This season is brought to you by floral headpieces! These artful hats made their debut at Daniel Gonzalez’s spring fashion show in Charlotte, NC. Daniel’s designer vision and my craftiness came together to produce four gorgeous floral headpieces.
Floral headpieces can be tricky to construct. They need to be durable enough to make it through the fashion show without a wardrobe malfunction. The last thing you want is a headpiece that comes apart on stage! These flower caps were super simple to make and held up well throughout the show. Read on for steps on how I assembled floral caps for Daniel Gonzalez’s spring fashion show.
What You Will Need to Make Floral Headpieces
First, you will need a latex swim cap. Swim caps cost between $1.99- $15.00+. Since this project didn’t involve Olympian swimmers or a pool, I went with the cheaper of the bunch. You can find this white swimmer’s cap at Dick’s Sporting Goods next to the water goggles.
Don’t have time to be crafty? See Swim Outlet’s Floral Swim Caps as an easy out!
Next, you will need to choose a type of glue that adheres to latex. I attempted this project using hot glue only to learn that it peels right off the latex once dried. This could work well if you are trying to make a flower mold, but not it’s ideal for this look.
The glue that works best for sticking to latex is E6000. This type of glue can be found at your nearest home improvement store or Michael’s (typically in the jewelry aisle). I used about 4 tubes of E6000 to construct 4 caps (about 1 per cap).
Tip: be sure to wear gloves, this glue is drippy and can get everywhere!
The final items on the shopping list are wire cutters and artificial flowers. Once you have your flowers, clip the petals off and place them into a large pile. Next, use a small drop of E6000 to adhere each petal to the swim cap, allowing them to overlap until all the white is covered. This work is repetitive, so I suggest you listen to your favorite podcast or Spotify channel while creating.
Tip: Try to find flowers with large petals as this is what you will be applying to the cap, one by one.
One final tip I will add is to use a mannequin head to help the flower cap keep its shape while it dries. I let the E6000 dry for a full 24rs before pulling it off the styrofoam head. This might be overcautious, but the models were able to tug and pull on the caps without damaging petals or revealing the white latex swim cap underneath. So, patience with drying time is key!
What do you think? Would you give this project a try? Let us know in the comments below and thanks for reading!
~Alexandria