It’s almost Cinco de Mayo! Do you do anything to celebrate? I usually have some friends over and make a big pot of chili. Other years I’ve made piñatas to decorate, but we don’t have a great spot to hang and smash them, so this year I opted to make this mini sombrero garland instead!

I love the look of vintage miniature sombreros – they come in beautiful bright colors and are decorated with sequins. I used those as inspiration when dressing up these simple straw doll hats. You could even decorate the hats with your party guests as an activity, and then hang as a garland!

• Small straw doll hats
• Spray paint
• Scissors
• Colored string/cord
• Hot glue gun
• Mini pom poms, beads, sequins, stickers, etc

Step 1
Spray paint your straw hats and let dry. I used bright yellow and fluorescent pink.

Step 2
Decorate your hats to look like sombreros! Use the stickers, cord, pom poms, sequins, and beads to transform the doll hats – I looked at images of mini vintage sombreros for inspiration.

Step 3
Repeat!

Step 4
Use the hot glue gun to attach the back of the sombreros onto a cord, making a garland. Hang up and you’re all set for your Cinco de Mayo fiesta!

Happy crafting :)