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With a barb on one side, and a design on the other, the pin is worn on the hat by pushing the barb through the hat and securing it with a clamp-type hardware piece.
Hat pins really change
the look of a hat but there's one problem: you have to push a metal piece
through and actually tear a small hole in the hat! So, you go out and purchase
that fifty dollar ball cap, or two hundred dollar cowboy hat, then come home
and shove metal hardware through it. That's got to hurt! Forget poking holes in
your favorite head wear; use a different technique to decorate hats.
Flat, square or button
magnets offer you a solution to ruining your hats. You can change the look of
nearly any hat in seconds without ever poking the first hole. Now you can make
a single hat look like many! Since there are zillions of things that are
magnetic, or can be made magnetic, there are no limits to the different designs
you can create.
Craft stores offer a
huge selection of things you can use to give your hat a make-over. Flat, wooden
shapes can be painted and otherwise decorated. Glue a magnet to the back of the
shape and position the shape on the outside of the hat. Now reach inside the
hat with a second magnet and align it with the one on the outside. The two
magnets work together to place the wooden shape anywhere on the hat.
Hardware stores feature
many wrought-iron and other metal pieces that look great on a hat. These pieces
can range from drawer pulls to ceiling fan pulls to hardware you screw onto
furniture for decorative purposes. Other things you can stick on hats with
magnets include artificial flowers, a large button, fake jewels, belt
buckles, jewelry and more.
You don't absolutely
have to use button or square magnets to change the look of a hat. With
something like fake jewels, for example, you can use magnetic sheeting instead.
The flat sheet of magnet can be cut into tiny pieces and affixed to the back of
the jewels. A button or square magnet can be used on the inside to hold the
jewels to the hat. Magnetic sheeting can also be used to make ribbon or cloth
bands for the hat. Add the magnet to each end of the ribbon and you can stick
the band to the hat in seconds.
It's fun to make your
favorite hats look different from time to time and magnets make it a breeze!
You can create a hat to go with most any outfit in a matter of seconds and
never, ever damage the hat! Emma Salkill.
