DIY Fall Witch Hat

What you'll need

• ●Cardboard — a medium-size moving box from Home Depot
• ●Poster board — from the dollar store
• ●Faux fall leaves — the star of the show
• ●Hot glue gun
• ●Tape
• ●Scissors or a craft knife
• ●Pencil and string — your compass

Cut the brim

Tie string to a pencil and use it as a compass to draw both circles.

Build it

1. Make the brim. Tie a piece of string to a pencil and use it like a compass to draw a large circle on the cardboard.
2. Cut out the center. Draw a smaller circle in the middle, large enough to fit comfortably around your head, and cut it out.
3. Make the cone. Roll the poster board into a tall cone. Adjust the shape until you like the height and width, then secure the seam with tape.
4. Attach the cone to the brim. Make small cuts around the bottom edge of the cone to create tabs. Fold the tabs outward and attach them to the cardboard brim with tape and/or hot glue.
5. Add the leaves. Starting at the bottom, hot-glue faux fall leaves around the cone, slightly overlapping them as you work your way toward the top.
6. Cover the brim. Glue more leaves all around the brim, mixing different colors and shapes to make it look fuller.
7. Finish the top. Add a few smaller leaves near the tip of the hat and bend the cone slightly for that classic crooked witch-hat shape.

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