One Eyed Wacky Monster

My kids come home with the strangest things sometimes.  For a couple of years we've had this little rubber/plastic finger puppet with an alien head.  It's very small but really funny.  The kids adore it.  They likely got it out of some dentist basket, "hey kids I'd love to give you candy so you'll be back quicker but the ADA asked me to stop doing that so here's a toy!"

I thought it was so funny I'd make a hat.  Two actually.  One is very large and fits an adult and another that fits Lil Bit and smaller.  Roughly ages 2-6 I would venture.  I was making this one for my nephew but since Lil Bit doesn't want to part with it, I may have to make another. :p


Two horns, one eye and a tooth.  The tooth is the funniest part I think, but one thing I noticed most about when the kids put on a hat ... they have it on sideways.  The tooth reminds them that it's the front.  And that they look goofy but really that's just a bonus.

Here's Lil Bit now.  The eye does seem a bit too puffy but I can either make it smaller with less padding or just make it flush with the hat.  That's up to you.  Please be sure to specify that when you order.  All hats are $20 unless otherwise specified.  I can change the colors on this one if requested.  Colors used are White, Spring Green and Coffee

Pumpkin King

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas came at an interesting time for me.  I was in high school and a friend of mine invited a LOT of folks over to his place to watch this movie when it came out on video.  What's so interesting about this?  Well it was a very cold evening and it was viewed by  a group of 20 or so teenagers...in the second floor of their barn.  It was actually really really cool.  AND I got to hang out with my very cool foreign exchange student and friend, Priscila Costa from Brazil.  (I've looked for her but do you have any idea how many Priscila Costas there are in Brazil?  Don't look, there's too many to name.)  So when I was looking through Etsy, as I SO often do, and came across another of so many great hats on Cutie Hats Etsy page.  Good ole Jack Skellington, The Pumpkin King.  Not only as a beanie but as a beanie with ear flaps.  I had to try it!

Behold!

 I don't happen to have my young model here at the moment but this hat is for my nephew and is sized for a child between the ages of 2-6 or so.  (Lil Bit has a big head for his age and it's close fitting for him.)















I can make another in a jiffy for $25 with earflaps, $20 without.  (Halloween is coming and YOU could be Jack too!!!)