There's no reason you can't practice sun protection in style and be crafty at the same time. Wide-brimmed hats are not only fashionable, they also protect your skin from harsh UV rays. Sun hats are the perfect blank canvas and can be easily personalized. Make one to match every kaftan and swimsuit in your collection.
Nothing is easier than gluing the brim to a hat. A quick stroll through the craft store and just about any pattern or color of decorative trim can be found. There's no reason to pick one, go for a rainbow.
Using fabric glue or a hot glue gun, adhere the brim to the brim of a hat. Let the glue dry completely.
Give a simple straw hat the bohemian treatment.
First use a pair of scissors to fray the edges of the hat. The object is to make the hat look less "new" and slightly torn.
Add a pattern to the hat by randomly applying painter's tape or washi tape. Using a sponge brush, paint the hat. Let dry.
Remove the tape to reveal the painted pattern. Add a fun ribbon trim to the hat and maybe some pom poms or flowers.
Heart-shaped sunglasses are the epitome of cool summer poolside. This fun hat harkens back to the '60s when stylish summer hats sometimes had sunglasses attached.
Using a pattern, trace two heart shapes on the brim of a hat.
Cut out the two hearts with fabric scissors.
Using the same heart pattern, cut two hearts from a plastic parasol bead.
Use craft felt to make a couple of hearts slightly larger than the original pattern. Cut out the centers of the hearts.
Use hot glue to attach plastic hearts to the hat. Cutout with felt hearts. Using felt, add the arms to the sunglasses at the peak of the hat.
Protection from the sun's rays is serious business, however how you decide to create it doesn't have to be.
