PSA: You should make a Kentucky Derby hat for your pet
It is an objective truth that the best part of the Kentucky Derby is its embrace of hat culture. Each year, bright hats adorned with ribbons, feathers, and flowers top the heads of thousands of derby attendees.
Outside the fairgrounds, however, a large fancy hat might be of little use to you.
So, rather than spending $100+ on a custom hat for yourself, take 10 minutes to make one for your dog and call it a day. Delightful!
1. Gather your supplies
You'll need a baby hat (preferably one that already features a giant flower), ribbon, feathers, and whatever else you have in the back of your craft drawer. You'll also need a glue gun.
2. Scout a dog model
We used the office robot dog.
3. Decorate your ribbon
Truly whatever you have on hand. We used fake crystals that we ripped off a child's tiara. Recycling!
4. Wrap ribbon around base of hat
You Derby hat is nothing without ribbon.
5. Arrange feathers around flower
Your hat is NOTHING without feathers.
6. Add more stuff
The more, the better. We used faux leaves.
7. Test look on your dog model
Looks great.
8. Test on your actual dog
Beautiful. Happy Derby day.
