How Do You Make A Paper Sombrero?

A sombrero is a wide-brimmed Mexican hat. Traditionally made of straw, it was designed to protect the wearer from the sun. The crown is usually high and somewhat pointed, while the wide brim casts a shadow, or "sombra," over much of the head, shoulders and upper body.

Fancy sombreros are often made of felt. Highly-decorated versions of the sombrero are still a feature of traditional fiestas. You can make a basic sombrero out of newspaper.

Step 1 Place one sheet of newspaper over the other in the form of an "X." Place the "X" on top of the wearer's head. Step 2 Mold the newspapers around the top of the person's head.

Use light pressure to avoid tearing. Bunch up the paper so it forms a high crown. Step 3 Place clear tape all around the bottom border of the crown.

The tape should follow roughly along the line of the wearer's ears. Step 4 Fold and roll up the sides of the sombrero partially, to form a brim. The brim should be wide and flaring, but turned up at the ends.

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€¢ Get printer paper and ribbon. €¢ Get coloring pencils and/or silver gold or normal pens. €¢ Get pictures of whatever you're going to put in it.

€¢ Punch two holes in the paper. €¢ Get the ribbon threaded through the holes and tie in a bow. €¢ Get glue and glue in pictures or drawings.

€¢ Use the pens and/or pencils to draw funky patterns on the scrapbook. Get scissors and cut the ribbon until it's the right size. More.

€¢ Fold an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper in half - join the two 8 1/2 inch sides together at the top so you end up with an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2" rectangle. €¢ Find the center of the paper on the fold, then fold the paper into thirds in a triangle shape. This involves folding one side over about 1/3 of the way and then folding the other side over to cover the first side.

€¢ Don't press down on edges yet as it may take a little refolding to get the edges perfectly aligned so you have a perfect triangle. The point is down. €¢ Fold in half.

€¢ Cut off the top. You're now ready to cut out the snowflake! €¢ Start by cutting a very simple pattern, once you get used to it you can try more complicated patterns.

Unfold the snowflake. Unfolding takes some patience, but you'll have your first six-sided snowflake. €¢ Take an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet and cut off an inch from the bottom of the sheet to make it an 8 1/2 by 10" sheet.

€¢ Fold in half - join the two 8 1/2 inch sides together at the top so you end up with an 8 1/ ... more.

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