Aviary Millinery (Hats for Glamorous Chicks & Dapper Dans) – Designed for Alpha Stamps

Since the theme at Alpha Stamps this month is “Birds in Hats” I figured the birds needed a hat shop!  To create the shop I decided to hinge together three of the Chipboard Birdhouse Shapes.

I started by cutting away part of the chipboard on each of the birdhouses to create a straight edge.

I covered the front and back of each of the chipboard pieces with paper from the Pretty in Pink 6x6 paper pad.

The hinges I decided to use had very tiny holes; too small for brads which would have been my first choice for attaching the hinges.  So, I decided to glue the hinges to the chipboard.  When attaching hinges make sure to leave a little space between the items you are hinging so that there is room to bend the items and the hinge.  For nails I decide to use Liquid Pearls.  The applicator tip is very small making is super easy to apply small dots of the paint the hinges.

Below are detailed pictures of the front of the shop.  One of the things to consider with a project like this is that some of the images and embellishments (birds, hats, flowers etc.) are seen from both sides; I needed to make sure that everything looked good from both the front and the back.

Behind the windows in the front of the shop are hats on hat stands.  Inside the pink acrylic flowers are microbeads.  The great thing about acrylic is if you don’t like the color you can change it with Ranger Alcohol Inks.

The handles on the door are brass lady bugs that I painted with Liquid Pearls.

Below are pictures of the back or inside of the hat shop.

I used the new Just Hats Alpha Stamps collage sheet for many of the hats and then added embellishments.  I also used their Flippery Hats Die-Cuts as the base of some of the hats.

The hat racks are German scrap antlers.  I thought if birds had a hat shop that might be what they used for hat racks.  And since antlers are also called “racks”…..

 The owl above came from the Bird’s Nests collage sheets.  I decided he needed a mustache and top hat with a moon.

The beehive with bees is one of my favorite hats (pictured above).  All the birds came from several of the Alpha Stamps bird themed collage sheets.

I decorated the hats with flowers, leaves, fruit, ribbon, feathers, beads, birds and bees.  In total there are 19 hats (either on the birds or on the racks).  I would have added more but I ran out of room!

Alpha Stamps Supplies Used:

Chipboard Birdhouse Shapes

Tiny Curved Hinges

Pretty in Pink 6x6 Paper Pad

Cameo Frames: Circles

Gold Mini Rosette Dresden Borders

Thin Looped Dresden Borders - Bronze

Frippery Hat Die-Cuts

Metallic Stickers - Fans

Picket Fence Crackle Paint

Liquid Pearls Flamingo

Collage Sheets

Just Hats Collage Sheets

Songbirds – ATC & 4x4 Collage Sheets

Robin Red Breast Collage Sheet

Bird’s Nests Collage Sheets

Cinderella and Birds Collage Sheet

Birds and Bees

Flora & Fauna Die-Cut Borders

Filigree Love Birds

Baby Bee Charms

Hummingbird Charm

Vintage Brass Bird and Charms

Flowers and Leaves

Mini Velvet Leaves

Acrylic Flowers in Tin

Liquid Pearls - Flamingo

Violet Dahlia Resin Flower Set

Metal Flowers Roses

Forget Me Nots - Orange

Lucite Trumpet Flowers

Heart Leaf Charms – Raw Brass

Stitched Ribbon Leaf

Acrylic Leaves in Tin

Ribbons

Tiny Ribbons Grab Bag

Tan/Black Music Notes Twill Tape

1/8 Inch Drapey Ribbons - Pink