June 6, 2011

Blingy Baseball Cap






Lori here from ScrappinMyStressAway.  Today I am going to show you how to bling up a baseball cap.  I have 2 boys who play ball right now and we spend a lot of time at games.  I found this denim baseball cap on clearance a while back and thought it would be fun to add some bling to it. 

I normally do not wear hats, and I am not a super-blingy gal.  If you are, you can add more bling than I did to your own cap!!



I started out with a plain cap.  I saw another baseball mom wearing a denim cap with some iron on patches and jewels, but I could not find a patch that I liked.

I made a template of a baseball and punched out holes where the crystals will go.


 I taped my template to my cap.



I grabbed my Jolee's Jewel Hotfix Crystal Tool,  Jolee's red crystals and my iRock clear crystals.  I did not see that the red crystals were not hotfix (meaning there is no glue on the back).  I was super disappointed, but tried to make do....

I decided to use all clear crystals.


I did not really like the baseball in all clear.


I was trying to decide whether to buy the right red crystals or Jewelry glue and the glue won!!  I picked off the clear crystals one at a time and replaced them with a red one.



I have to say this was a pain!!!  I really prefer the hotfix ones!!  The crystals did not stick well to the denim.  The glue came out in blobs and when I tried to wipe the excess off, the crystal would slide.


Thank goodness I had the right blue crystals!!!  My oldest plays for the Titans, so I cut a "T" out of Varsit Letter so the inside was 2 inches tall.  I ran it through my Xyron and stuck it to my cap.



I used my Jolee's Jewels to adhere the blue crystals (Tyler's team color) inside the T frame.


I wore my hat to Tanner's T-Ball game today.  Tyler had a double header right after.  Tanner was so excited that I was wearing a T Ball hat ~ at 5 years old it is all about him :0)

Thank you Sheila for the opportunity to share my project on your blog!!

8 comments:

  1. Lori this cap is WONDERFUL! Love all the bling and what a great way to get everything in the right place. I wouldn't have thought of using my Gypsy that way! Thanks for the heads up and the great tutorial.

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  2. I need to make one of these! I'm always at my 2 sons games. TFS
    Sue

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  3. This cap is cute - cute - cute. TFS

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  4. Lori, now there's a cap I'd wear!!! I love how you took it from plain to snazzy!!!

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  5. Lori, the cap turned out wonderful and I love your tutorial and story!! Your perseverance paid off!!! Love it!! Hugs!!

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  6. What an awesome project! I'm sure this hat made him very happy!! Great job!!

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  7. Super cute cap! I am sure that you look great wearing it.

    Brenda

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  8. this turned out so cute!!!!
    TFS!!!!

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Thank you for your sweet sweet words of encouragement.