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To make the hat's base, you can use any of these materials, as long as it fits on your head:
- Plastic flower pot
- Paper bucket (e.g. fastfood chicken bucket)
- Large paper bowl
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If you're using a plastic flower pot or printed paper bucket, you need to prime its exterior with white acrylic paint. If you're using a plain paper bowl, there's no need for a primer, go directly to Step 4. |
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Let the paint dry completely. |
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Trace the rim of the paper bowl or bucket onto bright-colored construction paper. |
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Make a slightly smaller circle inside it. |
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Draw a big oval around the double circle. You may draw perpendicular lines to guide you in drawing the big oval. |
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Cut out the big oval as well as the inner circle to come up with your hat's brim. |
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Cut fringes along the brim's hole, with the outer circle as the margin. |
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Flip the brim so that the lines of the outer circle and the guides are concealed at the bottom side. Fold the fringes upward. |
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Cut 1-inch long slits approximately 4 inches apart along the outer edge of the brim. |
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Fold the fringes upward. |
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Glue the overlapping ends of the fringes together. |
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Once the primer is dry, paint bright-colored stripes on the pot or bowl. Mexican-themed colors such as yellow, red, orange, black or green are recommended. Let the paint dry completely. |
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Paint some zigzags or dots on the brim as well. |
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When the paint on both the brim and pot are dry, line the inner edge of the pot with double-sided tape. |
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Remove the paper on the double-sided tape and position the brim so that its fringes fit perfectly inside the pot. Press on each fringe so that it sticks to the double-sided tape. |
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Measure the length of elastic string needed to make a chin strap for your hat. Cut the string and use scotch tape or glue gun adhesive to fix the ends inside the pot. |
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Try on your sombrero! |
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