transformation of the boonie hat

[saffronhare]

Or, as rougewench put it: beading like a Neanderthal. :)

Remember the prayer bead project I was undertaking for the Breast Cancer 3-Day? Well, I discovered a few important things over the most recent long-distance walks.

First: I really, really need to wear a hat to protect my face from the sun. My forehead and nose are peeling today, which is Super Icky. Yes, I wear sunscreen -- but I fail to re-apply it, and it tends to run into my eyes once I start sweating, despite it being the sports formula. Gah.

Second: I will not be able to tolerate any sort of jewelry beyond my sports watch anywhere on my body, which puts the kabosh on the idea of wearing a bracelet or anklet for to carry the prayer beads.

So. Last night, while I watched Princess !Kaboom at gymnastics, I started sewing the prayer beads onto my boonie hat. Now, it's a Boobie Hat! For the sake of zylch's sponsorship of my hair, I'm also willing to attach other items to the hat at her request. I suppose I could dye or spray parts of it pink, even.

I think they came out darn cute -- they're arranged like little flowers and stuff. Pictures to follow soon, if I can convince agrnmn to snap some photos...even if he's likely to insist that I wear the hat and allow myself to be photographed in it. Gah.

Comments

[zylch.livejournal.com]

Pompoms? Really? Were it me, the sensation of being gently tapped on the head with every step would Piss Me the Hell Off... Likewise I'd think there'd be a high annoyance factor with dangly bits from the brim. I'll put a bit more thought into it.

saints preserve us!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Not dangly bits, no. And not *huge* pompoms.

I'm talking about the little things that arts & crafts projects use -- the ones that are very cheerful and fluffy, but only about 1" in diameter.