Oink! the blog of Piggy Bank Parties: {tutorial} lil' party hat

I'm so excited with the response from our

Sweet and Girlie Gingham Party!

Thank you for all of your kind words!

I created all of the décor for our lil' gingham party

using our Girlie Gingham Paper and

a few templates I designed.

Here's a lil' tutorial I originally designed for May Arts

on how to create a Lil' Party Hat...

Gather the following supplies:

36" of Ribbon per hat
2" Embellishments
Piggy Bank Parties' Lil' Party Hat Template
Cardstock or Heavyweight Paper
Scissors and Craft Knife
Hole Punch
Ribbon Adhesive or Adhesive Dots

Ready? Here we go...

1. Print the template directly on your patterned paper or on white cardstock to use as a tracing pattern.

2. Cut out the party hat and cut the slit using a craft knife.

3. Create a cone and insert the tab into the slit.

{Designer's Tip}: Fold the tabs in, insert into slit and then unfold the tabs. It takes a little practice but then it's easy!

4. Attach ribbon to the bottom of the cone using ribbon adhesive or adhesive dots. Add it slowly to prevent puckering. Trim any excess ribbon

5. Punch a hole on either side of the hat and add ribbon or elastic string. If using ribbon, tie a knot inside the hat and secure the ends in place with adhesive dots.

6. Embellish the hat with flowers and leaves using adhesive dots. Two back-to-back flowers were used at the top of the hat. Ta-Da! A perfect lil’ party hat!

For the Sweet and Girlie Gingham Party,

I used pink ruffled ribbon and created whimsical flowers

using circle punches and the same technique

to attach the flowers to the hat.