Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Let Down Your Hair: Rapunzel Hairdo Hat

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Today I thought I'd share something I completed a while back for a special customer: Rapunzel Hairdo Hats.  At Christmastime, a friend of mine asked if I could make some custom hairdo hats for her three little girls. They loved the movie Tangled & pretending to be Rapunzel, so I made them these hats for their favorite fairy tale playtime.


I originally designed an enchanted princess hairdo hat for my daughter, which you may remember from Halloween:


I modified my original design for a full-on Rapunzel feel.  My friend wanted something that would be long, but not drag on the floor. So I created hats with long, lovely fleece braids (ankle-length based on each girl's height), accented with silk flowers,


And satin bows to tie up the ends:



I made each one in a different shade of pink so they could tell their custom length hair apart, but they'd still be similar enough that there would be no chance of squabbling over who has what color (as one of 3 girls myself, I know all about that!)



Does it sound a little crazy to say even though I'm a grown woman I secretly want to wear one too?


These were a big hit with the three little princesses, so knowing they love wearing them is probably as good as being able to wear one myself!

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25 comments:

  1. How stinken cute is she. Is it wrong I want a rapunzel hairdo too! LOL Great work.

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    1. Mindie, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Wish I had these skills when I was a kid - would never have been bored!!

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  2. Very clever...love how it turned out. The little model is possibly the cutest Rapunzel ever.

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  3. This is such a great gift for little girls! I also love how you thought the whole thing through with the different shades of pink!

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  4. So cute! What a great idea! :)

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  5. Thanks so much everyone! This was a really fun one to make:)

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  6. how i wish i have a little girl to be dress up like this.. sooo lovely.. sooo cute...

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  7. Love the idea of using fleece instead of yarn. What a great idea!!!! Have a fabulous weekend!
    ~Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva

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  8. I love these they are so adorable!!! Girlfriend you are so talented I wish I had an ounce of your sewing skills and ideas! Big hugs, Jennifer ♥

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  9. Too cute! I'm going to have to make this for my little cousin-- she loves Tangled!

    BTW- You've been tagged! :)
    http://www.serendipityandspice.com/2012/03/blog-tag-are-you-it.html

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  10. Such a cute idea! When my girls were little I made them long "hair" wigs. I sewed layers of looped yarn around little caps shaped like beanies. I don't think I even have a photo!

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  11. Absolutely adorable! Thank you so much for sharing this cute and clever idea with us at Inspiration Friday this week! :-)
    Vanessa

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  12. So cute! We made similar hair but it keeps falling off. The hat is a great idea! Thanks for linking up at Thematic Thursday.

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  13. Yes, I can say with certainty, they are gorgeous, and it rounded out our Rapunzel-themed Christmas for the girls very nicely. Cheryl, you are amazing, because not only do you have great ideas, but outstanding execution of your ideas!

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  14. love the look of the fleece as opposed to yarn! genius!!! thanks for linking up to make it monday!

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  15. Wow, so cute! I'd love to have you link this up to my party at http://scrapbookingez.blogspot.com/2012/03/anything-goes-linky-party_08.html. Thanks for sharing!

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  16. This is adorable. My niece is obsessed with growing her hair as long as Rapunzel. I think she'd love one of these! Thanks for linking up at Etcetorize~

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  17. Those are darling! I would love one for my niece when she gets a bit older.

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  18. Those hats are adorable Cheryl! I'm sure any little girl would LOVE one for dress up and play time!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  19. These are adorable,my daughter would love one of these,Thanks for linking up to Creative Mondays :)

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  20. wow!! how cute!!!!

    thanks for sharing on Serenity Saturday!
    Can't wait to see what you link up later today!

    Natasha xxx

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