cute Patchwork Sun Hat!  How to Fix a Straw Cowboy Hat with Fabric Scraps   Easy Hand Sewing Repair How to Patch a Straw Cowboy Hat by Hand I just love this hat! It was all beat up, and broke more every time I wore it. Then I had the idea to start patching it with fabric. Genius! Maximum Patchwork Affect I kept all the patches in rectangular shapes for the max folksy patchwork affect. Then hand sew them onto both sides of the hole using a simple whip stitch and regular poly sewing thread.  After both sides of the hat are patched, I do some running stitches through both patches to secure the whole thing well. Quilting it to the hat basically.  My Favorite Busted Up Hat It's actually pretty addictive once you get started. Ok for me it was, but I love hand sewing and embroidery. The patches have held up remarkably well, and this is now my favorite hat. The ones on top have gotten a bit faded, but it took a few summers. I don't mind.  Another Beautiful Day Where I Live Okay here

 5th Annual Auntie Summer Camp!  Weird Arts & Crafts, Redwoods, Beach Adventures   5th Annual Auntie Summer Camp!  Bffs Since Birth Well we just finished up our 5th annual Auntie Summer Camp and it was great. Ash and I are birthday twins (+1day) and have always been close. From day one, or maybe about year 2 or 3, I've been bringing various art and craft projects for us to do together.  For the past 5 yrs since we moved to our new property, we've hosted her for a week or two of various activities and outings. And we call it Auntie Summer Camp!   Last year we made an animation as one of our projects, all about Auntie Camp. It's pretty cute! Here is the link to that video.     Video: 5th Annual Auntie Summer Camp!   Bigger Kid = Bigger Craft Projects So this year, with a big 12 yr old kid, we really had a lot of fun. Nearly at teendom, we are starting to have some neat conversations. And the skills are getting bigger and better!    We started off with a big Rainbow Loom

XTall BEER CAN Party Top Hat Easy Step by Step Crochet Tutorial XTall Beer Can Party Top Hat - Easy Crochet Tutorial Oh this will be a good one!  Now that I've shown you the Beer Can Hat basics, we can really get funky. It's time to stack the cans high and crochet the best top hat ever! You want to make an impressive bbq entrance? Be the belle of the beer fest? I got you. This hat makes a statement!  I recently perfected my extra tall can stacking crochet techniques while making a triple tall hat for my husband's birthday. I just posted a video of the making , no talking, no instructions. Just music and occasional sounds of the cheesy shows I watched those rainy days. Ha.   Two Levels of Reg or Tall Cans Here I decided to use 2 levels of regular size cans, just for ease of fitting on my lap I guess. Tall cans are just as easy to assemble and would be extra awesome. I will also show you how to add more levels if you are feeling daring. When finished, the levels are surpri

Best Beer Can Bucket Hat Pattern - Crochet Party Hat Tutorial The Best Beer Can Bucket Hat Crochet Tutorial One Beer Can Bucket Hat from Start to Finish Yep the hits keep on coming! Right after I posted my big 3 part Beer Can Hat tutorial , I realized I needed a more compact version. So I cut them up into a Down & Dirty Just the Basics tutorial , which has become my most popular by far. Great!  But that leads me to believe I need another basic hat video, not all chopped up, but the same hat from start to finish. I know, seems obvious to the non supernerd, but whatever. I'm doing it now!! okay??  What I did for this new improved Beer Can Bucket Hat, was to redesign the Bucket Hat from the prev basic tutorials:  We'll use the same basic 2 round label from Part 1 , shape the top like the Fez in Part 2 , and create a little bit stiffer Bucket brim than the one in Part 3 .  Just a superior Beer Can Bucket Hat design IMO.  I also added a few crochet tips for you, and tried to ke

 What Beer Can Hats Mean to Me - A Philosophy of Art & Craft Why I Love Beer Can Hats - My Art/Craft Philosophy The Queen of Beer Can Hats If you've been paying attention at all, you may have noticed I take beer can hats more seriously than most people. Haha I laughed just writing that. It's true!! After I put out my big 3 part series, it hit me. I am a huge dork about Beer Can Hats!  I finally took the time to really explore the beer can hat stuff out on the internet, and you know I am reinforced. There is almost literally nothing good, as far as patterns and tutorials go. So it also underscored the dork realization, I am probably the most enthusiastic Beer Can Hat maker out here, and definitely the most creative Beer Can Hat tutorial maker. So great for me! But also what a fucking nerd. Haha. Hey, here is the video I made of this post. I crochet a whole beer can hat while discussing these points: Video:  Why I 💜 Beer Can Hats | My Art/Craft Philosophy + Crochet Time The

  BEER CAN Crochet Cowboy Hat   Full Tutorial w/ Video   Beer Can Crochet Cowboy Hat - Tutorial & Video Ok! Finally moving on to some funner shapes and designs. I love this!!  I wanted for sure to make a Cowboy beer can hat, and I gotta say I like it. I figured out how to make a dip in the top which I think looks pretty cool. And pinned the brim on the sides all country like. It really is a good size sun visor! Which you will need when you are sporting this around town all summer.   Video:  BEER CAN Crochet Cowboy Hat - Full Tutorial Full Crochet Pattern for Instant Download HERE.  

Finally! All New BEER CAN Hat Tutorials Live Crochet Party Trick   All New Beer Can Hat Crochet Tutorials Okay! I warned you they were coming and now here they are. All new Beer Can Hat crochet designs that are actually creative and fun. Maybe even cool some of them.    I know what you're thinking... it's about time. I know!      For example, my super comprehensive 3-in-1 Beer Can Party Hat Tutorial is now posted  here on my blog, with full video tutorials on my Bohemian Mermaid youtube channel .    There are so many extras and options here, you can definitely make more than 3 hats.          Video:  Finally! All New BEER CAN Hat Tutorials!! 70s Crochet Party Trick   But really, the idea behind this 3 Part Series is... that when the Bday girl has emptied the special beers you brought to the party, and you are Live Crocheting your magical hat gift, much to the amazement and wonder of the crowd.    If something happens to distract you, I give you 3 opportunities to finish it up

Making My Hubs a BEER CAN Bday Party Top Hat! No Talking, Crochet TV Binge Video: Making a Triple Tall Beer Can Hat Epic Crochet Birthday Hat Yesss. I crocheted my husband a giant beer can hat for his birthday. He wanted a mix of beers, so I chose some that kind of go together color wise.   6 different beers, 3 each, equals 18 labels! Whew!  The crochet is very stable actually. The only problem with going any taller would be keeping it on your head balance wise. But I might try this with tall cans sometime. Fun!! I do have a multi-level Beer Can Party Hat tutorial  in the works right now, so I'll definitely be posting that soon.    Meanwhile, here is a video of me making this giant crochet Beer Can Birthday Hat .  The video was taken this past winter. It was rainy and cold out, I spent a few days making this hat and binging cheesy shows. Like ya do. I left some of the sound in because it cracked me up. My cat Harry makes a brief appearance as well.  He's so stinkin cute! haha.