The Music City Monarchy
Nashville TN
1- Any size bra will do. Make sure the cups are stiff and padded. Position the bra around your head and safety pin in place. Cut off the excess straps (that normally go around your ribs) and hot glue, safety pin or velcro in place.
2 - Cut off the shoulder straps.
3 - With chenille stems (pipe cleaners) and a glue gun, replace the bra straps with pipe cleaners. You might have to twist 2 stems together to reach front-to-back.
4 - From the V point of the bra, make a chenille stem 'strap' from front-to-back.
5 - Do the same thing from side to side. When finished, it should look like a tic-tac-toe grid. Ish.
You should have a pipe-cleaner cage of sorts.
This cage is what you will now weave your boa through.
Whatever you do - DON'T use a thin boa.
The secret to a magnificent bra hat is a magnificent boa.
The fuller the better.
Embellish your hat with beads, fringe, tassels, bling - the sky is the limit!
Please send me your pictures of your finished creation.
I'd love to show them off here!
2 - Cut off the shoulder straps.
3 - With chenille stems (pipe cleaners) and a glue gun, replace the bra straps with pipe cleaners. You might have to twist 2 stems together to reach front-to-back.
4 - From the V point of the bra, make a chenille stem 'strap' from front-to-back.
5 - Do the same thing from side to side. When finished, it should look like a tic-tac-toe grid. Ish.
You should have a pipe-cleaner cage of sorts.
This cage is what you will now weave your boa through.
Whatever you do - DON'T use a thin boa.
The secret to a magnificent bra hat is a magnificent boa.
The fuller the better.
Embellish your hat with beads, fringe, tassels, bling - the sky is the limit!
Please send me your pictures of your finished creation.
I'd love to show them off here!
Royal
Greetings from Down Under,
I have just made my first Bra Hat from
the instructions on the Nashville Queens Website.
Just wanted to send thanks for the
instructions. So easy to follow.
Have attached a pic of the end result, I
was the envy of all at our recent Race Day event.
Luv and Friendship from a Red Hat Sister
in Australia
HRH The Lovely Lady
Joan
Queen of Every Detail
The Absolutely Fabulous Red Hatters
of Cabarlah, Queensland, Australia
Queen of Every Detail
The Absolutely Fabulous Red Hatters
of Cabarlah, Queensland, Australia
As sported by her "Snowbird" cookie jar,
the bra hat created by Jean Reinke
Queen of The Priceless Pearls, Hendersonville!
the bra hat created by Jean Reinke
Queen of The Priceless Pearls, Hendersonville!
