Run for the Roses...

Yesterday I attended a

Kentucky Derby party

that a friend of mine

hosts annually.

Last year Theresa and Bob went

and said they had such a good time

this year I decided to go, too

(learning to do things on my own...again...)

Anyway...

there was a hat contest for the ladies.

Now---

I don't do hats-I look horrible in hats

one of our local gift shops---

had a pink cowgirl hat---with a rhinestone crown on it--

but it was wayyyy more than I wanted to pay--

and, as I said-I don't do hats-

I do tiaras

(OKIStampQueen-of course I do tiaras! lol!)

and since this was all last-minute for me---

 I Googled how to make a fascinator!

(Similar to a tiara....! Think Kate Middleton!)

TONS of ideas out there...

Here's what I came up with...

I used a wide spring green headband, a small plastic horse

and some tulle

(all from the  dollar store...)

feathers I had on hand...

SU green striped ribbon for leaves...

red cardstock and my Close to My Heart

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.

I took a strip of tulle, gathered it with a running stitch

and looped and hot glued it to a small clear plastic circle

(I cut up the lid to a container...)

then I made my flowers...

The ones on my fascinator

were cut at 5 1/2"

The one's below are merely 2 1/2"

This is what it looks like cut out...

 (my paper was a bit damp-window open-high humidity)

You start with that small end and start curling

someone recommended a quilling tool-I don't have one of those

I did have a chopstick tho...

 and you keep rolling until you get to that flat round spot

in the middle...

 then you put some hot glue in the center

(couldn't find my glue dots---

and there's loose feathers everywhere from

making my fascinator!

LOVE to play-HATE to clean up!)

And you smoosh the rolled part into the

hot glue to hold it.

EASY PEASY!!!

You can keep them rolled tight like a bud---

or just let it unroll to a more open "bloom".

On the larger roses

you can take the petals and curl them back a little

to make them even more lifelike and open...

To curl my feathers...

I cut most of the feather off on either side

and then run it over my scissors--

much the way you curl ribbon-

THIS IS MESSY---but pretty (I think!)

The Queen needed some bling

so I added CTMH Bitty gems to the roses and the tulle

Tucked in small pieces of ribbon

gathered (just hot glue again) to look like leaves...!

I was one of two women who wore a fascinator!

Others had simple to quite elaborate hats

as you can well imagine!

My pic of Theresa and I didn't come out-

(I had my eyes closed)

or I'd model it for you!

I have short short hair-

but this is an easy and cute way

to add something pretty--

I think I will be making some

 more of these (a little less elaborate!)

In my rush to leave...

I got 3/4 of the way down our block-

and got my nice coconut oil I use for perfume

on my white pants.

Mad dash home to change

(Thank you Flylady-

Mt. Washmore was cleaned up

and I had a spare pair!)

and dashed back out.

Evidently

I also left a container of cat food on the desk

by the front door

when I fed the outside cat

as this is what I came home to...

and here's the culprits returning to the scene of the crime...

That's Poppa Cat on the left-and BAD CAT on the right-

although I dare say---

they were BOTH BAD CATS!

That's it for today.

I slept a little later-

but made it to church on time

and helped serve communion.

The pianist played a song

that started my faith journey for me

just as we began serving. 

Really touching...

those small confirmations that come our way

when we least expect it...

Since I took a play day yesterday--

I am going to do a little flylady time today--

not much

but I have found

I feel sooooo much better

when things are put in order--

the chaos around me....calms

just by doing small routines daily

and doing the "do it now" approach...

so---off to do some---now!

Until next time,

Happy stamping and scrapping!
Blessings,