5.08.2011

Gold cup, Spring 2011

This was worth an update.  I always get all kinds of crazy DIY ideas and never follow through.  Well....This Saturday was the biannual Gold Cup Virginia horse races.  And of course every good horse race deserves a great hat.  I had a few too many beach hats to buy a new hat for the race but decided I would use one of the ones I don't wear often and doll it up.  I didn't realize how great it was going to come out.

What I used:

Pink beach hat
4 yards of tulle (2 each of two different purples)
Two squares of purple felt, each a different color
One square of green felt
two peacock feathers
hot glue gun
pins
needle and thread



First I pinned the two layers of tulle to the inside of the hat then wrapped it around and over the hat as I pinned

Then I sewed around the brim and in other area to get the tulle to stay down...a stitch here a stitch there


I cut circles out of the felt, then cut the circles into spirals and used my hot glue gun to glue as I rolled the spiral up into a rosette




I cut leaves out of the green felt.

I hot glued the peacock feathers onto the tulle, then the leaves, then three rosettes over the leaves and Voila!
I actually had a few people ask if they could take pictures of my hat.  DIY is so much fun.


Some bonus pictures from out tailgate at the field

The table being set up

Michelle's hot pink solo cups

Michelle's pink lemonade jello shooters, similar recipes can be found on michelle's blog here
Blowing bubbles.  Because that's just what you do when you're tailgating at a horse race

The ladies in our hats and sundresses

The boys in their southern tailgating best

Holding onto my hat and walking down to the field to get a closer look at the second race

Maggie trying to find my ear to tell me a secret

Me and Mags in the parking lot before leaving to hear out

6 comments:

  1. Jenny, that dress and the hat look so great on you!

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  2. Jenny your blog looks so good! I bet you we are going to see your hat on the official Gold Cup Blog or their facebook page !

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  3. Hey Jenny! I wish I had seen your blog sooner! I just went to the Kentucky Derby and your hat ideas would have been perfect! I love the way your hat looks with your dress. You have great DIY ideas, but this hat is an absolute favorite!

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  4. Well Jen now you have a great idea for next year :)

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  5. Very cute! I'm looking for hot pink solo cups! Do you know where you got yours?

    seasidesmitten@aol.com

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