Dress Of The Day with Angela

Instant Paper Hat Crown or Tiara I had saved some hats from Xmas crackers, but no time to look for them. I spotted a pice of pink tissue paper. If you need a birthday hat in a hurry, grab some tissue paper, fold concertina wsie. Cut a v shape at the top through all the layers. Write happy birthday using a black felt tip pen  if you have more time and you are handy with a needle, or not handy with a needle, consider a glove birthday hat. Two gloves gives you up to ten candles. You can sew the complete gloves, or just the fingers. You could add the fingers on top. \ Or cut holes in the hat and pull the fingers through from underneath. If necessary, then cut the palm of the glove away from the fingers.  Depending on the size of the hat and the glove fingers, you might leave the fingers in a line. Or put the smaller ones at the front, the larger ones behind towering over the front ones. How do you get the fingers to stay upright? Stuff them. If necesary, with a stiffener in the mi...

 To ensure that the restaurant knows it is your birthday, wear this hat. A reusable hat. It doesn't say how old you are. It doesn't specify girl or boy. So you can use it for different members of the family. A hat made of fabric should last longer than a paper hat. The multi colours enable you to match it to any colour of outfit. What a handy hat. Alternative If you are really short of packing space, or the time and money to get this, a hairband, and a badge saying it's my birthday can fit in a pocket. This was my flower head decoration which can also be worn as a necklet. I like it framing my face. It is amusing on Zoom when you are seated and people can see only your upper half.  You could even cut it to make a belt, a travel accessory with two uses. Or buy a second one and cut it, to make a belt for a matching midriff.  Promotional photo from https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birthday-Headwear-Costumes-Outfits-Accessory Please share links to your favourite posts.