DIY Slogan Straw Hat


I've been seeing these straw hats all over the instagram lately and figured why not try make one? You can also personalise the writing to suit you. You don't need many materials, time or much skill to make one :P It's a great DIY to do in an afternoon no waiting for paint or glue to dry - super easy and quick :)

DIY Slogan Straw Hat
All you need is:

  • Hat - I got mine from Kmart for $7 
  • Hot glue gun (I tried craft glue as well, but did not find it very effective)
  • Sequin string or ribbon 
  • A pencil and scissors 


Pick the Words 



First you need to decide what word or phrase you are going to write on your hat. I chose Sea You Later because I'm a sucker for puns but here are a few others online if you are looking for some inspiration.


DIY Slogan Straw Hat


Lay Out and Trace 


I started laying the letters out free hand for the first two words, but would definitely recommend tracing onto the hat first! It makes your gluing a lot easier!

Trace your letters onto the hat and line up the string or ribbon to check before going ahead and gluing.

Glue it on and Touch up


Now you are hot gluing you have to be prepared to move fast! This is kind of tricky at first but you get the hang of it as you go.

At the end I went over some areas with more string to make the words bolder and to cover up my gluing mistakes :P










And that is all! I hope you guys enjoyed it and try it yourself! It's easy and quick :) Let me know if you have one of these hats or have tried making one! What do you think of this trend?


DIY Slogan Straw Hat



CONVERSATION

34 comments:

  1. Oh this is lovely Susie! Why are you so creative? huhu. I might want to try this one just when I get the free time. At least I get to customize my hats with words I want to write haha

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    1. Thanks so much Shenna :) Yeh its a quicker DIY then my last one haha :P

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  2. Great DIY! I've been seeing lots of the "do not disturb" hat everywhere. It's nice that you can personalize it with this project.

    annescribblesanddoodles.blogspot.com

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  3. I love this wonderful DIY!
    xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
    www.dressedwithsoul.com

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  4. This is such a fun and creative activity and in return you have a personalised and pretty straw hat. Great job dear, I like the wordings, haven't seen it somewhere :)

    www.busyandfab.com

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    1. I love keeping occupied and making something cute too :P

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  5. I love this diy! It literally looks like something you would get instore x

    Velvet Blush

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  6. Definitely going to try this out! thank you xox

    Erika Jane | Blissful Wonder

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  7. This is such a cute idea! Loving how the hat turned out :)

    -Leta | The Nerdy Me

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  8. So awesome that you crated your own. I'm actually getting one! They are super cool, great idea, love DIY!!!

    xoxo,
    Tania
    http://inspiremyfancy.blogspot.com/

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  9. omg this idea is really awesome! You inspired me to create it, because it looks so nice :)http://haniamis.blogspot.com/

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  10. Your posts are so inspirational! I always see things on instagram but always lack the motivation to have a go - this is so creative!

    //teandtwosugars.blogspot.com :)

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  11. This is such a great DIY! I've sen lots of these hats around and thought they'd be nice for summer, didn't think about personalising my own current one!

    Thanks for the idea :)

    Hope you are having a great weekend :)

    Away From The Blue Blog

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    1. Personalising just makes it more fun in my opinion :P

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  12. I love this straw hat! Nice DIY!

    http://violettedaily.com

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  13. This is so creative of you! I love it! Can't wait to see more of your DIYs :)

    Hope to hear from you soon!

    Love, Airish
    Gorgeous Glance
    http://airishabella.blogspot.com/2017/08/cleopatras-secret-potion.html?m=1

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    1. Thank you! Hhaha it isnt really, was quite easy :P

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  14. This looks fantastic! I'd never have though to DIY a slogan hat but seeing yours and how well it's turned out, I may just give it a try. Xx

    Tania | When Tania Talks

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  15. I love this idea! Your hat turned out great.

    Kim
    Simply Lovebirds

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  16. Wow! It is sooooo cute! I had to see that on summer but I have the idea to do it the next one.
    Kisses,
    E.
    www.withcapitale.com

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