~ 80th birthday card {with quilled top hat}

  

 ~ I just loved the quilled top hat for this father's day card

so when I needed to make an 80th birthday card recently

I knew exactly what to quill

if you cant' wear a top hat at 80

...when can you wear one

now I want to get myself a top hat

 we are also celebrating a 144th birthday today
happy CANADA DAY to my fellow Canadians

~ cheryl

~ quilled top hats

 

 ~ keeping a long the same carnival theme

here is a quilled top hat card

I am really liking how the top hat turned out

they remind me of the mad hatter hat from Alice in Wonderland

this first hat is made with 1/8 inch quilling strips 

but to me it lacked a bit of depth

 

so I also made some from 1/4" quilling paper

and they seemed to come to life more

  

I made a few of them and no two are alike

they are all on cards now and have gone to a good home

{aka my spinner rack at work}

hmmmm...nothing yet in the wings to show you 

so you will just have to be surprised

~cheryl