How to Make a Pixie Hat With Paper

Pixies are often drawn wearing pointed hats.

Pixies are small, woodland creatures similar to fairies. Many artists depict pixies as wearing cone-shaped hats on their heads, similar to elves. Making a paper pixie hat is not difficult. The advantage of using a paper hat over a cloth hat is that paper hats take less time to make, and most people have the supplies to make paper hats right at home. You can also make a cloth pixie hat if you wish to have a longer-lasting hat.

Things You'll Need

• Card stock
• Stapler and staples
• Poster paint
• Paintbrush
• Hole punch
• Elastic string
• Craft glue
• Craft embellishments

Instructions

1. Draw a triangle onto a piece of paper 13 inches high and 13 inches wide. Cut off the bottom edge of the paper, rounding the corners.

2. Fold a large sheet of card stock in half. Place one long edge of the triangle along the folded edge of the paper. Cut around the pattern with scissors.

3. Align the edges of the paper hat so that a cone shape is formed. Staple the edges of the paper together to hold the cone shape.

4. Paint the hat the desired color. Many pixies wear green or brown hats. Allow the glue to dry for at least two hours.

5. Punch a hole into the bottom edge on opposite sides of the hat. String a 12-inch piece of elastic string between the holes and tie in place. Use the elastic string to hold the hat onto the head.

6. Embellish the hat as desired. Glue ribbon, rickrack, pom-poms, flowers or other embellishments to the hat with craft glue.